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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billa Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bite Marks - Screeching Weasel. Billa Bong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gregory Silva's chin.
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190 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billa Bong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bong's calf.
Silva blocks a head kick by Bong.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bong's waist but Bong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bong keeps it at a distance.
Bong looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Bong feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Bong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bong throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva dives in and grabs Bong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bong pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Bong, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Bong against the cage but Bong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Billa Bong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Silva.
Bong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Bong tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bong circles away.
Silva tries a low kick but Bong avoids it.
Bong tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bong swivels and escapes.
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!
Bong throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Bong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bong tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bong can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
Silva decides to stand back up.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Bong moves out of range.
Bong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Bong misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Bong will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong swinging wildly here.
Bong is breathing heavily.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bong reverses the position - he's now on top in Silva's guard.
Bong works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Bong wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Bong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bong trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bong has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Bong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bong trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Billa Bong just wasn't active enough.
Bong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bong shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bong shows good takedown defense.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Bong circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bong counters with a solid body kick.
Bong works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Bong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bong misses with the combination.
Bong blocks a head kick by Silva.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bong.
Bong lands some shots froms side control.
Bong is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bong thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Bong wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Billa Bong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva tries for a takedown but Bong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bong stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Bong misses with a few strikes there.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bong but Bong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Billa Bong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Silva.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Bong which made him look bad.
Silva dives in and grabs Bong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bong pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Bong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bong connects with a high kick.
Bong misses with a few strikes there.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Bong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Bong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong misses with a two punch combination.
Bong misses with a hook.
Bong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Bong's guard.
Bong is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Bong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bong wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to move into half guard but instead Bong has managed to sweep!
Bong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Bong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bong tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Bong trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We're going to have a standup here because Billa Bong wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Billa Bong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bong throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bong is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Bong circles away and we're back to standing.
Bong blocks a head kick by Silva.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Bong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Bong tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Bong back into the cage.
Silva lands a body punch.
Bong breaks the clinch.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Bong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bong connects with a solid leg kick.
Bong shoots in but no luck this time.
Bong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Bong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bong avoids the head kick by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Bong moves away
and Bong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bong closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bong pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bong with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bong drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Bong content to control rather than advance.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Bong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Billa Bong dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bong lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bong avoids it really well and circles away.
Bong swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Billa Bong is winning the standup battle so far.
Bong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Bong is now in Silva's guard.
Bong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Bong advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bong seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bong wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Bong sits in half guard.
Bong is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Bong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Bong sits in half guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bong's back!
Bong is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bong is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Bong defends the submission attempt.
Bong gets full guard.
Silva won't allow Bong to sweep him here.
Silva passes Bong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working over Bong with some ground and pound. Bong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bong is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong wants to get back to full guard.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva scoring with strikes but Bong is staying in there.
Bong is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Bong tries to improve his position but instead Silva has taken his back!
Silva looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bong tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Billa Bong did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bong as he jumps to the side.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bong throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva shoots in but Bong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bong!
Bong manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bong is looking to improve his position.
Bong wants to control the action here but instead Silva manages to pass to full mount!
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva prevents Bong from getting the reversal.
Bong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Bong manages to avoid easily.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Bong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bong is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bong can't escape the position.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
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!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bong's half guard.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Bong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bong to get to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Bong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Billa Bong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Bong scores with a kick to the body.
Bong misses with a body shot.
Bong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Bong misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Bong stuffs the takedown.
Bong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bong not doing much here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bong is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Silva dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bong shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Bong sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bong lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Bong misses with the combination.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bong sneaks back into half guard.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bong has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Bong defends it.
Bong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bong wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bong defends it well.
Bong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Bong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva working Bong over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bong has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva stands up and waves to Bong to follow him.
Bong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to clinch up
and Bong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bong. Those never looked like landing.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bong cracks Silva with a good jab.
Bong misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bong sprawls well. Bong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Billa Bong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Silva.
Bong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Billa Bong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bong throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Bong throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Bong lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong misses with a wild combination.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bong tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bong wants to stall.
Gregory Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Bong sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bong lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gregory Silva.
I think Bong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billa Bong!
Billa Bong retains his middleweight title!
Billa Bong managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Real Fighters Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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