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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendall Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Clarke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clarke throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clarke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clarke with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Clarke.
Clarke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Clarke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva controlling the position well.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clarke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva pulls Clarke in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Clarke defends easily.
Clarke thows a big elbow that misses.
Clarke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clarke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clarke trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva controls Clarke momentarily but Clarke frees himself.
Clarke trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clarke postures up.
Clarke postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Clarke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clarke cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Clarke thows a big elbow that misses.
Clarke is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clarke defends well.
Clarke throws a big right hand that misses.
Clarke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clarke defends it easily.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clarke pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Clarke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clarke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva trying to control but Clarke postures up.
Clarke wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Clarke with the ground and pound but Silva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Clarke looking to pass the guard.
Clarke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four 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.
Clarke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clarke landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
Clarke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Clarke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Clarke preventing the sweep.
Clarke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Clarke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Clarke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Clarke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Clarke 's knee.
Clarke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Clarke avoids the head kick by Silva.
Clarke fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Clarke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarke darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to control but Clarke postures up.
Silva tries to roll over but Clarke keeps him under control.
Silva is staying active underneath Clarke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Clarke has control of the leg.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clarke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clarke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clarke drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Clarke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Clarke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Clarke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clarke looking for a sweep. Not yet Clarke, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
Clarke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clarke has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Kendall Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke fails with a takedown attempt.
Ryan Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Clarke.
Clarke throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clarke!
The referee warns Clarke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Clarke can't escape the position.
Clarke manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Clarke wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Clarke sees it coming and defends easily.
Clarke desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Clarke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Clarke didn't expect that.
Clarke wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
Clarke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clarke wants to sweep but no luck.
Clarke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Clarke.
Clarke trying to control from the bottom.
Clarke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control. Clarke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clarke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva is really struggling to control Clarke but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Clarke wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clarke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Clarke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clarke 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.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Clarke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Clarke gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is trying to get back to full guard.
Clarke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is keen to just control but Clarke is a slippery customer.
Clarke is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Clarke tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clarke is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarke avoid being mounted?
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Clarke tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Silva has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Clarke sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva passes into side control, despite Clarke's attempt to control the position.
Silva tries for a kimura but Clarke is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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