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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Till I Collapse. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Dean!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dean trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dean frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva wants to control but Dean is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Dean seems content to control.
Dean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dean looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Dean sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dean lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Dean.
Dean is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Dean sits in half guard.
Dean is controlling the pace.
Dean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dean is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Eddie Dean just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dean has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Dean dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva is not content to let Dean control the position.
Dean wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dean pulls his head out easily.
Dean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dean performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva is not content to let Dean control the position.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dean slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Dean wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Dean is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dean trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Dean is controlling the pace.
Dean slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Dean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Eddie Dean just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dean forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Dean has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dean is working the ground and pound. Can Silva escape?
Dean is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Silva up.
Dean wants to control the position but Silva frees himself and scrambles - Dean manages to regain control in side control.
Dean working the ground and pound from side control.
Dean wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Dean dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dean gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dean has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dean pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Dean dives into Silva's guard.
Dean working some strikes from top position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dean shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dean was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dean scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Dean with good strikes from the mount here!
Dean controlling from the full mount.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Dean punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Dean is having none of it.
Dean takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dean in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dean trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Dean.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Dean trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Dean landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Dean's attempts to control the action.
Dean controlling from the full mount.
Dean with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dean scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Dean wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Dean looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Dean wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Eddie Dean just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dean pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Dean gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dean is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dean lands a nice short elbow.
Dean wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean working Silva over with strikes.
Dean content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dean working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dean shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Dean finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dean wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is in trouble now - Dean has advanced to mount!
Dean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dean wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Dean controlling from the full mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Eddie Dean just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Dean wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Dean passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Eddie Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dean is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dean scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dean drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is staying active underneath Dean, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dean is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is not content to let Dean control the position.
Dean is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva is staying active underneath Dean, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dean is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Silva reverses the position - he's now on top in Dean's guard.
Dean wriggles free and stands up.
Dean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dean has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Dean manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dean lands strikes from half guard.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tyson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Dean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dean trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Dean lands strikes from half guard.
Dean is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dean pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dean.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dean 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 James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Dean!
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