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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny silencio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). silencio has chosen 2 skinnee j's - irresistable force as his entrance music. Mike Styles had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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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, Mike Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenny silencio!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silencio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Styles stuffs the takedown.
Styles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice body punch from Styles.
silencio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Styles is fending him off so far but silencio persists. Nope, Styles circles away and we're back to standing.
Styles lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
silencio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mike Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny silencio.
silencio looks gassed!
Styles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Styles pushes silencio up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Styles.
Styles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Styles.
Knees in the clinch landing for Styles.
Styles manages to break the clinch.
Styles sizes up silencio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Styles tries to clinch up.
silencio swats away the attempt to clinch by Styles.
Styles stalks silencio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into silencio's face. silencio staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles connects with a right hand. silencio shakes it off.
Styles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
silencio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Styles clobbers silencio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Styles!
Styles pushes silencio up against the cage in a clinch.
Styles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through silencio's defenses.
Styles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Styles lands a nice elbow.
Styles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through silencio's defenses.
Styles lands an elbow inside.
Styles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles with a knee to the head.
silencio is trying desperately to land a takedown but Styles is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for silencio.
Styles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Styles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Styles lands a knee to the body.
Styles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles lands a with a good body shot.
Styles has closed the distance and engaged silencio in a clinch.
Styles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Styles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Styles tries to close the distance and clinch but silencio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Styles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Styles tries to clinch but silencio is having none of it.
Styles clinches up with silencio and pushes him back against the cage.
Styles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
silencio is looking to clinch but Styles is avoiding it.
Styles with a nice cross.
Styles tries to clinch
and silencio counters with a takedown into side control.
Styles is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles prevents silencio from moving into mount.
silencio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Styles keeps working.
silencio tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
silencio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
silencio tries to move to mount but Styles blocks the move with his legs.
silencio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Styles keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Styles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
silencio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Styles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as silencio backs up against the cage.
Styles rushes silencio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Styles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that silencio can do to turn this around?
Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
silencio gets the takedown into side control.
silencio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Styles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Styles manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles is refusing to be controlled, as silencio sits in half guard.
silencio wants to pass the guard but Styles is defending well.
Styles moves into full guard.
silencio trying to control but Styles is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Styles controls silencio momentarily but silencio frees himself.
silencio throwing strikes from guard but Styles blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
silencio wants to control from the top but Styles keeps moving.
silencio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Styles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Styles jabs at silencio's body.
silencio dodges the punch combination from Styles.
Styles fails with an attempt to clinch.
silencio dodges the punch combination from Styles.
Styles tries to clinch there but silencio circles away.
Styles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Styles connects with a looping right hand.
Styles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Styles cracks silencio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Styles thuds a left hand into silencio's body.
silencio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silencio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Styles to score with a decent uppercut.
Styles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Styles lands a glancing blow to the side of silencio's head.
silencio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Styles. silencio shrugs it off though.
Styles moves into the clinch successfully.
Styles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Styles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from silencio.
silencio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Styles is pressed up against the cage. silencio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Styles down to the mat. Styles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Styles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mike Styles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles throws a head kick that silencio semi-blocks.
Styles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. silencio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
silencio fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Styles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Styles scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Styles dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Styles moves into the clinch successfully.
silencio is trying to drag Styles to the mat but Styles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Styles tries to land knees in the clinch but silencio avoids the damage to the body.
silencio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mike Styles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Styles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Styles lands an elbow that stopped silencio in his tracks for a moment.
Styles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Styles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
silencio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Styles scores with a shot to the body.
Styles wants to clinch.
Styles is looking to clinch but silencio is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Styles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike Styles is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Styles has managed to clinch.
Styles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but silencio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Styles is pressed up against the cage. silencio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Styles down to the mat. Styles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Styles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by silencio.
Styles lands a head kick. silencio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
silencio shoots for a double leg takedown but Styles sprawls well. He's pushed silencio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mike Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny silencio.
Horrible takedown by silencio or perhaps it was just good defense by Styles which made him look bad.
Styles moves into the clinch.
Styles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Styles moves into range and clinches up with silencio.
Styles lands a damaging elbow.
Styles tries to land knees in the clinch but silencio avoids the damage to the body.
Styles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles is pressed up against the cage. silencio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Styles down to the mat. Styles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Styles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Styles darts in trying to clinch
so silencio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Styles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
silencio trying to control but Styles is working from the bottom.
silencio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silencio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
silencio wants to control from the top but Styles keeps moving.
Styles on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Styles tries to get out of the position.
silencio is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kenny silencio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Styles digs a good hook to silencio's body.
Styles scores with a kick to the midsection.
silencio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Styles.
Mike Styles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Styles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
silencio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from silencio there as he acknowledges the shot.
silencio takes one to the side of the head.
Styles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Styles cracks silencio with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Styles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Styles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Styles!
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energy
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