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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Briatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flint has chosen A Few More Rednecks as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Briatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Flint!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flint throws a right and a left that Briatore avoids nicely.
Briatore lands with a hook. Flint tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Flint slips under a jab from Briatore.
Flint looks for the body kick but Briatore saw that one coming.
Flint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Briatore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Silvio Briatore has been cut.
Briatore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flint plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Briatore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Briatore misses with a looping right.
Flint dodges the punch combination from Briatore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint stuffs the takedown attempt from Briatore. Briatore gets slowly back to his feet.
Flint throws a combination that misses
and Briatore counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flint is trying to maintain the position but Briatore is very close to passing his half guard.
Briatore thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flint's head.
Briatore looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Flint wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Briatore 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flint looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flint lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silvio Briatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briatore bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Briatore stalls from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briatore trying to control the position but Flint is working away.
Flint is looking to regain half guard here but Briatore keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briatore working away.
Briatore creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Flint tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Briatore wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Briatore working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Briatore fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Briatore gets to mount! Flint was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Briatore scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Briatore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Briatore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flint is bucking up trying to escape but Briatore cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Flint regains half guard.
Briatore lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Flint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Briatore trying to control from half guard but Flint is working away.
Briatore throwing shots but Flint is blocking nicely.
Flint wants to improve his position but Briatore is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Briatore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Briatore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Briatore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Briatore throws a hook to the side of Flint's head but Flint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flint misses with a jab to the body
and Briatore counters with a takedown into side control.
Briatore cracks Flint with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The strikes coming from Briatore are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Flint struggling a bit here.
Flint is letting Briatore control him for a moment.
Briatore scoring with punches from side control.
Briatore working away.
Briatore trying to control the action but Flint is working from the bottom.
Briatore landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briatore landing strikes.
Flint can't do much from the bottom here.
Silvio Briatore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Briatore cracks Flint with a big elbow.
Flint taking a bit of punishment here - Briatore scoring with strikes.
Flint misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Flint wants to control but Briatore postures up.
Briatore lands a few punches from side control.
Briatore is chipping away with strikes.
Flint manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Briatore is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Flint is looking to control Briatore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flint avoid being mounted?
Flint is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Briatore's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Briatore's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flint looking to break Briatore's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Briatore remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Flint will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Flint is breathing heavily.
Even with his hooks in, Flint manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Briatore tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Briatore manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Briatore is trying to control but can't.
Briatore might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Briatore looking for submissions off his back.
Briatore manages to get to full guard.
Flint wants to pass the guard but Briatore is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Briatore is on top in guard.
Briatore wants to control from the top but Flint keeps moving.
Briatore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Briatore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flint keeping full guard, as Briatore tries to pass.
That's four 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Briatore's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flint keeping moving, preventing Briatore from controlling successfully.
Flint had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Briatore defends it easily.
Briatore's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Briatore won't allow Flint to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Briatore's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flint looking to control.
Flint throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Briatore escapes and throws Flint's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Briatore lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Flint down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Briatore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Briatore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Briatore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Briatore looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Flint!
Briatore working the ground and pound effectively.
Briatore controlling from the full mount.
Flint is desperately trying to improve his position but Briatore has a good base and remains in mount.
Briatore working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Briatore with shots to the head and body - Flint looks very uncomfortable down there.
Briatore avoids the attempt from Flint to control.
Flint is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flint takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Briatore.
Briatore scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flint?
Briatore lands with some strikes.
Briatore content just to control the position here.
Briatore prevents Flint from getting the reversal.
Briatore lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Flint hang on?
A nice elbow there by Briatore.
Briatore content just to control the position here.
Flint tries to hold on but Briatore pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briatore controlling the pace for now.
Briatore lands a nice shot to the head.
Briatore looking to finish Flint with some ground and pound. This is bad for Flint!
Briatore looking to finish Flint with some ground and pound. This is bad for Flint!
Briatore landing strikes from the mount.
Flint is rocked!
BOOM! Briatore connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flint is still in real trouble! Can Briatore finish him?
Briatore cracks Flint with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvio Briatore!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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