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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davis.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva throws a low kick but Davis avoids it.
A jab from Davis does it's job there.
A clash of legs there as Davis blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis checks a leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
Silva wants to slow Davis down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
It looks like Thiago Silva has been cut.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Davis avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva looks gassed!
Davis throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva motions for Davis to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davis throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Davis throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis blocks a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Thiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva tries to work over Davis's front leg with a kick but Davis checks it.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Silva throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davis's calf.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Davis checks a low kick from Silva.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
A left and a right from Davis both land. Nice combination.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis checks the leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva wants to slow Davis down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davis's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis checks a leg kick.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davis is able to avoid easily.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva is rocked!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
A clash of legs there as Davis blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Davis checks a leg kick.
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 throws a leg kick but Davis moved away.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva motions for Davis to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phil Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a low kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
That has opened up Thiago Silva's cut even more.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Davis throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Davis blocks a head kick by Silva.
Phil Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's eight 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thiago Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Davis misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Phil Davis!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Phil Davis!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Phil Davis!
Phil Davis wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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