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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Baver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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190 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Baver!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baver tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silver swivels and escapes.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Baver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baver has a takedown stuffed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baver leaning against his opponent.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Silver.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baver closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silver pushes Baver off looking to stand but Baver dives back in and keeps control.
Baver sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Baver thows a huge punch but Silver dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baver winds up and cracks Silver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baver drops an elbow to the side of Silver's head.
Baver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.
Silver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baver.
Silver pushes Baver off looking to stand but Baver dives back in and keeps control.
Baver works his way into full mount!
Baver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Silver is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baver working for a guillotine from mount but Silver is in no mood to give up.
Baver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Baver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baver working the ground and pound effectively.
Silver is squirming around, avoiding Baver's attempts to control the action.
Silver defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Baver.
Baver controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Baver.
Baver looking to control but Silver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silver is trying to stand.
Silver takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silver squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Baver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silver is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silver is in a horrible position here. Baver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baver looking to control but Silver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baver won't let Silver get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Baver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice combination there by Baver.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silver fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Silver as Baver shoots in.
Silver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baver.
John Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Baver.
Baver scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Baver landing a few strikes.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet.
Baver looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Baver cracks Silver with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.
Silver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baver on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet.
Baver is trying to get an arm triangle but Silver is defending well.
Baver wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.
Baver tries to score with some ground and pound. Silver controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Baver in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Silver takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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.
Silver wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Baver advances to full mount.
Silver really wants to buck Baver off and get back to his feet.
Silver trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Baver punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is in a horrible position here. Baver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baver working for a submission but Silver is keeping him at bay.
Silver is trying to stand.
Baver is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silver is in a horrible position here. Baver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baver fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Baver is working for a guillotine from mount but Silver frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Baver cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silver is trying to stand.
Baver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silver trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silver on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silver tries to get out of the position.
Baver is landing with some decent strikes but Silver is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marcus Baver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baver sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Baver is landing with some decent strikes but Silver is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Baver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Baver scores with a takedown into Silver's guard.
Baver trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Baver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baver won't allow Silver to get back to his feet.
Baver gets to his feet. Silver looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Baver avoids the head kick by Silver.
Baver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baver shoots in looking for a takedown. Silver tries to sprawl out of it but Baver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baver counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baver pushing down on Silver's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silver is defending against the submission attempts here by Baver.
Ground and pound from Baver.
Silver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silver tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Baver manages to move to mount!
Baver fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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.
Baver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silver taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Silver that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Baver working for a guillotine from mount but Silver is in no mood to give up.
Baver landing strikes from the mount and Silver is in trouble!
Silver is bucking up trying to escape but Baver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Baver is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silver is surviving well by controlling Baver's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baver wants to control the pace but Silver is squirming around nicely.
Silver squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Baver wants to control the action but instead Silver gets a body lock and reverses into Baver's guard! Nice work!
Silver would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Baver throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Baver has his foot on Silver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silver works his way back into a safe position though.
Silver is looking to stand up but Baver won't let him.
Silver stopping the sweep attempt from Baver.
Silver wants to stand and escape but instead Baver has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Baver drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silver dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Baver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baver 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Baver!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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