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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Johnson (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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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeffrey Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson looking to control.
Silva prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Johnson tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
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.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva misses with a combination
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Johnson jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Johnson is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva lands with a heel strike from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Silva unloading with bombs!
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jeffrey Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Johnson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Johnson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Johnson is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silva stands up from Johnson's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Ronny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva regains half guard.
Silva gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jeffrey Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronny Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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