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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White 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 New York, Drake Hollis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollis closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hollis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hollis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Hollis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hollis is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Hollis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hollis wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva wants to sweep here but Hollis controlling him for the moment.
Hollis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping full guard, as Hollis tries to pass.
Hollis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Hollis from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donk. Silva catches Hollis right on the button with a cross.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Silva misses.
Hollis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hollis decides to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva won't allow Hollis to get back to his feet.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Hollis is breathing heavily.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hollis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hollis is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hollis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollis is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hollis is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Hollis counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Hollis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hollis slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hollis is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Drake Hollis.
Hollis shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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 Drake Hollis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hollis misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Hollis's shoulder, as Hollis tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Hollis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollis misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hollis.
Hollis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Hollis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Hollis lands a couple of digs.
Hollis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep here but Hollis controlling him for the moment.
Hollis postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hollis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hollis lands in his opponent's guard.
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.
Hollis is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Hollis is proving a slippery customer.
Hollis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Hollis is proving a slippery customer.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hollis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hollis pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hollis wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Drake Hollis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hollis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Hollis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hollis manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Hollis's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hollis dives on top into guard.
Hollis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hollis controlling from the top position.
Hollis trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Hollis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Hollis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Hollis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hollis tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Hollis stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Hollis tries to pass.
Hollis postures up.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hollis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Hollis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hollis.
The referee calls for Hollis to work.
Hollis prevents the takedown attempt.
Drake Hollis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Silva.
Hollis breaks from the clinch.
Hollis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hollis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hollis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva wants to control but Hollis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Hollis wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva pulls Hollis in to control the position.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hollis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Hollis prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Miguel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pulling down on Hollis's head to control his posture.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Hollis from standing up.
Hollis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Hollis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hollis stalling the fight.
Hollis jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Hollis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hollis wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Hollis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hollis tries to get out of the position.
Hollis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hollis is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Hollis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hollis manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Hollis's guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Hollis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Hollis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hollis, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Hollis!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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