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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Son Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chauncey Silvestre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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151 lbs
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171 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Son Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chauncey Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nguyen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Silvestre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nguyen misses with a hook.
Silvestre instigates a clinch.
Silvestre trying to land knees to the body.
Silvestre stalling against the cage.
Silvestre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silvestre scores with a shot to the side of Nguyen's head.
Silvestre lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Silvestre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvestre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvestre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short left from Silvestre.
Silvestre avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting on Silvestre's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Silvestre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silvestre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nguyen is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Silvestre.
Silvestre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvestre.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvestre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvestre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silvestre.
Knees to the body from Silvestre.
A right handed body shot lands from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Son Nguyen has been cut.
Nice body punch from Silvestre - that landed with a thud.
Silvestre avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Silvestre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silvestre cracks Nguyen with a nice body shot.
Silvestre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nguyen is trying to drag Silvestre to the mat but Silvestre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Silvestre.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nguyen.
Silvestre crunches a lovely knee into Nguyen's ribcage.
Silvestre's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chauncey Silvestre.
Silvestre moves in looking to clinch but Nguyen pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre moves in looking to clinch but Nguyen pushes him off.
Silvestre doesn't manage to clinch there - Nguyen circles away.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvestre tries to clinch but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nguyen swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvestre.
Silvestre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nguyen.
Silvestre tries to clinch there but Nguyen circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvestre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silvestre tries to close the distance and clinch but Nguyen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen moves into the clinch.
Nguyen stalling the fight.
Silvestre lands a nice shot to the body.
Nguyen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silvestre stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvestre.
Silvestre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Silvestre.
Silvestre digs a right hand into Nguyen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nguyen's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silvestre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silvestre gets through Nguyen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Silvestre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Son Nguyen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nguyen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silvestre wants to clinch but Nguyen slips to the side
and Nguyen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silvestre is trying to get back to full guard.
Nguyen wants to pass the guard but Silvestre is defending well.
Silvestre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silvestre is controlling Nguyen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nguyen wants to free his trapped foot but Silvestre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silvestre is concentrating on defense, preventing Nguyen from advancing position.
Silvestre wants to get back to full guard.
Silvestre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nguyen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silvestre wants to control but Nguyen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silvestre tries to clinch but Nguyen moves out of range.
Silvestre throws a jab when Nguyen was well out of range.
Silvestre takes a swing at Nguyen's ribcage but misses.
Chauncey Silvestre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvestre doesn't manage to clinch there - Nguyen circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Silvestre. That snapped Nguyen's head back.
Silvestre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nguyen in his tracks.
Nguyen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nguyen counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nguyen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silvestre has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nguyen is working for a kimura but Silvestre is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nguyen is looking for a kimura but Silvestre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nguyen to get the leverage.
Nguyen is trying to work for a kimura but Silvestre is defending well.
Silvestre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silvestre is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silvestre wants to clinch but Nguyen slips to the side
and Nguyen counters with a takedown into side control.
Silvestre is trying to control Nguyen's posture but Nguyen avoids it.
Nguyen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Silvestre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nguyen pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Silvestre tries to reverse the position but Nguyen maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre wants to hold on but Nguyen pushes him away.
Silvestre working to try and regain half guard.
Nguyen wants to take Silvestre's back here but Silvestre is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Nguyen takes Silvestre's back.
Nguyen not allowing Silvestre to control his hands.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silvestre has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Silvestre is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Son Nguyen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Son Nguyen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nguyen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Silvestre misses.
Nguyen swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvestre.
Nguyen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silvestre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nguyen somewhat.
Silvestre clinches up with Nguyen and pushes him back against the cage.
Nguyen taking a breather.
Silvestre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvestre's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silvestre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nguyen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nguyen or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvestre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nguyen avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Silvestre.
Silvestre presses Nguyen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silvestre is working Nguyen over against the cage.
Silvestre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Come on Silvestre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from Silvestre.
A body shot lands from Silvestre.
Silvestre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Silvestre - that landed with a thud.
Silvestre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre slowing the pace effectively.
Silvestre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silvestre pushes Nguyen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silvestre lands a right hand.
Silvestre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nguyen.
Silvestre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nguyen up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Silvestre.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvestre.
Come on Silvestre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silvestre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silvestre obliges.
Well,Nguyen is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Silvestre lands a good knee to the midsection. Nguyen won't want to take too many of those.
Silvestre lands a nice uppercut.
Silvestre works on Nguyen's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Silvestre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre lands a nice uppercut.
Silvestre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silvestre receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Nguyen avoiding damage as Silvestre throws knees to the body.
Silvestre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nguyen.
Nguyen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silvestre walks away with a smile on his face. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silvestre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nguyen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silvestre's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen stopping the sweep attempt from Silvestre.
Chauncey Silvestre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silvestre trying to control the position.
Nguyen won't allow Silvestre to sweep him here.
Nguyen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nguyen being controlled here momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Son Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nguyen landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chauncey Silvestre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silvestre 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Chauncey Silvestre!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Chauncey Silvestre!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Chauncey Silvestre!
Chauncey Silvestre wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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