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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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144 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
21
145 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
KO power |
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ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Tyler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tyler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyler has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Tyler is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyler connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler lands a couple of digs.
Tyler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyler is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Tyler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tyler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tyler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tyler cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Tyler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyler is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyler distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyler working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tyler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Tyler postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Tyler working some strikes from top position.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tyler is aware though and is defending well.
Silva looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyler has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Tyler works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyler drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Tyler off! Tyler jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tyler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tyler cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tyler scoring with punches from side control.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tyler scoring with punches and elbows.
Tyler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva tries to buck Tyler off but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tyler scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tyler smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tyler landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to bench press Tyler off him but Tyler keeps the position.
Tyler working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tyler works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tyler connects with a decent elbow.
Tyler scoring with punches from side control.
Tyler lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tyler working Silva over with strikes.
Tyler 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.
Tyler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Tyler in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Tyler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tyler.
Tyler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyler has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Tyler works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Tyler lands a couple of elbows.
Tyler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tyler slips nicely into half guard.
Tyler working the head and body with strikes.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Tyler in his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyler 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.
Tyler prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tyler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tyler's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler trying to control the hands but Silva breaks the grip.
Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tyler defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tyler tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tyler is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva scoring with strikes but Tyler is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tyler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyler wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Tyler throwing hammer fists to the chest of Silva. What's that going to do exactly?
Jake Tyler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyler is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Tyler is working hard here to advance position.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tyler is trying to escape the mount.
Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tyler is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Tyler sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tyler is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tyler looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tyler looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Tyler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyler manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Tyler's guard.
Tyler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva won't allow Tyler to sweep him here.
Tyler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tyler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Tyler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyler manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Tyler's guard.
Tyler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyler shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tyler landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyler is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Tyler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Tyler isn't that keen on the idea.
Tyler scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Tyler unloading with bombs!
Tyler unloading with bombs!
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tyler looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Tyler with a couple of short strikes.
Tyler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tyler breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tyler with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva suckers Tyler into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Silva is now in Tyler's guard!
Tyler wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyler keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyler is keeping the position for now.
Tyler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Tyler.
Silva advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Tyler is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Tyler is looking to improve his position.
Silva is trying to control. Tyler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tyler gets back to full guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Tyler won't let him.
Tyler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Silva has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Tyler to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silva is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Tyler pulls down on the head and he's put Silva to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Tyler!
Jake Tyler retains his bantamweight title!
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energy
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hype
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