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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanderson Silvva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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167 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vanderson Silvva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Matthews was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matthews is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Matthews clinches with his opponent.
Matthews gets control of Silvva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Matthews will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silvva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silvva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silvva stands and steps away. Matthews gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Matthews has managed to clinch.
Matthews throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matthews pulls guard effortlessly.
Silvva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silvva trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvva throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Silvva from controlling successfully.
Matthews has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silvva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but Silvva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvva tries to keep at a distance but Matthews has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matthews lands an elbow just above Silvva 's eye.
It looks like Vanderson Silvva has been cut.
Matthews gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matthews drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silvva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silvva tries to score with a low kick but Matthews moves his leg out of the way.
Matthews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthews decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Matthews decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Matthews pushes Silvva up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews landing knees to the body.
Silvva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Matthews gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silvva avoids the elbow strike from Matthews, against the cage.
Silvva tries to pull guard but Matthews holds him up against the cage and eventually Silvva drops back down to his feet.
Matthews lands an elbow inside.
Matthews throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matthews just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvva's brow.
Matthews pulls guard.
Silvva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matthews pushes Silvva off and gets back to his feet.
Matthews gets a clinch.
Silvva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matthews walks away with a smile on his face. Silvva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Angelo Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vanderson Silvva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews gets caught flat footed, as Silvva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silvva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Matthews tries to clinch there but Silvva circles away.
Matthews has his takedown stuffed
so Silvva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews wants to stand but Silvva is controlling the position.
Silvva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silvva trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvva gets to his feet. Matthews looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vanderson Silvva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Matthews drives through and clinches with Silvva against the cage.
Silvva tries for a takedown but Matthews manages to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matthews throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Matthews.
Silvva is pressed up against the cage. Matthews has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silvva down to the mat. Silvva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Matthews is looking to clinch but Silvva is avoiding it.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silvva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silvva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silvva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silvva misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvva wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance.
Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Silvva pushes him off.
Matthews shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silvva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silvva.
Silvva is looking to work some ground and pound but Matthews has wrist control.
Silvva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silvva is looking to stand up but Matthews won't let him.
Silvva is breathing heavily.
Matthews wants to stand but Silvva is controlling the position.
Silvva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silvva wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silvva is controlling him.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Silvva from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Silvva circles away easily
and Silvva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Matthews's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matthews scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Matthews tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Silvva is pushing Matthews's head away, looking to escape. Matthews manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvva holding on.
Silvva wants to control but Matthews postures up.
Matthews stands up.
Silvva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silvva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vanderson Silvva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silvva pushing down on Matthews's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to escape.
Matthews is not content to let Silvva control the position.
Silvva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matthews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silvva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Matthews!
Matthews is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vanderson Silvva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vanderson Silvva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silvva shoots for a takedown but Matthews saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matthews drives through and clinches with Silvva against the cage.
Matthews successfully pulls guard.
Silvva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silvva is looking to work some ground and pound but Matthews has wrist control.
Silvva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silvva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthews is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvva stops Matthews from standing up.
Silvva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silvva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matthews wants to stand up but Silvva is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matthews shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Matthews showed some decent athleticism there.
Matthews wants to stand up but Silvva is controlling the position.
Silvva wants to control but Matthews is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silvva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Silvva tries to get to full guard but Matthews has control of the leg.
Silvva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matthews wants to stand up but Silvva is controlling the position.
Matthews prevents Silvva from standing back up.
Silvva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matthews pushes Silvva up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvva tries to score a body lock takedown but Matthews shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matthews throws an elbow but it misses.
Silvva working hard to break the clinch.
Matthews goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silvva prevents it.
Matthews tightens his grip and picks Silvva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silvva manages to land in guard.
Silvva wants to stand but Matthews is controlling the position.
Silvva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silvva has his foot on Matthews's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matthews works his way back into a safe position though.
Silvva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matthews stands up from Silvva's guard - Matthews perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silvva is working to get back to half guard.
Matthews sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matthews is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Matthews showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matthews has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Matthews!
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energy
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