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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great low kicks
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Vernon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vernon defends it nicely.
Vernon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vernon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vernon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vernon throws a head kick that half lands.
Vernon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Vernon tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vernon circles away.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Terry Silva has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Vernon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vernon tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Vernon doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Good leg kick by Vernon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vernon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva swinging wilding here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vernon.
Silva looks gassed!
Vernon throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Vernon throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Vernon has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon lands a knee to the body.
Vernon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vernon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vernon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vernon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vernon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vernon connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Vernon on the inside.
A short uppercut from Vernon.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vernon.
Vernon with a knee to the head.
Vernon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vernon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vernon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vernon lands a nice knee to the body.
Vernon scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Vernon.
Vernon lands a knee to the body.
Vernon has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vernon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vernon misses with a low kick.
Vernon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vernon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Vernon connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vernon wants to clinch.
Vernon throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Vernon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Nice shot by Silva.
Vernon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vernon throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Vernon slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sid Vernon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Silva.
A head kick misses from Vernon.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Vernon misses with the combination.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Vernon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Vernon's shoulder, as Vernon tries to avoid the shot.
Vernon throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva connects with a jab.
Vernon dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Vernon missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Silva catches Vernon right on the button with a cross.
Vernon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Vernon avoids it well.
Vernon connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab by Silva.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vernon wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Vernon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Sid Vernon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva slips a jab from Vernon.
Vernon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Vernon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vernon.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vernon moves away.
Silva thuds his right hand into Vernon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vernon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vernon has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vernon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Vernon tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Vernon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Vernon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Silva's cut.
That's time! Vernon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva jabs at Vernon's body.
Vernon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva blocks a head kick by Vernon.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Vernon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vernon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sid Vernon is winning the standup battle so far.
Vernon scores with a head kick.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vernon pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vernon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vernon.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vernon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Vernon scores with a leg kick.
Vernon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Vernon throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Vernon.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sid Vernon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Silva.
Silva waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vernon.
Vernon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick from Vernon lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vernon misses with a head kick.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vernon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vernon throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Vernon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Vernon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Vernon is controlling him.
Vernon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Vernon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vernon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Vernon lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vernon tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Vernon wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva trying to control but Vernon is working from the bottom.
Vernon has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vernon walks into a left hand.
Vernon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vernon misses with a head kick.
Vernon misses with a looping left.
Vernon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vernon circles away.
Vernon avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Vernon slips the punch.
Vernon tries a head kick but it misses.
Vernon closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Vernon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vernon looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Vernon looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva pulls Vernon in close to prevent any damage.
Vernon throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vernon's guard. Nice move by Silva!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vernon is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vernon trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Vernon throws a big right hand that misses.
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 Sid Vernon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terry Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vernon throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vernon throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vernon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vernon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Vernon misses.
Silva tries for a takedown but Vernon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vernon lands with a nice body punch.
Vernon lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vernon was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tests Vernon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vernon throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Vernon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Vernon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vernon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lunges at Vernon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vernon's hand.
Vernon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vernon throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva throws a hook but Vernon avoids it easily.
Vernon tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vernon takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva avoiding damage as Vernon throws knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Vernon throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Vernon has double underhooks.
Vernon pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Vernon misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Vernon lands a nice knee to the body.
Vernon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to drag Vernon to the mat but Vernon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Sid Vernon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vernon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Vernon crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Vernon lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Vernon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Vernon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Vernon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Vernon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vernon tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Vernon throws an elbow but it misses.
Vernon 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 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vernon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Vernon connects with a high kick.
Vernon misses with a double jab.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Vernon's head.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva scores with the left hand. Vernon knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Vernon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vernon rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
Vernon with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vernon lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Vernon.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vernon works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Vernon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Sid Vernon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vernon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vernon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vernon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Vernon has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vernon tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva wants to break free but Vernon has control.
Vernon digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Vernon is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vernon lands a nice knee to the body.
Vernon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vernon tries a head kick but it misses.
Vernon lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vernon.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Vernon slips the punch.
Vernon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Vernon's head.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Vernon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Vernon counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Vernon is just out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vernon.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Terry Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a jab to Vernon's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Vernon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vernon, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Vernon!
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