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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by All Summer Long. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Yang!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang fails to land the takedown.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Yang tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yang escapes and gets back to his feet.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yang shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Yang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yang.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Yang scoring with strikes.
Yang stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yang.
Tommy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Yang.
Yang tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Yang moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Yang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yang shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yang's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Yang avoids them all with ease.
Yang has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Yang fights it but they end up in guard.
Yang is wriggling around but Silva manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yang.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yang has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Yang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yang is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Yang wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Yang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yang decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Yang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yang decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yang.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Yang circles away.
Yang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva prevents Yang from breaking the clinch.
Yang wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Yang can't break the clinch.
Yang jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yang pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Yang feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
so Yang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Yang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yang slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yang!
Yang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yang is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Well, if Yang is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yang decides to return to a standing position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yang thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yangs head.
Yang is trying to break free.
Yang wants to stall.
Silva prevents Yang from breaking the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow just above Yang 's eye.
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yang is trying to stand.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yang moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yang is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Yang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yang drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Yang off! Yang jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Yang advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yang stands up out of the half guard.
Yang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yang scoring with punches from side control.
Yang stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Yang feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Yang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yang is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Yang has passed into side control.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yang goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Yang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Yang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a series of punches but Yang moves out of range.
Yang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Yang didn't expect that.
Yang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Yang stands up from Silva's guard - Yang perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Yang throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Yang counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Yang is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Yang has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yang is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Yang is controlling him well.
Yang 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.
Yang throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva rushes Yang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tommy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Yang.
Yang breaks from the clinch.
Yang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yang tries to clinch up
and Silva moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yang has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Yang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yang is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Yang has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yang pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Yang dives into Silva's guard.
Yang gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Samuel Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yang throws and low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Yang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Tommy Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Yang stands up from Silva's guard - Yang perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yang happy to just control the position for now.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Yang has passed into mount! Damn!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samuel Yang.
I've got Yang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Yang!
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RATING
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