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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chauncey Silvestre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 cm
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150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
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158 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chauncey Silvestre! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Moore! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot. Silvestre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moore. That did some damage! Moore misses with a wild combination.
Silvestre misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming. Silvestre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silvestre 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 Moore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Moore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Silvestre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moore. Silvestre throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily. Moore lands with an uppercut that bounces Silvestre off the cage and back into rage. Silvestre throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Moore blocks a low kick nicely. Silvestre avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore avoids the body shot from Silvestre.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silvestre.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Silvestre moves out of range of the strikes. Silvestre wants to slow Moore down by chopping away at his legs. Nice shot by Silvestre. Moore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Moore throws a series of punches but Silvestre avoids them all with ease. Moore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silvestre avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvestre.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Moore blocks a leg kick. Moore checks a leg kick nicely. Silvestre throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side. Moore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Silvestre tried to score with a low kick but Moore checks it. Moore ducks under a wild hook from Silvestre. Moore scores with a jab. Silvestre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silvestre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silvestre fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Silvestre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvestre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Silvestre tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvestre tries to keep at a distance but Moore has taken the fight into the clinch. Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvestre avoids it. Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silvestre.
Silvestre taking a breather. Moore lands a knee to the body.
Silvestre managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvestre avoids the damage to the body. Moore misses with a knee strike.
Silvestre stalling in the clinch but Moore improves position. Silvestre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvestre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silvestre.
Silvestre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore presses Silvestre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silvestre tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moore scores with a knee to the head.
Moore looks gassed! A right hook to the body lands for Moore.
Silvestre looking to stall.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvestre is trying to maintain a safe position but Moore gets an underhook and turns Silvestre into the cage. Good body shot from Moore.
Moore tries a knee to the head but Silvestre blocks it.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Silvestre stalling in the clinch but Moore improves position. Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Silvestre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Silvestre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Moore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Nice body punch from Moore - that landed with a thud.
Silvestre is trying to stall.
Silvestre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvestre managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Moore scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chauncey Silvestre. Silvestre slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Silvestre. Silvestre throws a half hearted mid kick. Moore slips a jab and a cross from Silvestre.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silvestre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Good work by Moore as he checks the leg kick. Moore throws a looping overhand right but Silvestre ducks down to avoid it. Silvestre misses with a low kick. Silvestre throws a leg kick that misses. Good work by Moore as he checks the leg kick. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch. Moore stuns Silvestre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Moore dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silvestre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Silvestre walks into a straight right hand from Moore. Silvestre throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and moves out of range. Moore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silvestre on the side of the head. Silvestre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silvestre 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. Silvestre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab. Silvestre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moore is out of range and Silvestre settles back down. Moore misses with a body shot.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Silvestre tries to land a leg kick but Moore saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Silvestre misses. Silvestre throws a nice head kick!
Moore tries to bum rush Silvestre with a series of wild strikes but Silvestre uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvestre.
Keith Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silvestre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Silvestre throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moore blocks a head kick by Silvestre.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Silvestre wants to slow Moore down by chopping away at his legs. Moore thows a left - swing and a miss! Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvestre manages to avoid it. Silvestre misses with a looping left. Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvestre.
A telegraphed right hand from Silvestre misses the target. Silvestre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moore is out of range and Silvestre settles back down. Moore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing. Moore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Silvestre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silvestre keeps the fight on the outside. Silvestre throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick from Silvestre lands but Moore takes it in his stride. Moore lands with a nice body punch. Silvestre lands with a kick to the temple. Moore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Silvestre throws a leg kick but Moore moved away. The fight moves into the clinch position. Silvestre'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. Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silvestre is defending well for now. Moore creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silvestre's defenses. A bit of stalling here from Silvestre.
A head punch on the inside from Silvestre fails to land. Silvestre trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
Moore trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Silvestre seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Moore is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chauncey Silvestre. Silvestre moves out of range as Moore strikes. Silvestre throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silvestre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvestre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Moore throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Moore looks to throw the jab but Silvestre is out of range. Silvestre throws a head kick that misses. Moore looks to land a left hand but Silvestre moved out of range nicely. Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvestre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Silvestre throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it. Silvestre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moore checks it well. Silvestre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore. Moore throws a looping overhand right but Silvestre ducks down to avoid it. Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvestre is just out of range. Silvestre moves out of range as Moore strikes. Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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. Silvestre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Silvestre lands with a straight right. Moore didn't see that one coming. Keith Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silvestre, as that shot connected.
Moore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Moore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silvestre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Silvestre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silvestre. Moore is breathing heavily. Silvestre throws a chopping leg kick but Moore manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Silvestre misses with a leg kick. Silvestre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Moore avoids a low kick by using good footwork. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moore checks a leg kick. Silvestre avoids the body shot from Moore.
Silvestre misses with a straight left. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Silvestre dominated that second round. That's time! Silvestre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silvestre misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moore!
Silvestre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore lands a glancing blow to the side of Silvestre's head. Moore checks a low kick from Silvestre. Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Silvestre works the jab nicely. A jab from Silvestre finds it's way through Moore's defenses. Moore misses with a combination
and Silvestre counters with a nice leg kick. Silvestre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Silvestre throws a low kick, looking for Moore's leg but Moore calmly moves out of range. Silvestre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Moore is rocked! Moore gets in close and instigates a clinch. A body shot lands from Moore.
Moore landing knees to the head.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Silvestre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moore is working Silvestre over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silvestre blocks it with crossed arms. Silvestre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now. Silvestre stalling the fight.
Moore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Silvestre stalling in the clinch but Moore improves position. Silvestre managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvestre avoids it. Silvestre tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silvestre can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. Maybe Silvestre would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chauncey Silvestre. A slapping leg kick lands for Silvestre.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silvestre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestre is looking to slow Moore down with leg kicks. Moore checks a low kick from Silvestre. Silvestre throws out a powerful jab. Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Silvestre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silvestre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A head kick misses from Silvestre. Moore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silvestre dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Moore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Silvestre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moore. That did some damage! Silvestre wants to slow Moore down by chopping away at his legs. Silvestre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Moore throws a right and a left that both miss. Silvestre connects with a crisp jab. Moore tries to clinch enabling Silvestre to counter with a crisp jab. Silvestre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab. Silvestre lands with a slapping head kick. Silvestre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moore finds it's way round the side to connect with Silvestre's head. Silvestre throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moore tries to clinch but fails miserably and Silvestre counters with a head kick. Silvestre throws a head kick that misses. Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silvestre swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silvestre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Moore moves into range and clinches up with Silvestre. Silvestre looking to stall.
Moore works on Silvestre's body with a couple of short punches. Silvestre is looking to control Moore's arms but Moore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silvestre has his back to the cage. Moore lands an elbow that stopped Silvestre in his tracks for a moment. Silvestre tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body. Knees to the body from Moore.
Silvestre managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Silvestre managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silvestre is defending well for now. Knees in the clinch landing for Moore.
Silvestre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Silvestre managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silvestre is defending well for now. Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvestre avoids the damage to the body. Moore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvestre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Knees in the clinch landing for Moore.
Silvestre looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chauncey Silvestre. A left lands for Moore. Moore checks a leg kick nicely. Silvestre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Silvestre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Moore throws a big shot that misses. Moore checks a low kick from Silvestre. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Silvestre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Good exchange - Silvestre coming out on top. Silvestre closes the distance and lands a one-two. Silvestre lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chauncey Silvestre. I think Silvestre 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28 Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chauncey Silvestre!
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