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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacho Mendieta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against the Machine: Renegades of funk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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201 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacho Mendieta!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendieta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendieta.
Mendieta staying out of range there.
Mendieta forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendieta obliges.
Mendieta controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendieta tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mendieta walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mendieta tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendieta blocks a jab.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendieta counters with a nice body kick.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Mendieta counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body punch but Mendieta moves out of range.
Mendieta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mendieta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
letting Mendieta counter with a right hand.
Mendieta throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva clinches.
Silva tries to pull guard but Mendieta holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Mendieta holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Mendieta is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendieta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendieta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looking to control.
Mendieta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendieta won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mendieta stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mendieta!
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Mendieta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Mendieta is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Mendieta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva is pressing down on Mendieta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Mendieta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendieta has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva seems keen to control Mendieta's posture.
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 Diego Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mendieta lands a high kick!
It looks like Diego Silva has been cut.
Silva staying out of range there.
Mendieta clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Mendieta struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mendieta smiles and moves away.
Mendieta looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries for a takedown but Mendieta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendieta lands with a right hand.
Mendieta slips a straight right by Silva.
Mendieta throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Mendieta prevents a body shot from Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Mendieta.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mendieta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendieta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mendieta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mendieta scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendieta crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Mendieta tries to tie him up.
Mendieta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pacho Mendieta.
Silva avoids the head kick by Mendieta.
Mendieta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Mendieta moves into the clinch successfully.
Mendieta lands a knee to the body.
Mendieta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva jumps guard but Mendieta stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mendieta walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from Mendieta misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta instigates a clinch.
Pacho Mendieta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mendieta leaning against his opponent.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mendieta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mendieta tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva jumps guard but Mendieta stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mendieta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendieta scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendieta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A body shot lands from Mendieta.
Mendieta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Mendieta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short body shot lands from Mendieta as the two fighters clinch.
Mendieta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mendieta.
Silva tries to pull guard but Mendieta holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Mendieta taking a breather.
Silva tries to pull guard but Mendieta holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta stalls.
Knees to the body from Mendieta.
Mendieta is stalling here.
Mendieta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mendieta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendieta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mendieta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mendieta lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendieta controls his hands.
Mendieta with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Mendieta.
Mendieta stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mendieta smiles and moves away.
Mendieta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacho Mendieta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mendieta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendieta throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Mendieta lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mendieta walks into a jab.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendieta pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendieta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva jumps guard and drags Mendieta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendieta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendieta wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendieta is aware though and is defending well.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendieta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendieta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Mendieta to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Mendieta has control of the leg.
Mendieta is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Mendieta is very close to passing his half guard.
Mendieta wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Mendieta controlling him for the moment.
Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mendieta stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mendieta!
Mendieta tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control Mendieta's posture but Mendieta avoids it.
Mendieta tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Mendieta wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendieta working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diego Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Silva!
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