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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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138 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner misses with a right hand
and da Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turner takes a shot to the head.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva pushes Turner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
da Silva keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
Turner misses with a body punch.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da Silva wants to clinch
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with da Silva but da Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from da Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
da Silva clinches up against the cage.
da Silva lands a body shot.
Turner misses with a knee strike.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and da Silva avoids it.
da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Turner's head.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
Turner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
Turner shoots for a double leg takedown but da Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Turner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Silva moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
da Silva moves into the clinch.
da Silva is trying to break free.
Turner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
da Silva wants to clinch.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
da Silva forces Turner back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from da Silva on the inside.
Turner is trying to force a seperation but da Silva has the dominant position.
A short right from da Silva on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by da Silva.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da Silva throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
da Silva tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
da Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turner, pushing him back against the cage.
Turner working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, da Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
da Silva lands a right hand.
Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
da Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
da Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Silva blocks a leg kick.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
da Silva tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Turner with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael da Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
da Silva scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Michael Turner has been cut.
da Silva misses with an uppercut.
da Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
da Silva drops Turner with a beautiful combination! Turner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - da Silva is looking for the KO!
Turner is rocked!
A combination from da Silva does no damage.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva wants to clinch.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner staying out of range there.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Silva clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from da Silva on the inside.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
da Silva wants to clinch but Turner slips to the side
and Turner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turner.
da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turner wants to control from the top but da Silva keeps moving.
da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
da Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turner trying to control but da Silva is working from the bottom.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Turner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva misses with the combination.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Turner misses with a double jab.
da Silva wants to clinch.
Turner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner with a poor takedown
and da Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner shoots in for a double leg but da Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
da Silva has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from da Silva.
da Silva lands with a right to the head.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by da Silva.
da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
Turner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rafael da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
Turner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by da Silva.
da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Turner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
da Silva throws a nice looking combination but Turner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da Silva closes the distance and pushes Turner back into the cage.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva throws a combination that misses
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
da Silva pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turner lands an elbow that stopped da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from da Silva.
da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
da Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
da Silva throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Turner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice cross by Turner.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
da Silva misses with a combination
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Turner looks for a takedown but da Silva sprawls well.
da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Turner tries to break the clinch but da Silva is controlling the position.
da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
Turner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as da Silva sprawls well. da Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turner gets slowly back to his feet.
Turner throws a combination that misses
and da Silva counters by clinching up.
da Silva digs a right hand into Turner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turner's gas tank.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as da Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Turner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Silva throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
da Silva tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
da Silva rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva closes the distance but Turner moves to the side
and Turner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Silva tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turner.
Turner looks to land a body kick but da Silva moved away.
da Silva tries to clinch
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Turner misses with a double jab.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
da Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
da Silva tries to clinch up
and Turner counters with a series of strikes. da Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turner tries for a takedown but da Silva circles away easily
and da Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Michael Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner digs a right hand underneath da Silva's ribcage. da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
da Silva lands a body shot.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps da Silva thinking.
Rafael da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Turner.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
da Silva looks to land a combination. Turner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Silva tries to clinch
and Turner counters with a left and a right that stings da Silva.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rafael da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got da Silva 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael da Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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