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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Silva drops Thomas with a left right combo! Silva follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Lincoln Thomas has been cut.
Silva wants to stand but Thomas is controlling his arm.
Thomas sneaks back into half guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling the position.
Silva prevents Thomas from improving his position.
Silva wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas missing with punches from the bottom.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva tries to stand but can't do so whilst Thomas controls his leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Silva misses with some punches.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with the combination.
Thomas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thomas lands a couple of digs.
Thomas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Thomas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva is trying to escape back to his feet but Thomas uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Silva is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Thomas looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Thomas won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Thomas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Thomas's attempts to control the action.
Thomas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Thomas looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Thomas has taken his back!
Silva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Silva holding both Thomas 's hands and preventing any damage.
Thomas cracks Silva with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Silva from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Silva looks to clinch
and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Thomas from standing up.
Thomas won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Thomas has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Thomas dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thomas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thomas prevents Silva from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva clinches but Thomas breaks the clinch
and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thomas is controlling him.
Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thomas off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thomas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva pushes Thomas off and gets back to his feet.
David Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomas.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas has clasped his hands together around Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ground and pound from Thomas seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Thomas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Thomas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Thomas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Thomas wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva is in trouble now - Thomas has advanced to mount!
Silva has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Thomas lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Thomas looking for the RNC.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Thomas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Thomas is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Silva up.
Silva is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Thomas's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Thomas's cut.
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!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thomas stops Silva from standing up.
Silva is working an open guard so Thomas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva drops Thomas with a nice combination! Silva dives into Thomas's guard, looking to finish!
Thomas is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thomas stands up from Silva's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thomas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thomas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Silva knocks Thomas out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Silva!
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energy
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hype
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