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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fred Silverman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cardinal Richelieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardinal Richelieu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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132 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Silverman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cardinal Richelieu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richelieu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Richelieu as Silverman shoots in.
Silverman dodges the punch combination from Richelieu.
Richelieu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silverman misses with a wild body shot.
Silverman misses with a left hand
and Richelieu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Richelieu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silverman misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Richelieu misses.
Richelieu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Richelieu.
Silverman takes a swing at Richelieu's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverman slips a jab and a cross from Richelieu.
Richelieu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silverman.
Silverman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richelieu misses with a two punch combination.
Richelieu throws a series of punches but Silverman avoids them all with ease.
Richelieu tries to bum rush Silverman with a series of wild strikes but Silverman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silverman throws a big shot that misses.
Richelieu misses with a few strikes there.
Silverman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richelieu.
Richelieu misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richelieu just misses with a punch to the body.
Richelieu throws a hook but Silverman blocks it.
Richelieu works over Silverman's head and body with a nice combination.
Richelieu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A leg kick checked by Silverman.
Silverman throws a looping overhand right but Richelieu ducks down to avoid it.
Richelieu throws a nice looking combination but Silverman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silverman defending well as Richelieu loads up on a big left hand.
Silverman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richelieu misses with a low kick.
Richelieu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silverman counters with a series of strikes. Richelieu will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richelieu throws a solid leg kick but Silverman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richelieu.
Richelieu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Richelieu throws a body punch but Silverman moves out of range.
Silverman swings widly with a right hand
letting Richelieu counter with a right hand.
Richelieu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silverman lands a jab to Richelieu's midsection.
Silverman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Richelieu.
Richelieu lands a nice shot that snaps Silverman's head back.
Fred Silverman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silverman blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richelieu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silverman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richelieu pinned against the cage. Richelieu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silverman throws a combination that misses
and Richelieu counters with a left and a right that stings Silverman.
Cardinal Richelieu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richelieu avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richelieu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richelieu connects with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richelieu throws a one two combo.
Silverman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richelieu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cardinal Richelieu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silverman scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Richelieu misses.
Silverman swings widly with a right hand
and Richelieu counters with a three punch combo that has Silverman backing up. Silverman nods at Richelieu to acknowledge the strikes.
Richelieu tries to bum rush Silverman with a series of wild strikes but Silverman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richelieu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richelieu misses with a body kick.
Richelieu lands a nice shot that snaps Silverman's head back.
Silverman moves out of range of the strikes.
Richelieu tries to bum rush Silverman with a series of wild strikes but Silverman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Silverman. That snapped Richelieu's head back.
Richelieu looks to land a combination but Silverman avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverman lands a nice shot that snaps Richelieu's head back.
Silverman missing with a left hand there. Richelieu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cardinal Richelieu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richelieu misses with a wild combination.
Silverman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richelieu defends it nicely.
Silverman swings for the body but Richelieu moves out of range.
Richelieu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Richelieu duly obliges.
Silverman looks to land a right hand but Richelieu moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverman looks to land a right hand but Richelieu moved out of range.
Richelieu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silverman.
Richelieu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silverman.
A big left from Silverman misses.
Richelieu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silverman.
A big left from Silverman misses.
Silverman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richelieu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silverman circles away quickly and effectively.
Richelieu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Richelieu ducks under a wild hook from Silverman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richelieu lands a two punch combo.
Richelieu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richelieu misses with the combination.
Silverman swings widly with a right hand
and Richelieu counters with a stiff right hand.
Silverman throws a hook but Richelieu avoids it easily.
Richelieu misses with a two punch combination.
Silverman misses with a straight right.
Silverman shoots in and bounces Richelieu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silverman stands and throws Richelieu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverman is working to tighten is grip on Richelieu's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Richelieu has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Silverman is really squeezing tight and eventually Richelieu passes out! Silverman breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fred Silverman!
A pretty intense looking Fred Silverman took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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