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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aron Pham (ranked 2276 p4p, 2357 weight class) and Solomon Silva (ranked 247 p4p, 252 weight class). Solomon Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Pham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pham moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Pham misses with a hook to the body
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pham scores with a nice right hand.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Pham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
I was talking to Pham's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva blocks a body shot from Pham.
Pham tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Pham has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pham struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Pham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Pham tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pham keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Pham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pham gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pham lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pham.
Pham digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pham lands with a short shot to the head.
Pham blocking some punches.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva trying to stall but Pham improves his position.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pham has him pressed against the cage.
Pham can't get the takedown.
Pham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Pham.
Pham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pham struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Pham lands a right hand.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Pham is controlling him.
Pham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pham.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Pham.
Pham lands an uppercut.
Pham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pham.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pham has him pressed against the cage.
Pham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pham lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pham.
Pham just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Pham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Pham.
Pham tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pham misses with a punch on the inside.
Pham goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aron Pham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pham stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pham moves into the clinch.
Pham is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Pham.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pham has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pham has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Pham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pham misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pham misses with some punches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pham gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to kick Pham off but Pham keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pham lands strikes from half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Pham, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pham throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silva to regain full guard.
Pham working some strikes from top position.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Pham is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pham is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pham wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Pham is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pham wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva blocks a body shot from Pham.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Pham tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Pham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Pham.
Pham struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
A short right from Pham.
Pham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Pham works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pham gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aron Pham dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pham moves into the clinch.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aron Pham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pham can't get the takedown.
Pham is working Silva over against the cage.
Pham misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pham pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Pham has Silva pressed against the cage.
Pham has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Pham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Pham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Pham.
Silva looking to stall.
Pham has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pham has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pham.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Pham has double underhooks.
Aron Pham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Pham improves position.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Pham can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Pham is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pham persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pham content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Silva has locked up a guillotine! Silva's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Pham is holding on here and Silva must be using up a lot of energy. Pham has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Silva gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Solomon Silva!
Solomon Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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