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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Devenay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Silvain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devenay comes to the cage accompanied by Best Around. Silvain has chosen Wait and bleed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gary Devenay has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Devenay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Silvain!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Devenay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvain has closed the distance and engaged Devenay in a clinch.
Devenay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silvain stalls.
Silvain lands an elbow just above Devenay 's eye.
Devenay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvain lands a right hand.
Devenay tries to break free but Silvain pushes him back against the cage.
Devenay wants to break free but Silvain has control.
Devenay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silvain obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silvain obliges.
Devenay is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvain lands a nice knee to the body.
Silvain breaks the clinch.
Silvain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Devenay is trying to defend but Silvain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silvain content to control rather than advance.
Silvain stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain closes the distance and pushes Devenay back into the cage.
Silvain crunches a lovely knee into Devenay's ribcage.
Silvain lands an elbow inside.
Silvain working Devenay over with knees to the body.
Silvain lands an elbow inside that Devenay shrugs off.
Silvain lands a shoulder strike.
Silvain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silvain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silvain stalling against the cage.
Silvain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silvain manages to break the clinch.
Silvain moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silvain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvain performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devenay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silvain stands up and beckons Devenay to join him on the feet.
Silvain slips a straight right by Devenay.
Silvain instigates a clinch.
Devenay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silvain has him pressed against the cage.
Devenay letting Silvain take a breather here.
Devenay working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devenay tries to circle away but Silvain has him pinned against the cage.
Silvain lands an elbow inside that Devenay shrugs off.
Devenay has had enough of the clinch but Silvain keeps him there for the moment.
Silvain prevents Devenay from breaking the clinch.
Devenay wants to break free but Silvain has control.
Silvain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silvain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Devenay working hard to break the clinch.
Devenay wants to get back to striking at distance but Silvain won't allow it.
Silvain scores a nice knee to the body.
Silvain lands a knee to the head.
Silvain breaks from the clinch.
Silvain instigates a clinch.
Silvain lands an elbow just above Devenay 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silvain.
Silvain controlling the action here for a moment.
Silvain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silvain landing knees to the body.
Silvain lands an elbow that stopped Devenay in his tracks for a moment.
Devenay tries to break the clinch but Silvain is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Silvain - that landed with a thud.
Silvain working Devenay over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Devenay takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Devenay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Devenay wants to break free but Silvain has control.
Silvain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silvain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Devenay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silvain throws a front kick that sends Devenay stumbling back into the cage.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Devenay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Devenay throws a jab but it's blocked by Silvain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvain swings for the body but Devenay moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Devenay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Silvain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silvain wants to clinch up but Devenay keeps it at a distance.
Devenay throws a nice looking combination but Silvain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Devenay.
It looks like Tiago Silvain has been cut.
Silvain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Devenay.
Devenay misses with an uppercut. Silvain saw that one coming.
Silvain throws a head kick that half lands.
Devenay misses with a hook. Silvain ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Devenay misses the target.
Silvain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Devenay.
Silvain has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Devenay connects with the punch.
Devenay misses with a hook. Silvain ducked under it nicely.
Silvain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Devenay.
Silvain closes the distance and clinches.
Devenay tries to break free but Silvain pushes him back against the cage.
Silvain has Devenay pressed against the cage, preventing Devenay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silvain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Devenay's defenses.
Devenay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Devenay takes an elbow to the temple.
Silvain lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Silvain.
Silvain has Devenay pressed against the cage.
Silvain lands a damaging elbow.
Silvain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devenay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silvain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Devenay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Devenay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Devenay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silvain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silvain manages to break the clinch.
Devenay lands a nice shot that snaps Silvain's head back.
Tiago Silvain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvain ducks under a wild hook from Devenay.
A big left from Devenay misses.
Silvain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silvain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Devenay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silvain lands with a left to the head.
Silvain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silvain working Devenay over with knees to the body.
Silvain lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvain.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvain.
Silvain lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Devenay up against the cage.
Devenay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tiago Silvain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silvain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Devenay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Silvain.
Silvain lands an elbow that stopped Devenay in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Silvain.
Silvain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Devenay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silvain breaks from the clinch.
Silvain connects with a high kick.
Devenay throws a series of punches but Silvain moves out of range.
Devenay misses with a body shot.
Devenay throws a jab when Silvain was well out of range.
Silvain instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvain stalls.
Silvain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silvain lands a head kick!
Silvain is looking to clinch but Devenay is avoiding it.
Devenay throws a jab when Silvain was well out of range.
Silvain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silvain moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvain moves out of range as Devenay strikes.
Devenay misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Silvain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tiago Silvain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Devenay looks to land a left hand but Silvain moved out of range nicely.
Silvain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silvain lands a damaging elbow.
Silvain with a knee to the head.
Silvain missing with knees to the body.
Silvain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silvain lands an elbow inside.
Silvain missing with knees to the body.
Silvain with a knee to the head.
Devenay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silvain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Silvain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Devenay is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvain has double underhooks.
Silvain lands a knee to the body.
Silvain scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Devenay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silvain lands a damaging elbow.
Silvain gets underhooks to prevent Devenay's takedown attempt.
Devenay is trying to break the clinch but Silvain has him pressed against the cage.
Silvain has Devenay pressed against the cage.
Silvain scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devenay has had enough of the clinch but Silvain keeps him there for the moment.
Silvain works on Devenay's body with a couple of short punches.
Silvain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Devenay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvain.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silvain obliges.
Devenay takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvain.
Devenay working hard to break the clinch.
Silvain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silvain has Devenay pressed against the cage, preventing Devenay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silvain has Devenay pressed against the cage, preventing Devenay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Devenay is trying to break the clinch but Silvain has him pressed against the cage.
Silvain presses Devenay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silvain just leaning against Devenay, taking a breather.
Silvain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silvain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Devenay wants to break free but Silvain has control.
Silvain lands an elbow inside that Devenay shrugs off.
Silvain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Devenay being controlled against the cage.
Silvain missing with knees to the body.
Silvain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Devenay's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gary Devenay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvain ducks under a wild hook from Devenay.
Silvain slips a jab from Devenay.
Silvain looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silvain decides to stand and escape the position.
Devenay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silvain momentarily.
Silvain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silvain wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain moves away from the strike by Devenay.
Devenay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tiago Silvain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Devenay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Devenay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Devenay is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvain has double underhooks.
Silvain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silvain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Devenay up against the cage.
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.
Devenay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Devenay is trying to break free.
Silvain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Devenay's defenses.
Devenay is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvain has double underhooks.
Silvain has Devenay pressed against the cage.
Silvain lands an elbow inside that Devenay shrugs off.
Silvain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gary Devenay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvain.
Devenay takes an elbow to the temple.
Silvain keeps control of Devenay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silvain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silvain lands an elbow inside that Devenay shrugs off.
Silvain lands an elbow just above Devenay 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Silvain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silvain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Silvain!
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