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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Stinkfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stinkfist comes to the cage accompanied by People Are Strange by The Doors. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobcat Stinkfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stinkfist. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stinkfist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stinkfist misses with a body shot.
Stinkfist lands with a shot to the body.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva scores with a jab. Stinkfist acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stinkfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Stinkfist.
Stinkfist throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stinkfist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stinkfist moves out of range of the strikes.
Stinkfist displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stinkfist lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stinkfist looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Stinkfist misses with a kick to the body.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Stinkfist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stinkfist's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stinkfist looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stinkfist looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stinkfist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinkfist scoring with punches and elbows.
Stinkfist scoring with punches from side control.
Stinkfist lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stinkfist's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stinkfist lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stinkfist thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Stinkfist drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Stinkfist thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva has hold of Stinkfist's hands but Stinkfist slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stinkfist is looking for a kimura here.
Silva moves into full guard.
Stinkfist is breathing heavily.
Stinkfist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Stinkfist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stinkfist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stinkfist has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Stinkfist pushes his legs off easily.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Stinkfist defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stinkfist landing with the ground and pound.
Stinkfist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stinkfist landing with the ground and pound.
Stinkfist is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stinkfist content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stinkfist throws a big right hand that misses.
Stinkfist working some strikes from top position.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stinkfist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stinkfist throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stinkfist looking for a sweep. Not yet Stinkfist, not yet.
Stinkfist looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobcat Stinkfist will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stinkfist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva misses with a hook.
Stinkfist swinging wildly here.
Stinkfist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Stinkfist misses with a two punch combination.
Bobcat Stinkfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stinkfist throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Stinkfist fails to land the takedown.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stinkfist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stinkfist throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Stinkfist only half commits.
Stinkfist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stinkfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stinkfist was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stinkfist wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinkfist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stinkfist is on top in guard.
Silva lands an upkick as Stinkfist stands over him.
Stinkfist throwing strikes but missing.
Stinkfist tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stinkfist lands a couple of digs.
Stinkfist throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stinkfist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stinkfist preventing the sweep.
Stinkfist postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stinkfist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva working for a triangle but Stinkfist defends it easily.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stinkfist defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist with a nice head shot there.
Marcus Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stinkfist postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Stinkfist throwing strikes but missing.
Stinkfist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stinkfist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stinkfist has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Stinkfist content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stinkfist landing some decent shots from guard.
Stinkfist throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Stinkfist postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Stinkfist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stinkfist stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stinkfist defends it easily.
Stinkfist landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stinkfist passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stinkfist looking for a submission but Silva manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stinkfist lands a couple of digs.
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.
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. This is the final round!
Stinkfist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stinkfist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bobcat Stinkfist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stinkfist.
Stinkfist misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Stinkfist manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Silva prevents Stinkfist from improving his position.
Silva thows a huge punch but Stinkfist dodges it nicely.
Stinkfist regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stinkfist is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stinkfist working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stinkfist struggling a bit here.
Silva tries for a kimura but Stinkfist is defending well.
Stinkfist gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stinkfist manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stinkfist is on top in guard.
Stinkfist works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stinkfist is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stinkfist postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stinkfist landing some decent shots from guard.
Stinkfist connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stinkfist.
Stinkfist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stinkfist working some strikes from top position.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stinkfist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stinkfist passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva tries to bench press Stinkfist off him but Stinkfist keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stinkfist connects with a decent elbow.
Stinkfist landing a few strikes.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Stinkfist throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Stinkfist looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Stinkfist winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Stinkfist throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobcat Stinkfist.
I think Stinkfist 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bobcat Stinkfist!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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