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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Fergusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roy Fergusson's chin.
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167 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Fergusson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fergusson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Fergusson sprawls well.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Fergusson.
Fergusson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Fergusson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fergusson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva with a jab.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Fergusson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Fergusson ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergusson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Fergusson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fergusson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roy Fergusson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva dives in and grabs Fergusson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fergusson pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Fergusson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Fergusson drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Fergusson lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
It looks like Marcus Silva has been cut.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Fergusson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fergusson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fergusson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Fergusson counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fergusson tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fergusson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Roy Fergusson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Silva.
Fergusson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Fergusson is controlling him.
Fergusson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fergusson misses with an elbow strike.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Fergusson.
Fergusson misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fergusson lands a damaging elbow.
Fergusson scores with a knee to the head.
Fergusson gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Fergusson is controlling the position.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Fergusson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fergusson fails to land.
Silva is trying to drag Fergusson to the mat but Fergusson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fergusson 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.
Fergusson lands a nice elbow.
Fergusson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fergusson scores with a knee to the head.
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.
Fergusson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fergusson with a knee to the head.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fergusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Fergusson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Fergusson tries to tie him up.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fergusson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fergusson tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Fergusson has him pressed against the cage.
Fergusson lands a knee to the head.
Fergusson wants to stall.
Fergusson is breathing heavily.
Silva can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fergusson lands a nice elbow.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fergusson smiles and moves away.
Marcus Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fergusson misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Fergusson backing up. Fergusson nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Fergusson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fergusson staying out of range there.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Fergusson wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fergusson's guard now.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Fergusson is retaining full guard.
Silva stands and throws Fergusson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva tries for a kimura but Fergusson is defending well.
Fergusson can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fergusson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fergusson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fergusson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
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.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Fergusson trying to control momentarily.
Fergusson has good solid back control here.
Silva prevents Fergusson from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Will Fergusson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Fergusson misses with an elbow to the head.
Fergusson doesn't have the hooks in and Silva manages to turn into his guard.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fergusson clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fergusson misses with an elbow strike.
Fergusson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fergusson lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva tries to bum rush Fergusson with a series of wild strikes but Fergusson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fergusson tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fergusson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Fergusson darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fergusson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Fergusson tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fergusson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fergusson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergusson wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Fergusson maintains control.
Fergusson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silva is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silva and Fergusson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fergusson's best efforts.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Fergusson has control of the leg.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two 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.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fergusson pulls his head out easily.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fergusson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fergusson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fergusson trying to control from Silva's half guard. Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Fergusson to get to half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Fergusson is controlling well.
Fergusson stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Fergusson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a series of punches but Fergusson avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Fergusson tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Fergusson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roy Fergusson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fergusson moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Marcus Silva!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Marcus Silva!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Marcus Silva!
Marcus Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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