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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiago Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Sanchez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanchez is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sanchez wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is controlling the pace.
Silva is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Sanchez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Silva working away.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Sanchez keeping his opponent close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Marco Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva tries to escape but Sanchez is in control.
A lull in the action here.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanchez jumps guard but Silva stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tiago Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sanchez rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva just leaning against Sanchez, taking a breather.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sanchez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanchez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sanchez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Despite being in the dominant position, Marco Sanchez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Sanchez.
Silva is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Silva throws and low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Sanchez jumps guard but Silva stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanchez tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it's wide of the mark. Not good footwork there.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanchez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanchez passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanchez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Sanchez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanchez works his way into side control.
Sanchez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Sanchez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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