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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boyer Nickelsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor de Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Silva has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boyer Nickelsen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boyer Nickelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor de Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickelsen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
de Silva wants to get back to his feet but Nickelsen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nickelsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
de Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickelsen controls the pace.
de Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Nickelsen stops de Silva from standing up.
Nickelsen trying to control the position from guard on top but de Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nickelsen avoids the head kick by de Silva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nickelsen.
Nice takedown defense from de Silva. No joy for Nickelsen on that attempt.
Vitor de Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to de liver by de Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Nickelsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
de Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
de Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
de Silva looks gassed!
Nickelsen closes the distance and clinches up with de Silva, looking for a takedown. Nickelsen pushes de Silva against the cage but de Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boyer Nickelsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
de Silva looks to land a combination. Nickelsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nickelsen is rocked!
Vitor de Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickelsen tries for a takedown but de Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
de Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickelsen.
de Silva stuffs the takedown.
Nickelsen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nickelsen showed some decent athleticism there.
de Silva moves into full guard.
de Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Nickelsen is proving a slippery customer.
Nickelsen controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickelsen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nickelsen passes into half guard.
Nickelsen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
de Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nickelsen is working away from the top position though.
Nickelsen trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickelsen prevents de Silva from standing back up.
Nickelsen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
de Silva tries to roll over but Nickelsen keeps him under control.
Nickelsen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nickelsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
de Silva wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nickelsen content to control rather than advance.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Boyer Nickelsen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nickelsen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nickelsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nickelsen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nickelsen is taking a breather. de Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
de Silva keeping hold of Nickelsen's head, controlling as best he can.
de Silva pushes Nickelsen off but Nickelsen dives into side control.
Nickelsen controls the position.
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 Boyer Nickelsen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nickelsen.
de Silva is trying to improve his position.
de Silva trying to remain calm as Nickelsen controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickelsen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
de Silva is breathing heavily.
de Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nickelsen happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickelsen trying to control the action but de Silva is working from the bottom.
Nickelsen controlling from side mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Boyer Nickelsen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nickelsen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says de Silva as he avoids it easily.
de Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
de Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nickelsen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nickelsen is looking to take a break and control but de Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
de Silva tries to buck Nickelsen off but Nickelsen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickelsen controlling the position from side mount.
de Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Nickelsen takes a little break here. de Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
de Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Nickelsen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down de Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nickelsen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down de Silva for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nickelsen's best efforts.
Nickelsen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nickelsen trying to control from half guard but de Silva is working away.
Nickelsen is controlling the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Boyer Nickelsen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nickelsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has de Silva pinned against the cage. de Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from de Silva.
Nickelsen tries to move into range but de Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
de Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nickelsen looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boyer Nickelsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nickelsen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nickelsen showed some decent athleticism there.
Nickelsen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
de Silva trying to control but Nickelsen postures up.
Nickelsen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boyer Nickelsen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A cross from de Silva lands.
Nickelsen shoots in but no luck this time.
de Silva throws a nice looking combination but Nickelsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from de Silva misses.
de Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickelsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nickelsen tries for a takedown but de Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
de Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Nickelsen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nickelsen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Silva wants to get back to his feet but Nickelsen drags him back down.
de Silva is letting Nickelsen control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
de Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nickelsen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
de Silva bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
de Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nickelsen feints and as de Silva raises his hands in defense, Nickelsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nickelsen wants to control from the top but de Silva keeps moving.
Nickelsen prevents de Silva from getting back to his feet.
Boyer Nickelsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
de Silva keeping moving, preventing Nickelsen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickelsen won't allow de Silva to get back to his feet.
de Silva controls Nickelsen momentarily but Nickelsen frees himself.
Nickelsen stops de Silva from standing up.
Nickelsen sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
de Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boyer Nickelsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nickelsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with de Silva but de Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
de Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nickelsen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
de Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nickelsen shoots in but de Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vitor de Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Silva throws a right and a left that Nickelsen avoids nicely.
Nickelsen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Silva tests Nickelsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nickelsen has a takedown stuffed.
Nickelsen fails with a takedown attempt.
de Silva throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Nickelsen stumbling backwards into the cage! Nickelsen bounces back off the cage towards de Silva, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! de Silva lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! de Silva celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vitor de Silva!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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