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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belanger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Infernal Majesty - None Shall Defy. Silva has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Belanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belanger misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva moves away from the strike by Belanger.
Silva slips under a jab from Belanger.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva swings for the body but Belanger moves out of range.
Belanger throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Belanger.
Silva staying out of range there.
Belanger cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Belanger misses.
Belanger swinging wildly here.
Belanger moves away from the strike by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger misses with a hook
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Belanger controls his hands.
Silva decides to pull guard.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Belanger manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Belanger, under a barage of strikes from Silva.
Belanger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger keeping hold of Silva's head, controlling as best he can.
Silva trying to control from Belanger's half guard. Belanger has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva wants to control from the top but Belanger keeps moving.
Belanger working a defensive guard but Silva manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Belanger's head but Belanger avoids it well.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Belanger can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Belanger tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belanger keeps working.
Silva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Belanger!
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belanger is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belanger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Belanger wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Silva dominated that 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.
Belanger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva slips under a jab.
Belanger misses with an uppercut.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belanger, pushing him back against the cage.
Belanger managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Belanger tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belanger.
Belanger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Belanger won't allow it.
Belanger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Belanger pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belanger throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belanger keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Belanger blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Belanger is retaining full guard.
Belanger trying to control the position.
Belanger keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Belanger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Belanger swings widly with a right hand
and Belanger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belanger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Belanger misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belanger throws out the jab.
Belanger misses with a hook.
Belanger slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Belanger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belanger misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Belanger misses with a series of wild punches.
Belanger throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Belanger sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Belanger misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Belanger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belanger lands a two punch combo.
Belanger stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva catches Belanger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Michael Belanger is winning the standup battle so far.
Belanger just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belanger.
Belanger throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Belanger misses.
Belanger throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belanger.
Belanger misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belanger misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Belanger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Belanger throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Belanger misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva slips a jab from Belanger.
Silva throws a series of punches but Belanger moves out of range.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belangers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva cracks Belanger with a good jab.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Belanger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Belanger manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Belanger defends it.
Silva thows a huge punch but Belanger dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Belanger is defending well.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Belanger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belanger defending well though.
Silva trying to control the action but Belanger is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Belanger defends it.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Belanger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Belanger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Belanger to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Belanger shrugs it off.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva unloading with bombs!
Belanger wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Belanger is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Belanger wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Belanger wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to control but Belanger wriggling away.
Belanger tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Silva!
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energy
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hype
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