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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siduri Rafter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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151 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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158 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chauncey Silvestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Siduri Rafter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Silvestre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silvestre tried to score with a low kick but Rafter checks it.
Rafter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Siduri Rafter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafter throws a poor cross that misses
and Silvestre counters with a good low kick that Rafter was not able to check.
Rafter dodges the punch combination from Silvestre.
Silvestre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silvestre misses with the combination.
Rafter throws an off balance right hand
and Silvestre counters with a right hand to the body.
That kick from Silvestre tenderised Rafter's leg. Rafter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silvestre swings for the body but Rafter moves out of range.
Silvestre throws out a leg kick but Rafter moves out of range and Silvestre only half commits.
Rafter looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvestre is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silvestre.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silvestre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silvestre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rafter tries for a takedown but Silvestre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silvestre scores with a leg kick.
Silvestre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silvestre connects with a single shot there.
Silvestre misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Silvestre.
Rafter closes the distance and clinches up with Silvestre, looking for a takedown. Rafter pushes Silvestre against the cage but Silvestre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chauncey Silvestre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Siduri Rafter.
Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rafter.
Rafter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafter checks a leg kick.
Silvestre throws a right and a left that Rafter avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvestre.
Silvestre connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rafter misses with a straight right.
Rafter blocks a leg kick.
Silvestre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rafter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silvestre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rafter's knee momentarily.
Silvestre looks to land a body kick but Rafter moved away.
Rafter misses with a right hand
and Silvestre counters with a good low kick that Rafter was not able to check.
Rafter looks gassed!
Silvestre lands with a nice body kick.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. Rafter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chauncey Silvestre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvestre.
A good leg kick by Silvestre.
Silvestre slips a jab from Rafter.
Silvestre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silvestre misses with a low kick.
A big left from Rafter misses.
Rafter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rafter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silvestre just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvestre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rafter will feel that in the morning.
Silvestre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rafter.
Silvestre looks for the body kick but Rafter saw that one coming.
Rafter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafter throws out a loose jab but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Rafter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rafter checks it well.
Silvestre just misses with a punch to the body.
Rafter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silvestre scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Rafter misses.
Rafter checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Silvestre misses.
Rafter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rafter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silvestre.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rafter, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Silvestre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silvestre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silvestre misses with a jab to the body
and Rafter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rafter.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rafter postures up.
Silvestre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rafter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rafter is looking to work some ground and pound but Silvestre has wrist control.
Rafter distracts Silvestre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rafter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silvestre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silvestre tries to get out of the position.
Rafter wants to control from the top but Silvestre keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre wants to sweep here but Rafter controlling him for the moment.
Rafter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silvestre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rafter on the ground.
Rafter looking to pass the guard.
Rafter lands a couple of elbows.
Rafter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silvestre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rafter thows a big elbow that misses.
Silvestre is trying to keep Rafter in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafter with a nice head shot there.
Rafter stopping the sweep attempt from Silvestre.
Rafter connects with a couple of short punches.
Rafter wants to control from the top but Silvestre keeps moving.
Rafter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvestre is keeping the position for now.
Silvestre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre keeping moving, preventing Rafter from controlling successfully.
Silvestre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rafter's guard.
Rafter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silvestre is one step ahead there.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Siduri Rafter hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silvestre takes a swing at Rafter's ribcage but misses.
Rafter throws a shot from downtown. Silvestre moves away and avoids it.
Silvestre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rafter drops his hands momentarily and Silvestre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvestre.
Silvestre ducks under a wild hook from Rafter.
Silvestre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silvestre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rafter checks a leg kick.
Rafter fails with the takedown.
Rafter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvestre moves away.
Chauncey Silvestre is winning the standup battle so far.
Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rafter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silvestre lands the left hand.
Silvestre is looking to wear down Rafter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafter throws a poor cross that misses
and Silvestre counters with a low kick, right behind Rafter 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siduri Rafter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silvestre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Silvestre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rafter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Rafter misses.
Silvestre misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvestre. Rafter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rafter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silvestre thumps Rafter with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Silvestre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silvestre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rafter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rafter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rafter missing with a left hand there. Silvestre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rafter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Rafter blocks the low kick.
Rafter shoots in for a double leg but Silvestre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rafter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silvestre tries a low kick but Rafter avoids it.
Silvestre misses with a body kick.
Silvestre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silvestre works Rafter's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Rafter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silvestre doesn't seem phased though.
Silvestre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silvestre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rafter closes the distance and clinches up with Silvestre, looking for a takedown. Rafter pushes Silvestre against the cage but Silvestre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rafter loads up on a big right hand but Silvestre slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rafter was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silvestre thumps Rafter with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Rafter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silvestre jabs at Rafter's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvestre lands a front kick.
Rafter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silvestre.
Silvestre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rafter walks into a jab.
Silvestre is looking to land body kicks.
Rafter misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafter moves out of range of the body kick.
Rafter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silvestre. Silvestre obviously looking to wear him down.
Rafter misses with a straight right.
Silvestre stuns Rafter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silvestre cracks Rafter with a good jab.
Rafter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvestre throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvestre. Rafter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silvestre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rafter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silvestre connects with a body shot that sends Rafter's belly button to the back.
Rafter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafter fails with a takedown attempt.
Chauncey Silvestre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Siduri Rafter.
Silvestre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rafter doesn't seem bothered though.
Silvestre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre works Rafter's body with a nice hook.
Silvestre scores with a body shot.
Silvestre lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silvestre thuds a left hand into Rafter's body.
Silvestre throws a solid leg kick but Rafter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silvestre.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chauncey Silvestre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silvestre 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chauncey Silvestre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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