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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mazaa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Bernardini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andres Bernardini has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mazaa Silva's chin.
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mazaa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andres Bernardini!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardini throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bernardini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bernardini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bernardini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bernardini looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bernardini scores with a jab to the body.
Bernardini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bernardini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mazaa Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernardini scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva trying to control but Bernardini is working from the bottom.
Bernardini wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernardini is retaining full guard.
Silva is in close to Bernardini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bernardini wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bernardini is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bernardini manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bernardini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bernardini sprawls well. Bernardini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Bernardini misses with the combination.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bernardini counters with a two punch combo.
Bernardini lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Andres Bernardini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Bernardini does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernardini throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bernardini circles away easily
and Bernardini counters with a two punch combo.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Bernardini counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bernardini.
Bernardini throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bernardini looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bernardini counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Bernardini to acknowledge the strikes.
Bernardini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bernardini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bernardini throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bernardini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bernardini displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bernardini throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Bernardini tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bernardini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bernardini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bernardini punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Bernardini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bernardini lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva misses with a takedown
enabling Bernardini to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Bernardini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bernardini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardini throws a one two combo.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bernardini as he jumps to the side.
Bernardini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bernardini lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Bernardini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bernardini misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bernardini.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bernardini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bernardini lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bernardini.
Bernardini shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Bernardini to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bernardini dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bernardini connects with a jab.
Bernardini throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Bernardini misses with a series of wild punches.
Bernardini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bernardini.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Bernardini counters with a straight right hand.
Bernardini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bernardini has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bernardini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Bernardini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bernardini throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bernardini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernardini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva moves forwards but Bernardini connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bernardini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Bernardini lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Andres Bernardini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bernardini throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bernardini is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bernardini counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mazaa Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Bernardini.
Bernardini throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Bernardini thumps Silva with a low kick.
Bernardini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernardini pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Bernardini follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bernardini throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Bernardini throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Bernardini jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bernardini digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bernardini. Those never looked like landing.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bernardini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bernardini. Those never looked like landing.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bernardini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bernardini scores with a decent looking hook.
Andres Bernardini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernardini misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Bernardini.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Bernardini makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mazaa Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernardini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernardini looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bernardini counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Bernardini manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bernardini counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bernardini misses with the combination.
Bernardini sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bernardini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bernardini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bernardini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Bernardini throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Bernardini both land. Nice combination.
Bernardini throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bernardini wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Bernardini has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Bernardini counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva shoots and misses
and Bernardini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bernardini avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bernardini counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bernardini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva working for a submission but Bernardini is keeping him at bay.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bernardini is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silva has hold of Bernardini's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bernardini manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bernardini wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bernardini is trying to stand.
Bernardini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva scoring with strikes but Bernardini is staying in there.
Bernardini's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Bernardini frees his head quite easily.
Bernardini is trying to stand.
Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Silva tries to clinch up
and Bernardini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bernardini really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bernardini hang on?
Bernardini is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva looking to isolate an arm here. Bernardini doesn't see it coming and as Silva extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mazaa Silva!
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