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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Daniels has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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188 cm
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176 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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165 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Daniels! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Silva! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Silva. Silva throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Danga de danga de dang - Daniels scores with a four punch combination! Daniels throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range. Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease. Silva misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut. Daniels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Daniels closes the distance and lands a one-two. Silva misses the shot to the body. Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Daniels scores with a decent looking hook. Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut. Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Daniels lands with a right hand. Daniels throws a shot to the body.
Daniels lands a jab to Silva's midsection. Silva needs to keep his hands up - Daniels had a free shot at his head there. Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daniels. Daniels lands a right hook to the body.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva gets a clinch. Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daniels pulls him back up using the underhooks. Daniels stalling in the clinch.
Daniels is trying to stall.
Silva blocking some punches.
Daniels stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daniels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rob Daniels. Daniels moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Silva throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it. Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Silva. Daniels is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Daniels scores with a body shot.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels. Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
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. No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it. Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely. Daniels catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Daniels throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease. Silva throws a combination that misses and Daniels counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Daniels to acknowledge the strikes. Daniels dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Daniels is working the combinations to good effect here. Silva swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels counters with a right hand to the body. Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniels counters with a right hand to the body. Silva dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Silva looks gassed! Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses the body punch and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Silva throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it. Daniels is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch. Silva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Silva misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a left and a right that stings Silva. Silva walks into a left hand. Daniels thuds a left hand into Silva's body. Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels. Daniels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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. A swing and a miss from Silva. Daniels lands a two punch combo.
Silva misses with a straight left. Daniels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though. Daniels lands with a good body shot. Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniels counters with a lovely shot to the body. Silva is looking to clinch. Daniels misses with the combination.
Daniels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Rob Daniels has been cut. Daniels looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well. Silva thows a body shot but no joy. Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Daniels dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rob Daniels's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Daniels lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Daniels fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Nice body punch from Daniels. Daniels swinging wildly here.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Silva misses the body punch and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A left and a right from Daniels both land. Nice combination. Nice body punch from Daniels. Daniels is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Silva throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range. Mike Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silva throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it. Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Silva throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely. Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving. Silva throws a series of punches but Daniels moves out of range. Silva tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Daniels throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it. Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Daniels counters with a nice body shot. Silva is breathing heavily. Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well. Silva misses with a wild body shot. Daniels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Rob Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Daniels lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage. Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva. Daniels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Daniels's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Daniels duly obliges. Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva. Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniels counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Daniels lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming. Daniels lands with a good body shot. Silva looks to land a combination but Daniels avoids it well. Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daniels. Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Silva missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Daniels scores with a nice strike. Daniels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Daniels swinging wildly here.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Daniels!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daniels tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault. No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheers as Daniels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though. Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss. Silva throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A cross from Daniels lands. Silva misses with a wild body shot. Silva misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Silva misses the shot to the body. Daniels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Daniels scores with a body shot.
Daniels jabs at Silva's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Daniels!
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss. Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva. Silva throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range. Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss. Silva thows a left - swing and a miss! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Nice uppercut lands for Daniels. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Silva swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Daniels. Beautiful body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Daniels dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Rob Daniels's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Silva throws a combination that misses and Daniels counters with a left to the body. Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease. Daniels misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing. Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively. A right-left combo lands from Daniels. Daniels lands with a right hand. Daniels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silva slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Daniels scores with a three punch combo!
Daniels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Daniels tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva. Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Daniels lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Silva misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a nice body shot. Daniels scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Daniels stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken. Silva works over Daniels's head and body with a nice combination. Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Daniels lands a jab-cross combination. Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva. Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daniels. Daniels scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one. Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels. Daniels throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease. Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Daniels looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Silva loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch. Daniels works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination. Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Daniels counter with a right hand. A left and a right from Daniels both land. Nice combination. Daniels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Daniels will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Daniels avoids the body shot from Silva.
Daniels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Daniels counters with a nice body shot. Silva missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A left lands for Daniels. Silva slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Daniels counters with a right hand to the body. Silva missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Silva throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely. Silva missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Daniels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Daniels lands a jab-cross combination. Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand. Rob Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Silva misses with a double jab.
Daniels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Silva misses the body punch and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Rob Daniels is winning the standup battle so far. Daniels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daniels. Mike Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Daniels works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination. Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Mike Silva. I think Daniels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Daniels!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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