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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Wilson Silva enters the cage!
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilson Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Wilson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva wants to clinch.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Johnson wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva looks gassed!
Johnson advances to full mount.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Silva is keeping busy.
Johnson looking for the RNC.
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!
Johnson tightening his grip on Silva, looking for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva prevents Johnson from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Silva really wants to buck Johnson off and get back to his feet.
Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Johnson moves to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.
Johnson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Johnson's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Johnson dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Silva landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
King Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Silva tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Johnson!
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