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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Schalk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Schalk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schalk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Schalk throws a head kick that misses.
Schalk lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Schalk. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schalk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schalk misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schalk - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schalk. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Schalk misses with a two punch combination.
Schalk is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schalk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Schalk throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schalk thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good leg kick by Schalk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schalk can pounce on him.
Schalk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schalk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schalk throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schalk throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Schalk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schalk.
Antonio Silva's cut is getting worse.
Schalk pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Schalk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schalk lands a head kick!
Schalk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick from Schalk lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva blocks a head kick by Schalk.
Schalk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schalk.
An inside leg kick lands from Schalk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schalk looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schalk as he avoids it easily.
Schalk thumps Silva with a low kick.
Schalk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Schalk throws a head kick that half lands.
Schalk lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schalk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Schalk.
Silva stalks Schalk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schalk's face. Schalk staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva throws a head kick but Schalk moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Schalk.
Schalk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Schalk keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Schalk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schalk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva postures up in Schalk's guard and throws a big left but Schalk blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schalk trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Schalk, up you get!
Travis Schalk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schalk delivers a nice body kick.
Travis Schalk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva dives in and grabs Schalk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schalk pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Schalk.
Schalk misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Schalk.
Schalk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Schalk throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Schalk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schalk defends it nicely.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schalk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Schalk throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to take a breather but Schalk is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Schalk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schalk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Antonio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schalk throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Schalk throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Schalk!
Schalk really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Schalk manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Schalk get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva clinches.
Silva tries to pull guard but Schalk holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schalk trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Schalk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Schalk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schalk throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Schalk throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva wants to control from the top but Schalk keeps moving.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva prevents Schalk from getting back to his feet.
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Travis Schalk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schalk throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva dives in and grabs Schalk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schalk pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schalk throws a head kick that misses.
Schalk tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schalk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Schalk, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schalk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Schalk blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Schalk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schalk throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Schalk throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schalk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva cracks Schalk with a big right hand but Schalk just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Schalk is looking for a sweep.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Schalk is defending well.
Schalk tries to improve position but can't.
Silva is putting a hurting on Schalk here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva trying to control the position but Schalk is working away.
Schalk tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Antonio Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Schalk is avoiding damage well.
Schalk wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Schalk is looking to reverse the position.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick by Schalk misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Schalk manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Schalk.
Schalk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schalk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schalk throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Schalk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Schalk misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schalk is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schalk can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schalk lands a head kick!
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Schalk is controlling the position.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schalk sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is thwarting Schalk's attempts to control the position.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Schalk wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but Schalk is working from the bottom.
Schalk is looking to escape.
Schalk tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schalk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schalk wants it to stay on the feet.
Schalk tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schalk tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schalk misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schalk tries a head kick but it misses.
Schalk throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Schalk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Schalk stuffs the takedown.
Crunch! Schalk slams his shin into Silva's torso.
A combination from Schalk does no damage.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Schalk tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Schalk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Schalk as Silva shoots in.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schalk - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schalk. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Schalk misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Schalk fights it but they end up in guard.
Schalk keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Schalk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schalk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is trying to control the position but Schalk postures up.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schalk!
Schalk is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Schalk is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Schalk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Silva!
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