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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reno Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reno Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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273 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Fertit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reno Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fertit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fertit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva leaves Fertit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fertit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Fertit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fertit avoids the head kick by Silva.
Fertit looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
No luck for Fertit with that takedown attempt.
Fertit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Fertit shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Dante Fertit has been cut.
Fertit has a takedown stuffed.
Fertit is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Fertit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fertit somewhat.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fertit circles away quickly and effectively.
Fertit avoids the head kick by Silva.
Fertit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Reno Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fertit shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Fertit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Fertit shoots in.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva throws a head kick but Fertit moves out of range.
Fertit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fertit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fertit shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Fertit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Fertit.
Fertit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Fertit. Fertit gets slowly back to his feet.
Fertit closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Fertit pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Dante Fertit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fertit shoots in but no luck this time.
Fertit shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fertit fails with the takedown.
Fertit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Fertit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Fertit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Fertit shoots in.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Fertit. Fertit gets slowly back to his feet.
Fertit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reno Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Fertit'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.
Fertit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fertit gets slowly back to his feet.
Fertit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Fertit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fertit somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Fertit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fertit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fertit shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fertit scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Fertit.
Fertit working Silva over with strikes here.
Fertit working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Silva looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Fertit! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dante Fertit!
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hype
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