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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Kasper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasper.
Silva throws a series of punches but Kasper avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kasper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kasper tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Kasper backpedaling.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Kasper's head.
Kasper fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Kasper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kasper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasper is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva sizes up Kasper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kasper avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shane Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasper blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva lands with a hook. Kasper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva throws a series of punches but Kasper moves out of range.
Kasper walks into a left hand.
Kasper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasper dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Kasper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kasper tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bum rush Kasper with a series of wild strikes but Kasper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasper moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Shane Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasper.
Kasper gets a clinch.
Kasper has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kasper prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Kasper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kasper lands a jab.
Kasper tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Kasper blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kasper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kasper somewhat.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Kasper backs away looking to recover.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kasper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Kasper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kasper shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva works over Kasper's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kasper tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Kasper pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Kasper won't allow it.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Kasper won't allow it.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a right hand that Kasper ducks under and follows up with a left that Kasper also avoids with ease.
Kasper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Kasper is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva looks to land a combination but Kasper avoids it well.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Kasper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a series of punches but Kasper moves out of range.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva swinging wildly here.
Kasper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Kasper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looks to land a combination but Kasper avoids it well.
Kasper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasper is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Kasper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasper ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Kasper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Kasper throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kasper moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kasper has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Kasper is controlling the position.
Kasper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kasper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kasper keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Kasper has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Stalling in the clinch from Kasper.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Kasper has the dominant position.
Kasper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Kasper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasper.
Kasper misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a head kick but Kasper moves out of range.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasper.
Kasper is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Kasper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasper shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Kasper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasper looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kasper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva throws a right hand that Kasper ducks under and follows up with a left that Kasper also avoids with ease.
Kasper throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shane Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva looks to land a combination. Kasper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kasper moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Kasper counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Kasper throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kasper. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kasper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kasper somewhat.
Silva throws a series of punches but Kasper avoids them all with ease.
Kasper misses with the combination.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Kasper avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Kasper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Kasper avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Kasper has a good base and remains in mount.
Kasper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kasper is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shane Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kasper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Kasper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kasper throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Kasper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva looks to land a combination but Kasper avoids it well.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasper circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kasper fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasper shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Kasper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kasper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kasper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kasper is looking to clinch.
Kasper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva tries to work over Kasper's front leg with a kick but Kasper checks it.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasper.
John Kasper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasper circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kasper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A cross from Silva lands.
Kasper is looking to clinch.
Kasper is looking to clinch.
Kasper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kasper gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kasper moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasper takes one on the button.
Kasper has a takedown stuffed.
Kasper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Kasper or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kasper is rocked!
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Kasper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kasper wants to clinch.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kasper - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shane Silva!
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