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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Readen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Readen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Silva!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Readen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Readen is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Readen can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Readen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Readen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Readen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Readen tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Readen punching from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva wants to take a breather but Readen is having none of it.
Readen missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Readen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Readen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Readen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Readen cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva moves out of range as Readen strikes.
Readen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Readen wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Readen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva trying to control but Readen is working from the bottom.
Readen tries to strike from the bottom.
Silva postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Readen is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva slips a straight right by Readen.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Readen avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Readen as he avoids it easily.
Mac Readen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Silva.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Readen.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Readen pushes him off.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Readen can't do much from the bottom here.
Readen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Readen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Readen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Silva wants to control from the top but Readen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Readen lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Readen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Readen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Readen keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Readen lands some strikes from the bottom.
Readen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab by Readen.
Readen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Readen cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Readen connects with a single shot there.
Readen looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Readen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Readen lands a head shot.
Readen misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva rushes Readen and presses him up against the cage.
Readen is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Readen throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva moves away from the strike by Readen.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Readen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mac Readen will probably get the nod.
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.
Readen swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Urijah Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Readen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Readen cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Readen throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Readen finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva moves forwards but Readen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Readen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Readen is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Readen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Readen striking from the bottom.
Readen is trying to control but can't.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Readen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Readen wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Readen throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Readen scores with a punch to the head.
Readen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva looks to land a combination but Readen avoids it well.
Silva slips a straight right by Readen.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Readen.
Readen jabs at Silva's body.
Nice straight punches there by Readen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Readen.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Readen misses.
Readen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Readen.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Readen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries for a takedown but Readen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva moves out of range as Readen strikes.
Readen lands the left hand.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Readen.
Readen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Readen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Readen misses.
Readen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Readen.
Readen looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Readen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Readen lands with a cross.
Readen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Readen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Readen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Readen misses with a wild body shot.
Silva wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Readen tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Readen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Readen stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Readen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Readen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Readen can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Readen works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Readen lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva slips under a jab.
Readen lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Readen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Readen tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Readen tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Readen gets full guard.
Readen working a defensive guard here.
Readen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Readen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Readen throws out a powerful jab.
Readen thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Readen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva looks to land a combination. Readen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Readen tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Readen to the ground. Readen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Readen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mac Readen is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva moves away from the strike by Readen.
Readen lands a slapping body shot.
Readen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Readen throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Readen scores with a shot to the body.
Readen catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva clinches up with Readen and pushes him back against the cage.
Readen tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Readen can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Readen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Readen.
Readen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva has Readen pressed against the cage, preventing Readen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Readen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Readen.
Silva stalls.
Readen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Readen lands with a right to the head.
Readen taking a breather.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Readen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab lands there for Readen.
Readen scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Readen cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Readen lands with an overhand left.
Readen thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
The fighters circling - Readen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Readen circles away.
Readen cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Readen lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Mac Readen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Silva.
Readen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Readen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Silva scores with a takedown into Readen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Readen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva wants to stand but Readen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Urijah Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Readen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Readen is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Readen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab by Readen.
Readen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mac Readen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Readen throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Readen sprawls well. Readen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Readen.
Mac Readen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A cross from Readen lands.
Readen looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Readen throws a good cross that connects.
Readen scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Readen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Readen, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Readen!
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