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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny silencio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). silencio comes to the cage accompanied by 2 skinnee j's - irresistable force. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenny silencio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
silencio drives through with a takedown into guard.
silencio advances to half guard.
Whyte is looking to control silencio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whyte avoid being mounted?
silencio trying to pass the guard but Whyte defending well.
Whyte tries to roll over but silencio keeps him under control.
silencio controlling the action here.
Whyte wants to get back to full guard.
silencio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whyte keeps working.
Whyte wants to improve his position but silencio is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
silencio misses with a kick to the body.
Whyte shoots in and bounces silencio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whyte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whyte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with silencio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
silencio is trying to keep Whyte in close.
silencio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whyte's guard.
Whyte manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silencio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Whyte takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Whyte connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
silencio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
silencio is breathing heavily.
Whyte lands with some vicious ground and pound - can silencio hang on?
Whyte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Whyte wants to control the pace but silencio is squirming around nicely.
Whyte controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
silencio tries to hold on but Whyte postures up.
silencio is bucking up trying to escape but Whyte cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Whyte connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
silencio is in all sorts of trouble here.
silencio is squirming around, avoiding Whyte's attempts to control the action.
silencio wants to hold on but Whyte pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whyte with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whyte cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
silencio regains half guard.
silencio is trying is best to control the position here.
silencio is trying to stand up here but Whyte is controlling him well.
silencio wants to improve his position but Whyte is controlling well.
Whyte perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Whyte dominated that round.
That's time! silencio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Whyte doesn't succeed with the takedown
and silencio counters with an outside leg kick.
silencio misses with a body kick.
Whyte misses with the combination.
Whyte wants to clinch but silencio slips to the side
and silencio counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Whyte!
silencio working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Whyte is looking to get to half guard.
Whyte is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte blocking the ground and pound.
Whyte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
silencio jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Whyte manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Whyte is looking to regain half guard here but silencio keeps moving and retains side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whyte drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Whyte remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on silencio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
silencio tries to bench press Whyte off him but Whyte keeps the position.
silencio is working hard here to advance position.
silencio is trying to escape the position but Whyte is controlling the position.
silencio tries to improve position but can't.
Whyte stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Whyte wants to clinch up but silencio keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte tries to clinch but silencio is having none of it.
Whyte gets the takedown into side control.
Whyte gets to mount! silencio was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
silencio is desperately trying to improve his position but Whyte has a good base and remains in mount.
silencio tries to hold on but Whyte pushes him away.
Whyte controlling from the full mount.
Whyte scores with a couple of good head shots there.
silencio tries to reverse the position but Whyte maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silencio tries to hold on but Whyte postures up.
Whyte controlling the position easily from mount.
Whyte wants to control the pace but silencio is squirming around nicely.
silencio is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Whyte sizes up silencio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whyte with a poor takedown
and silencio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by silencio.
Whyte tries to pull guard but silencio holds him up against the cage and eventually Whyte drops back down to his feet.
silencio is trying to drag Whyte to the mat but Whyte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
silencio has Whyte pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Whyte manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Whyte manages to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whyte looking for a sweep. Not yet Whyte, not yet.
silencio wants to control from the top but Whyte keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte looking to hit a scissor sweep but silencio is one step ahead there.
Whyte has a closed guard, preventing silencio from standing up.
Whyte 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.
silencio slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Whyte.
Whyte has his hands clasped together around silencio's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
silencio is stalling here. Whyte is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! silencio seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Whyte has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
silencio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Will Whyte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whyte tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A lull in the action here as Whyte stalls from top position.
silencio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte is refusing to be controlled, as silencio sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. silencio lands a nice short elbow.
Whyte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Whyte.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whyte holds on and takes a little breather.
silencio wants to control from the top but Whyte keeps moving.
Whyte looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Whyte keeping full guard, as silencio tries to pass.
Kenny silencio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whyte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from silencio.
Whyte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whyte seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Whyte manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
silencio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whyte blocks silencio's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Whyte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Whyte winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Whyte!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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