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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Keefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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189 cm
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185 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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185 cm
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190 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Keefer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory Silva! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Keefer throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely. Silva gets tackled into the cage by Keefer. Keefer maintains the clinch. Keefer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Keefer breaks from the clinch.
Keefer misses with a head kick.
Keefer blocks a head kick by Silva.
A low kick from Silva misses and Keefer counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off. Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keefer throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. Silva throws a right hand that Keefer ducks under and follows up with a left that Keefer also avoids with ease. Silva throws a push kick but Keefer slaps the foot to one side. Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Keefer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a head kick but Keefer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. The crowd cheers as Keefer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though. Keefer tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Keefer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Keefer tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Keefer misses with a body kick. Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a combination. Keefer tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keefer swings away with a leg kick that misses. Keefer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away. Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Keefer tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva throws a head kick that misses. Silva misses with a double jab.
Keefer throws a shot to the body.
Keefer scores with a kick to the midsection. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice body kick from Keefer. Silva looks gassed! Keefer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keefer throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off. Keefer blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy. Keefer cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Keefer.
Silva misses with a straight right. Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Silva misses the jab. Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Keefer counters with a thumping low kick. Keefer throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Keefer avoids the head kick by Silva.
Keefer connects with a high kick. Silva checks a leg kick. A thudding body kick lands there by Keefer!
Keefer throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A looping hook to the body misses from Keefer. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet. A left lands for Keefer. Silva swings for the body but Keefer moves out of range.
Keefer wants to clinch. Keefer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Keefer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head. Silva throws a shot to the body.
Keefer lands a jab-cross combination. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Keefer dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. A combination from Keefer does no damage. Mark Keefer is winning the standup battle so far. Keefer scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
It looks like Gregory Silva has been cut. Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Keefer's leg but Keefer calmly moves out of range. Keefer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keefer blocks a head kick by Silva.
Keefer throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely. Keefer thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Keefer counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva is rocked! Keefer throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range. Keefer throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease. Silva connects with a single shot there. Keefer misses with a kick to the body.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Keefer rather than just go for the knockout. Silva stalks Keefer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Keefer's face. Keefer staggers backwards, shaken. Keefer lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily. Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keefer moves out of range and avoids them all easily. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keefer. Keefer throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Keefer checks a leg kick. Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Keefer.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Keefer slips a straight right by Silva. Keefer scores with a head kick.
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 misses with a body kick. Keefer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keefer.
Keefer throws a right and a left that both miss. Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keefer counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Keefer connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back. Silva is breathing heavily. Silva looks for the body kick but Keefer saw that one coming. Keefer is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot. A combination from Keefer does no damage. Keefer lands the left hand. A nice leg kick lands there from Keefer. Keefer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Keefer throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keefer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Keefer lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Silva tries to land a body kick and Keefer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Keefer throws a body kick that misses. Keefer checks a low kick from Silva. Keefer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silva throws a head kick that misses. Keefer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Keefer throws a nice head kick!
Keefer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Keefer dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Gregory Silva's cut. That's time! Keefer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keefer.
Gregory Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Keefer throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. Keefer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva misses the body punch and Keefer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Keefer lands a lovely overhand right. Silva throws a leg kick that is checked and Keefer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Keefer finish him? Keefer throws a nice inside leg kick. Silva throws a head kick but Keefer moves out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Keefer moves out of range easily. Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Keefer! Silva is out on his feet! Keefer rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Silva is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Silva is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Keefer! Mark Keefer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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