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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between david gaggo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). david gaggo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, david gaggo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as gaggo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
gaggo tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. gaggo was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva prevents gaggo from getting back to his feet.
gaggo wriggles free and stands up.
Nice takedown defense from gaggo. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
gaggo is looking to clinch.
gaggo drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - gaggo is looking for the KO!
gaggo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. gaggo showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
gaggo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
gaggo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gaggo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
gaggo content to control rather than advance.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva is working an open guard so gaggo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva dives in and grabs gaggo's left leg, looking for a takedown. gaggo pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
david gaggo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderson Silva.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but gaggo circles away.
gaggo throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but gaggo has taken the fight into the clinch.
gaggo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
gaggo wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
gaggo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva is trying to control gaggo's posture but gaggo avoids it.
gaggo trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to buck gaggo off but gaggo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gaggo grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
gaggo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
gaggo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
gaggo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
gaggo controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gaggo prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
gaggo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
gaggo controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
david gaggo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but gaggo circles away.
gaggo is looking to clinch.
gaggo has managed to clinch.
gaggo tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
gaggo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. david gaggo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
david gaggo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for gaggo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - gaggo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
david gaggo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderson Silva.
gaggo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking for a sweep. gaggo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
gaggo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gaggo slows the pace down in half guard.
gaggo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.
gaggo misses with a series of wild punches.
gaggo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
gaggo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
david gaggo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva wants to stand and escape but gaggo is having none of it.
gaggo gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
gaggo misses with a few strikes there.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva dodges the punch combination from gaggo.
A low kick from gaggo is predictable there
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
gaggo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position but gaggo is working away.
gaggo wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
gaggo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
gaggo is looking for a sweep.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but gaggo defends.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass gaggo's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
gaggo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
gaggo misses with a head kick.
gaggo throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says gaggo as he avoids it easily.
gaggo misses with a two punch combination.
gaggo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva takes gaggo's back.
gaggo wants to escape the position.
gaggo fending off the submission attempt from Silva.
gaggo really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Silva's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his opponent's back but gaggo is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Silva.
gaggo wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
gaggo is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
gaggo has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
gaggo tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says gaggo as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
david gaggo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
gaggo throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
david gaggo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
gaggo misses with a few strikes there.
gaggo is looking to clinch.
gaggo misses with a body kick.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva advances to mount.
gaggo really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
gaggo tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva avoids the attempt from gaggo to control.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gaggo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva with shots to the head and body - gaggo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but gaggo bucks and avoids them well.
gaggo trying desperately to get to his feet.
gaggo tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but gaggo defends it well.
Silva looking to control but gaggo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
gaggo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
gaggo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
gaggo regains half guard.
gaggo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Silva trying to pass the guard but gaggo defending well.
gaggo looks like he's trying to stand up.
gaggo is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
gaggo wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, gaggo has managed to free his arm - good work.
gaggo is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
gaggo lands a lovely overhand right.
gaggo fails with an attempt to clinch.
gaggo is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses gaggo's front leg but catches the back leg as gaggo tries to avoid it.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but gaggo sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
gaggo moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva fails to pull guard.
gaggo stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
david gaggo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderson Silva.
gaggo manages to break the clinch.
gaggo looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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 gaggo walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gaggo closes the distance and clinches.
gaggo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
gaggo tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but gaggo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
gaggo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
gaggo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but gaggo avoids it really well and circles away.
gaggo throws a body kick that misses.
gaggo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has gaggo pinned against the cage. gaggo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
gaggo slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Wanderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
david gaggo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva dives in and grabs gaggo's left leg, looking for a takedown. gaggo pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
david gaggo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well gaggo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... david gaggo!
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RATING
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