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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Kilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Kilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kilo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kilo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva tries for a takedown but Kilo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Kilo scores with a four punch combination!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kilo throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Kilo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Kilo is keeping him busy.
Kilo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Silva with the ground and pound but Kilo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kilo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Kilo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two 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.
Kilo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Kilo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kilo wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Kilo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kilo counters with a straight right hand.
Phil Kilo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silva.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Phil Kilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kilo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kilo is trying to get back to his feet.
Kilo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kilo is not content to let Silva control the position.
Kilo is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Kilo parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kilo to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phil Kilo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kilo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kilo is looking for a kimura here.
Kilo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Kilo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Kilo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is looking to control Kilo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilo.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kilo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Kilo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is trying to keep Kilo in close.
Kilo trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Kilo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva controls Kilo momentarily but Kilo frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kilo tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva landing punches.
Silva tries to control but Kilo wriggling away.
Silva wants to control the action but instead Kilo gets a body lock and reverses into Silva's guard! Nice work!
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kilo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Kilo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilo tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Kilo won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Kilo is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kilo is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Kilo circles away and we're back to standing.
Kilo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kilo stands up.
Silva shoots and misses
and Kilo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kilo wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva keeping full guard, as Kilo tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilo wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Phil Kilo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kilo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kilo stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Kilo finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Kilo counters with a stiff right hand.
Phil Kilo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silva.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kilo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kilo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kilo controlling the action here.
Kilo is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilo.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Kilo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ground and pound from Kilo.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Kilo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kilo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilo is one step ahead there.
Silva is controlling Kilo's posture.
Kilo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kilo has Silva in his guard.
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.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kilo keeps moving.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva postures up in Kilo's guard and throws a big left but Kilo blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Kilo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kilo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Kilo!
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FIGHT
RATING
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