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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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156 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Ko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre shoots in and drives through. Ko sprawls well.
Ko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silvestre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ko will feel that in the morning.
Ko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvestre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ko.
Ko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvestre moves away.
Ko clinches.
Ko tries to work over Silvestre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ko's elbow.
Silvestre blocks a body shot from Ko.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvestre.
Ko throws a head punch that misses.
Ko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Ko scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Ko back against the cage.
Ko is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvestre has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Silvestre - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre prevents Ko from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Silvestre.
Ko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvestre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ko struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvestre controls his hands.
Ko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Silvestre - that landed with a thud.
Ko tries to work over Silvestre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvestre misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvestre.
A short body shot lands from Ko as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvestre.
Ko stalling in the clinch but Silvestre improves position.
Silvestre is looking to control Ko's arms but Ko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silvestre has his back to the cage.
Ko swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silvestre lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre can't find room to land a body shot as Ko controls the action.
Silvestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvestre tries to throw a body punch but Ko avoids it by throwing Silvestre back against the cage.
Silvestre lands a body shot.
Ko swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvestre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre lands a nice uppercut.
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Ko tries to work over Silvestre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ko is trying to break free.
Silvestre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ko looks gassed!
Silvestre is leaning against Ko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivan Ko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvestre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silvestre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvestre throws a series of punches but Ko moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre is looking to slow Ko down with leg kicks.
Silvestre takes a swing at Ko's ribcage but misses.
Ko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ko wants to clinch.
Ko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silvestre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvestre throws a push kick but Ko slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Ko misses the target.
Silvestre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silvestre clobbers Ko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silvestre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ko misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Ko.
Silvestre shoots for a double leg takedown but Ko sprawls well. He's pushed Silvestre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvestre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ko's sensitive parts.
Ko misses with a body shot
and Silvestre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silvestre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silvestre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ko blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Silvestre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a looping right.
Silvestre tries to score with a low kick but Ko moves his leg out of the way.
Ko throws a combination that misses
and Silvestre counters with a nice leg kick.
Ko lands with a right hand.
Silvestre misses with a body shot.
Ko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvestre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvestre. Ko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silvestre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ko counters with a nice uppercut.
Ko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silvestre counters with a thumping low kick.
Chauncey Silvestre is winning the standup battle so far.
Silvestre scores with a leg kick.
Ko is breathing heavily.
Ko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre misses with a body kick.
Ko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silvestre rather than just go for the knockout.
Ko avoids a kick to the body.
Silvestre takes a swing at Ko's ribcage but misses.
Ko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silvestre.
Ko slaps away a takedown attempt from Silvestre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silvestre is looking to slow Ko down with leg kicks.
Silvestre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ko misses the shot to the body.
Ko doesn't manage to clinch there - Silvestre circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre feints and then cracks Ko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ko down.
Silvestre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ko duly obliges.
Silvestre misses with a body shot.
Ivan Ko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silvestre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Silvestre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silvestre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silvestre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silvestre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silvestre is looking to work some ground and pound but Ko has wrist control.
Ko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silvestre throws a strike but Ko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silvestre has Ko pulled in close to control his posture.
Ko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko wants to control from the top but Silvestre keeps moving.
Silvestre wants to get back to his feet but Ko passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silvestre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Silvestre dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ko throws a right and a left that Silvestre avoids nicely.
Ko walks into a stiff left hand from Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silvestre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ko will feel that in the morning.
Ko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvestre keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silvestre. That's going to slow Ko down.
Ko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Danga de danga de dang - Ko scores with a four punch combination!
A slapping body kick lands there for Silvestre.
Ivan Ko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Silvestre lands with a nice body kick.
Ko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silvestre.
Ko moves out of range as Silvestre strikes.
Ko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silvestre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silvestre wants to control from the top but Ko keeps moving.
Ko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silvestre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ivan Ko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvestre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silvestre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silvestre distracts Ko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silvestre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silvestre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silvestre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silvestre wants to control from the top but Ko keeps moving.
Ko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silvestre.
Chauncey Silvestre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chauncey Silvestre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ko counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Silvestre.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silvestre. That's going to slow Ko down.
Ko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvestre.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chauncey Silvestre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silvestre 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chauncey Silvestre!
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energy
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hype
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