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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Paez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jay silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Paez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jay silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paez.
Paez gets the takedown into side control.
silva is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Paez working the ground and pound but silva is defending the strikes.
silva is pushing Paez's head away, looking to escape. Paez manages to hold on to the position though.
Paez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
silva is trying to control Paez's posture but Paez avoids it.
Paez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paez throws a strike aimed at the side of silva's head but silva avoids it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
silva is looking to clinch.
silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paez tries to score a power double leg takedown but silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paez somewhat.
Paez fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Paez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paez is breathing heavily.
silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Paez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Paez trying to keep a closed guard but silva is proving a slippery customer.
silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Paez is proving hard to escape from.
silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paez working a defensive guard here.
silva wants to get up but he can't break Paez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
silvais looking to pass into half guard but Paez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Paez is in guard.
silva controls Paez momentarily but Paez frees himself.
Paez stops silva from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
silva throws a sloppy head kick and Paez moves out of range easily.
silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva throws a body kick that misses.
Paez rushes silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
silva taking a breather.
Paez can't get the takedown.
silva is trying to force a seperation but Paez has the dominant position.
silva tries to pull guard but Paez won't allow it.
silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in silva's half guard.
silva is trying to maintain the position but Paez is very close to passing his half guard.
Paez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paez lands strikes from half guard.
silva trying to hold on to Paez's head to control him but Paez postures up.
Paez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
silva pushes Paez off looking to stand but Paez dives back in and keeps control.
Paez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
silva has a takedown stuffed.
Paez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts silva as he jumps to the side.
Paez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Paez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Paez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jorge Paez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
silva connects with a high kick.
silva pushes Paez up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paez is trying to keep silva in close.
silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice sprawl there from silva as Paez shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva wants to stand up but Paez is controlling him.
silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Paez throwing strikes from guard but silva blocks nicely.
silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
silva wants to stand up but Paez is controlling him.
Paez stands and throws silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two 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.
Paez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
silva manages to get back to half guard.
silva wants to control the action here but instead Paez manages to pass to full mount!
Paez looking to ground and pound but silva is blocking nicely.
silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Paez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Paez with good strikes from the mount here!
silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paez with shots to the head and body - silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paez dominating with strikes here.
silva is trying to stand.
silva is trying to escape the mount.
Paez lands with some strikes.
silva tries to lock up and control but Paez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paez lands a nice shot to the head.
silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paez has hold of silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
silva is trying to stand.
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.
Paez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for silva because Paez loaded up on that one.
silva regains half guard.
silva is looking to improve his position.
silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Paez from advancing to side control.
silva has a hand on Paez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Paez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
silva is trying to escape the mount.
Paez has hold of silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Paez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Paez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
silva tries to clinch but Paez moves away
and Paez moves into the clinch.
silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paez doesn't manage to clinch there - silva circles away.
silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
silva lands with a right hand.
Paez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as silva sprawls well. silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paez gets slowly back to his feet.
silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paez moves out of range as silva throws a body kick.
silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paez circles away quickly and effectively.
silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
silva pushes Paez off and gets back to his feet.
Paez closes this distance looking for a takedown but silva circles away.
Some wild striking there from silva.
Paez instigates a clinch.
That's two 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.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Paez avoids the damage to the body.
silva looking for a takedown.
silva tries to throw a body punch but Paez avoids it by throwing silva back against the cage.
silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paez tries to score a body lock takedown but silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Paez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
silva wants to stall.
silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paez.
silva working hard to break the clinch.
Paez has a couple of punches blocked by silva.
jay silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva throws a head kick that misses
and Paez counters by clinching up.
Paez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paez stalling against the cage.
silva stops a takedown attempt from Paez.
silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good body shot from silva.
Paez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paez as silva tries to tie him up.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paez.
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 gets control of Paez's arms and successfully pulls guard. silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paez.
Paez throwing strikes from guard but silva blocks nicely.
silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Paez lands a couple of digs.
Paez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jorge Paez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paez content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Paez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paez, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Paez!
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