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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Modest" by Peroxwhy?gen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva leaves Manning with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manning shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Manning 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.
Silva shoots and misses
and Manning counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manning fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown but Manning circles away easily
and Manning counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manning doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manning manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manning stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Manning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manning shoots and misses
and Silva moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning slows down the pace here.
Manning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manning misses with a punch to the body.
Manning tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manning has Silva pushed against the cage.
Manning tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Manning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manning wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Manning didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva looks gassed!
Manning manages to get to full guard.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva trying to control but Manning is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manning swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manning trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Manning pulls Silva in to control the position.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Manning keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva won't allow Manning to sweep him here.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Manning slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Manning is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Manning sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Manning passes to side control.
Manning connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Manning tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Manning has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Manning is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Manning dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manning misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Manning slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manning is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Manning has managed to sneak the leg through.
Manning seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Manning pulls his head out easily.
Manning is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, if Manning is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manning trying to control the pace.
Silva is looking to get back to full guard here but Manning has managed to pass to side control instead.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Manning is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manning not doing much here.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Manning is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is not content to let Manning control the position.
Manning slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning controlling the action here.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva wants to improve his position but Manning is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manning darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Manning looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is fighting to break Manning's control of his arms but Manning is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Manning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manning pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Manning throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Manning has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manning keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Manning tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Manning didn't expect that.
Manning can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Manning sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Manning defends the submission attempt.
Manning regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manning is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Manning looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva pushing down on Manning's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Manning trying to control from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manning slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Manning pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
That's two 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.
Manning wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Manning manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Manning in his guard.
Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Manning stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Manning!
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Georges Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manning just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Manning's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Manning! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Silva has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tyler Manning!
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energy
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