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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wand Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wand Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a leg kick but Phillips checks it.
Phillips misses with a head kick.
Phillips pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips pulls Silva into guard.
Silva wants to stand but Phillips is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phillips works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Phillips has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up in Phillips's guard and throws a big left but Phillips blocks it.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Phillips has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wanted to stand there but Phillips had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Evan Phillips will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phillips stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva tries to circle away but Phillips has him pinned against the cage.
Phillips pressing his opponent against the cage.
Phillips avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Phillips working hard to break the clinch.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Phillips keeps him there for the moment.
Silva keeps control of Phillips as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phillips's efforts to push away.
Silva is trying to break free.
Phillips looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phillips breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a nice kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phillips checks a leg kick.
Wand Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phillips paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phillips is looking to land body kicks.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phillips as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Phillips blocks the leg kick.
Phillips wants to clinch.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phillips.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.
Phillips on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Phillips tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Phillips sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wand Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva tries a low kick but Phillips avoids it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Evan Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
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.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Phillips checks a leg kick nicely.
Phillips blocks a low kick nicely.
Evan Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Phillips shrugs it off.
Phillips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Silva blocks a head kick by Phillips.
Phillips stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wand Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Phillips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phillips taking a breather.
Phillips is trying to break free.
Phillips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phillips feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Phillips.
Phillips scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a leg kick but Phillips sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Phillips checks it.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Phillips pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phillips with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva avoiding damage as Phillips throws knees to the body.
Phillips throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Phillips tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Phillips was not able to check.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phillips is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Phillips sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Phillips checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phillips.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Phillips's leg but Phillips calmly moves out of range.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.
Phillips tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Phillips lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a jab to the body.
Silva rushes Phillips and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phillips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Phillips tries to clinch up
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Phillips has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phillips. That did some damage!
Phillips looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Phillips throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Phillips, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Phillips against the cage but Phillips circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phillips throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phillips fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wand Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wand Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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