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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claude Bawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Dos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Mack the knife as his entrance music. Sam Dos Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Claude Bawls's chin.
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Claude Bawls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Dos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Bawls should have avoided that one.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Bawls bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bawls blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Bawls ducks under and follows up with a left that Bawls also avoids with ease.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bawls tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bawls to the ground. Bawls escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bawls looking for a sweep. Not yet Bawls, not yet.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bawls has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Bawls's legs - danger averted.
Bawls had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Bawls trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bawls is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
That's two 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.
Bawls is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Bawls looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silva has picked Bawls up and slammed him! Bawls can't keep hold of the triangle and Silva manages to pass to side control!
Silva throwing strikes but Bawls manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bawls prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Bawls keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bawls tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawls thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bawls tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bawls tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
Bawls working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bawls is controlling him well.
Bawls is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Bawls dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bawls throws a head kick that misses.
Bawls bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
It looks like Sam Dos Silva has been cut.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Bawls moved out of range.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bawls moves into the clinch successfully.
Bawls stalling against the ropes.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bawls gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bawls with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bawls looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Bawls.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bawls prevents it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Bawls keeps him there for the moment.
Bawls is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bawls is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Claude Bawls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Dos Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bawls tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bawls lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to pull guard but Bawls holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
A right hand to the body from Bawls.
Bawls lands a nice uppercut.
Bawls lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bawls working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bawls is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bawls has his back to the ropes.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bawls fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bawls doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Bawls tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bawls lands a big head kick that sends Silva to the canvas! Bawls follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claude Bawls!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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