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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bravado might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pray. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Bravado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravado drops his hands momentarily and Silvestre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bravado blocks a jab.
Silvestre checks a leg kick.
Bravado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silvestre lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Silvestre catches Bravado right on the button with a cross.
Silvestre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bravado's waist but Bravado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silvestre off to one side.
Silvestre lands a nice hook to Bravado's body. Bravado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silvestre can pounce on him.
Silvestre moves away from the strike by Bravado.
Silvestre is looking to land body kicks.
Silvestre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silvestre wants it to stay on the feet.
Silvestre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bravado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bravado lands a lovely overhand right.
Silvestre throws a hook to the side of Bravado's head but Bravado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre jabs at Bravado's body.
Silvestre pushes Bravado away with a front kick.
Bravado misses with a hook.
Silvestre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bravado scores with a decent looking hook.
Bravado takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bravado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silvestre tries to free his leg and advance position but Bravado is retaining full guard.
Silvestre stopping the sweep attempt from Bravado.
Silvestre trying to control but Bravado is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvestre throws a big right hand that misses.
Silvestre throws an elbow that misses. Bravado uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silvestre's guard. Nice move by Bravado!
Silvestre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silvestre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bravado looking to pass the guard.
Bravado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bravado wants to control from the top but Silvestre keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravado wants to pass the guard but Silvestre is keeping the position.
Bravado trying to control but Silvestre is working from the bottom.
Bravado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silvestre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silvestre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Eddie Bravado has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silvestre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eddie Bravado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chauncey Silvestre.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silvestre throws a jab but it's blocked by Bravado.
Bravado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silvestre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bravado but Bravado pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silvestre!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Bravado lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silvestre doesn't seem phased though.
That kick from Silvestre tenderised Bravado's leg. Bravado is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Silvestre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silvestre misses with a series of wild punches.
Silvestre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Bravado. That snapped Silvestre's head back.
Silvestre avoids the body shot from Bravado.
Bravado slips under a jab from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands with a straight right. Bravado didn't see that one coming.
Bravado slips under a jab from Silvestre.
Bravado's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silvestre under the eye.
Bravado misses with a body shot
and Silvestre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silvestre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silvestre cracks Bravado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silvestre on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silvestre throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Silvestre.
Bravado lands with a good body shot.
Silvestre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bravado!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silvestre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bravado holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silvestre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silvestre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bravado avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silvestre.
Silvestre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silvestre lands a big shot there that rocks Bravado but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
BOOM! Silvestre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silvestre throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bravado is in a horrible position here. Silvestre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silvestre dominating with strikes here.
Bravado is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silvestre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silvestre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre raining down shots from the mount!
Silvestre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bravado is rocked!
Silvestre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bravado working to try and regain half guard.
Silvestre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bravado is looking to escape.
Silvestre misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre with good strikes from the mount here!
Bravado is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Silvestre sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bravado taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bravado is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Bravado that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Silvestre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Bravado slips under a jab from Silvestre.
Silvestre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silvestre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bravado.
Bravado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvestre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silvestre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bravado sprawls well. Bravado wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silvestre gets slowly back to his feet.
Silvestre scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bravado takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bravado misses with a body kick.
Silvestre lands with a slapping head kick.
Silvestre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravado moves away.
Silvestre throws a shot to the body.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bravado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado avoids the head kick by Silvestre.
Bravado throws an off balance right hand
and Silvestre counters with an outside leg kick.
Silvestre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bravado.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvestre misses with a body kick.
Silvestre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Bravado misses.
Silvestre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bravado avoids the head kick by Silvestre.
Bravado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silvestre.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silvestre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bravado. That did some damage!
Bravado throws a solid leg kick but Silvestre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bravado.
Bravado misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre throws a head kick but Bravado moves out of range.
Bravado stuffs the takedown.
Silvestre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bravado is able to avoid easily.
Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvestre leaves Bravado with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bravado moves out of range of the body kick.
Silvestre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silvestre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvestre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silvestre misses with a body kick.
Silvestre throws a body punch but Bravado moves out of range.
Silvestre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvestre misses with a combination
and Bravado counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado shoots for a takedown but Silvestre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvestre clobbers Bravado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silvestre throws a sloppy body shot
and Bravado makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silvestre really felt that one!
Silvestre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A low kick from Silvestre misses
and Bravado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silvestre thinking.
Silvestre moves out of range as Bravado strikes.
Eddie Bravado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Silvestre tenderised Bravado's leg. Bravado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silvestre pushes Bravado away with a front kick.
Bravado scores with a nice head shot.
Silvestre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bravado swings for the body but Silvestre moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Silvestre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chauncey Silvestre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado thows a leg kick but Silvestre checks it
and Silvestre makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bravado really felt that one!
Nice jab there from Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a wild body shot.
Silvestre throws a wild body kick that Bravado sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvestre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bravado stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Silvestre.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silvestre.
Bravado blocks a head kick by Silvestre.
Silvestre shoots in for a takedown but Bravado shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravado throws a leg kick but Silvestre checks it.
Silvestre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silvestre scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chauncey Silvestre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silvestre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chauncey Silvestre!
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