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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shoot em' up. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremy Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush fails to land the takedown.
Bush shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bush with the ground and pound but Silva regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bush is one step ahead there.
Silva looking to control.
Bush forces his way into half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Bush, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva trying to hold on to Bush's head to control him but Bush postures up.
Bush thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush working the head and body with strikes.
Silva trying to hold on to Bush's head to control him but Bush postures up.
Silva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bush.
Bush controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bush manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva throws a strike but Bush rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bush trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bush's guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Bush is keeping the position.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Bush from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bush utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva stops Bush from standing up.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the 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 throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bush wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Jeremy Bush will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Bush on that attempt.
Nice shot by Bush.
Silva tries to clinch up but Bush circles away and keeps his distance.
Jeremy Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bush is defended easily by Silva.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Bush moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bush tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Bush takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jeremy Bush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch but Bush moves out of range.
Bush fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bush up against the cage.
Bush jumps guard but Silva stands there with Bush around his waist. Bush gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bush wants a takedown.
Silva is working Bush over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalls.
Silva digs a right hand into Bush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bush's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Bush is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bush wants a takedown.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Bush changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Bush with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bush or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Bush shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bush shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bush will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Bush shoots in.
Bush fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Bush or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva feints and as Bush raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Bush has wrist control.
Silva throws a strike but Bush rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bush thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bush's guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Bush is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Bush with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva controls the position.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Bush controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva landing a few strikes.
Silva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bush sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bush bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bush shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Bush is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Bush uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Bush gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bush blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva working aggressively here.
Bush can't get the takedown.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Silva.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bush wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Bush's head.
Bush jumps guard but Silva stands there with Bush around his waist. Bush gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bush fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bush up against the cage.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva avoiding damage.
Bush tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bush tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva lands a jab to Bush's midsection.
Bush with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva has Bush pushed against the cage.
Silva is working Bush over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Silva!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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