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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Porco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoruto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porco is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Shoruto Silva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Porco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shoruto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Porco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Porco works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Porco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Porco's calf.
Porco takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Porco's front leg but catches the back leg as Porco tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Porco is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Jab by Silva.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch but Porco is avoiding it.
Porco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva rushes Porco and presses him up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Porco swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Porco misses with some punches.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Porco has double underhooks.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Porco has double underhooks.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Porco has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Porco lands a body shot.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Porco is controlling him.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Porco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Porco is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Porco has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva working Porco over with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Porco misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Porco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Porco prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Porco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Porco's face.
Porco pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Porco avoids it.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Porco is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Porco stalling against the cage.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Porco is blocking nicely.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Porco blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Porco as the two fighters clinch.
Porco is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Porco slowing the pace effectively.
Porco gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva moves away from the strike by Porco.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Porco moves into the clinch.
Porco lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Porco.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Porco won't allow it.
Porco wants to stall.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Porco blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Porco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Porco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Porco pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Porco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Porco lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Porco avoids the damage to the body.
Porco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Porco blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Porco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Porco scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porco tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Porco.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Porco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shoruto Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva lands a jab to Porco's midsection.
Porco is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that Porco semi-blocks.
Porco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Porco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porco blocks a head kick by Silva.
Porco misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva cracks the inside of Porco's front leg.
Porco doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Porco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Porco doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Porco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Porco.
Harry Porco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porco connects with a crisp jab.
Porco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Porco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Porco scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Porco.
Silva cracks the inside of Porco's front leg.
Porco tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porco misses with a body shot.
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.
Porco looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Porco there.
Porco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Porco wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Porco throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Porco tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Porco to the ground. Porco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Porco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shoruto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Porco lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Porco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Porco's head.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints and then cracks Porco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Porco down.
Silva feints and then cracks Porco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Porco down.
Porco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Porco slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Porco in the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
A jab from Porco finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Porco throws a big shot that misses.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Porco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A decent looking cross lands there for Porco.
Porco tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Porco misses with a double jab.
Porco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Porco moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva lands a front kick.
Porco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva slips a straight right by Porco.
Porco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Porco sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porco keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva wants to clinch up but Porco keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shoruto Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Porco is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Silva lands but Porco takes it in his stride.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Porco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Porco tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Porco keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Porco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porco catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Porco is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Porco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that Porco semi-blocks.
Porco throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva tries to clinch but Porco moves out of range.
Porco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Porco finds it's target.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porco tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Porco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Porco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva wants to clinch up but Porco keeps it at a distance.
Porco throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Porco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Porco circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Porco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harry Porco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Porco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porco.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Porco finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Porco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Porco lands the left hand.
Porco is looking to clinch.
Porco is looking to clinch.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Porco looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Porco lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Porco is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Porco counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, jab by Porco - just one landing.
Porco staying out of range there.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Porco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Porco misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Shoruto Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Porco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Porco counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Porco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Porco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva thumps Porco with a low kick.
Silva thuds a left hand into Porco's body.
A left lands for Porco.
Silva cracks the inside of Porco's front leg.
Porco throws out a powerful jab.
Porco lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Porco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Porco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harry Porco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Porco lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shoruto Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shoruto Silva!
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energy
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hype
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