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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Dangerous GnP
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Silver!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a right hand that Silver ducks under and follows up with a left that Silver also avoids with ease.
Silver tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chad Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silver!
Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Silver frees his head quite easily.
Silver is trying to stand up.
Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Silver is having none of it.
Silver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silver is working to get back to half guard.
Silver is trying to stand but he's just given Silva his back.
Silva biding his time, controlling Silver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silver has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Silva trying to control.
Silver holding both Silva 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Silver pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
Silver prevents Silva from getting a body triangle.
Silva connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Silver to escape the position.
Silver is trying to shake Silva off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Silva won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Silver looks gassed!
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.
Silver throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva shoots in and bounces Silver off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silver wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva pushes down on Silver's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silver misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Silver lands with an overhand left.
Silver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
Silver fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlos Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver lands a nice looking body shot.
Silver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Silver will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Silver both land. Nice combination.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silver fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Silver counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Silver.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Silver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva is looking to slow Silver down with leg kicks.
Silver lands a jab.
Silver throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Silver as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silver misses with a combination
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silver counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silver is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Silva manages to move to mount!
Silver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The referee warns Silver that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silver squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silver 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.
Silva landing shots from mount.
That's four 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.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Silver is in trouble!
Silver's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silva manages to capitalize on a mistake by Silver to take his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carlos Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Silver misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silver circles away.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silver's corner calls for a 1-2. Silver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a head shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silver.
Silver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silver's guard.
Silver is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Silver wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silver throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
A left and a right from Silver both land. Nice combination.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silver misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Silver as he connects with a hook.
Silver avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
Silver misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carlos Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
Silver is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Silver is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is keen to just control but Silver is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silver scores with a jab to the head.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
Silver tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver misses with a combination
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chad Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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