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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between OIiver Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio da Sosa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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169 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OIiver Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rio da Sosa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with an uppercut. Twist saw that one coming.
Twist drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Twist changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Twist trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
An elbow from Twist crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twist tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Twist is breathing heavily.
Twist trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Silva throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Silva misses with a straight left.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Twist shoots in.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Twist saw that one coming.
Twist has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Twist's head.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Twist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Twist takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot by Silva.
Twist tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Twist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Twist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Twist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Twist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Twist fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Twist defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Twist saw that one coming.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Twist 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Twist on the side of the head.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Twist.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Twist had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a hook. Twist tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Twist.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Twist on the side of the head.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva connects with a right hand. Twist shakes it off.
Twist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Twist walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Twist thows a body shot but no joy.
Twist slips a straight right by Silva.
Twist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a hook but Twist avoids it easily.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Twist's head.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Twist moved out of range nicely.
Silva cracks Twist with a good jab.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Twist should have avoided that one.
Twist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Twist fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for OIiver Twist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Twist ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Twist on the side of the head.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Twist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva with a hook.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Twist takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice jab there from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rio da Sosa Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva thuds his right hand into Twist's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Twist momentarily.
A combination from Twist does no damage.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Twist scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Silva can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Twist thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is not content to let Twist control the position.
Twist throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
That's two 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.
Twist wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Twist is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Twist stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Twist defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Twist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva cracks Twist with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva jabs Twist right on the nose. Twist blinks but takes it well.
Twist misses with the combination.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Twist's hands.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Twist takes one to the chin there.
Twist shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Twist moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva scores with the left hand. Twist knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Twist moves away and avoids it.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
OIiver Twist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Twist drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Silva.
Rio da Sosa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a jab when Twist was well out of range.
Jab by Silva.
Twist fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Twist's head back.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Twist's hands.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Twist ducks down to avoid it.
Twist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Twist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Twist saw that one coming.
Silva lunges at Twist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Twist's hand.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Twist moves away and avoids it.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rio da Sosa Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Twist. Twist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rio da Sosa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a hook but Twist avoids it easily.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Twist moved out of range nicely.
Twist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Twist closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Twist trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Twist is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Twist is just content to waste time from the top position. Silva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Twist is one step ahead there.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Twist is looking to clinch.
Twist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Twist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Twist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Twist there as he acknowledges the shot.
Twist blocks a jab.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Twist moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a jab when Twist was well out of range.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Twist slips the punch.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Twist staying out of range there.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva cracks Twist with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Twist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rio da Sosa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Twist ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Twist ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Twist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva scores with the left hand. Twist knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Twist saw that one coming.
Twist takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Twist.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Twist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Twist's head back.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Twist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Twist there as he acknowledges the shot.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva checks a low kick from Twist.
Twist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Silva catches Twist right on the button with a cross.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Twist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Twist ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
OIiver Twist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Twist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rio da Sosa Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rio da Sosa Silva!
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