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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanderlie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hull comes to the cage accompanied by Bump. Vanderlie Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Ken Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vanderlie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hull.
Hull moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Hull circles away.
Hull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Hull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hull motions for Silva to come forward. Hull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hull closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hull.
Hull tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Hull has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hull tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hull misses with a series of wild punches.
Ken Hull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hull smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch
and Hull counters by clinching up.
Hull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hull tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Hull tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hull blocks with his arms.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hull missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hull working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Hull lands a body shot.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hull's efforts to push away.
Hull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Hull can't break the clinch.
Hull tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries to stall but Hull uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hull pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hull tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Hull is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Hull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hull lands a jab-cross combination.
Hull lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hull takes the fight into the clinch.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Hull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hull counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hull is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hull blocks it.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hull blocks it.
Hull breaks the clinch.
Hull has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hull blocks it with crossed arms.
Hull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hull.
Jab, jab by Hull - just one landing.
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.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hull.
Silva looks to clinch
and Hull moves into the clinch.
Silva has Hull pressed against the cage.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Hull avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hull breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hull throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Hull breaks from the clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hull clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hull dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ken Hull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hull takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hull has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva has Hull pressed against the cage, preventing Hull from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hull presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hull working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hull manages to break the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch but Hull slips to the side
and Hull counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva has Hull pushed against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hull moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hull's face.
Hull breaks from the clinch.
Hull misses with a series of wild punches.
Hull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hull moves into the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Hull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hull looks to clinch
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hull tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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.
Hull breaks from the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch
and Hull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva wants to clinch
and Hull counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Hull counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hull throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Hull holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hull takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hull wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hull tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva throws a leg kick but Hull checks it.
That's four 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.
Silva tries to clinch but Hull is having none of it.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hull counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva prevents Hull from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hull blocks with his arms.
Hull wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva trying to stall but Hull improves his position.
Hull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Hull wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Hull shrugs off.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hull's face.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hull's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hull dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Hull counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva closes the distance but Hull moves to the side
and Hull holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hull cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hull throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Hull tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hull blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch but Hull is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hull circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hull counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hull checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva tries to clinch but Hull is having none of it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Hull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch but Hull slips to the side
and Hull counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hull closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Hull breaks the clinch.
Hull connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva wants to clinch but Hull slips to the side
and Hull counters by clinching up.
Hull wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hull blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hull's efforts to push away.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Hull breaks from the clinch.
Hull is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva rushes Hull and presses him up against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hull blocks with his arms.
Hull manages to break the clinch.
Hull circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hull counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Hull.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hull takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Hull leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hull is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ken Hull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Hull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hull darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Hull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hull darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Hull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ken Hull.
Well Hull has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Hull!
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energy
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hype
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