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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cain Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quetin Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Quetin Kerr enters the cage!
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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 New York, Cain Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quetin Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kerr.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kerr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kerr pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kerr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kerr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silva.
Silva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kerr works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kerr manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Some wild striking there from Kerr.
Kerr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Kerr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kerr's hands.
Kerr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Kerr misses.
Kerr looks gassed!
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Kerr looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Kerr as Silva shoots in.
Kerr looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Kerr looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Kerr is keeping the position.
Silva prevents Kerr from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up from Kerr's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva shoots in and bounces Kerr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kerr uses the cage to get back to his feet.
No joy there for Kerr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kerr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Kerr.
Kerr throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kerr tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kerr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kerr throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kerr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kerr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kerr on the ground.
Silva throws an elbow but Kerr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva stands up and beckons Kerr to his feet.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kerr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kerr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr wriggles free and stands up.
Kerr slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kerr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kerr throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Kerr misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Kerr misses.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kerr swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Kerr misses.
Kerr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kerr sprawls well. Kerr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Kerr throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kerr throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Kerr misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kerr throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Kerr misses.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kerr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kerr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kerr tries to escape but Silva is in control.
Cain Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kerr throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kerr tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination. Kerr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kerr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kerr misses with a wild combination.
Kerr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerr misses with a two punch combination.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Kerr.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kerr is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Kerr circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kerr!
Kerr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Kerr trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Kerr manages to avoid easily.
Kerr tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
Kerr bucks Silva off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr stuffs the takedown.
Kerr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kerr misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cain Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Kerr. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerr falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Kerr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerr slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Quetin Kerr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to clinch there but Kerr circles away.
A punch combination from Kerr misses.
Kerr looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Kerr throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kerr swinging wilding here.
Quetin Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kerr's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva throws and elbow that misses. Kerr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Kerr!
Kerr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kerr has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Kerr wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kerr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kerr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kerr did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Kerr looks like he's trying to stand up.
It looks like Silva is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kerr throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Kerr fails to land with a series of punches.
Kerr misses with a few strikes there.
Kerr misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Kerr throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Kerr misses with a wild combination.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kerr tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kerr to the ground. Kerr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Kerr misses with a double jab
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kerr misses with a wild combination.
Kerr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kerr!
Kerr is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kerr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Kerr bucks and avoids them well.
Kerr tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva punching from mount but Kerr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kerr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Kerr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Kerr blocking the ground and pound.
Kerr tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr blocking the ground and pound.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kerr because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva punching from mount but Kerr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
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 mount but they're not landing.
Kerr is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva throws some wild stikes that Kerr manages to avoid easily.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kerr really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kerr tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Kerr trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cain Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kerr bucks up and throws Silva to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Kerr throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerr tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Kerr swinging wilding here.
Kerr misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kerr wants to get back to his feet.
Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Kerr to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerr keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Quetin Kerr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kerr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Silva!
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