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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by Italian Stallion!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pauly Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Boy misses with an uppercut.
Boy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boy cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Pauly Boy has been cut.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Boy misses with a double jab.
Boy scores with a nice head shot.
Boy leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boy throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boy counters with a two punch combo.
Boy misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Boy.
Pauly Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva is looking to chop away at Boy's legs.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Boy sprawls well.
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Boy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Boy. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pauly Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boy looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
A punch combination from Boy misses.
Boy looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Boy staying out of range there.
A jab from Silva misses.
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lunges at Boy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boy's hand.
Boy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Boy works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Boy throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boy was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tiago Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pauly Boy'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.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boy but Boy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva fails with the takedown.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boy, who protects the arm well.
Boy is looking to reverse the position.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva is trying to ground and pound but Boy uses the momentary lack of control by Silva to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control. Boy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boy is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is looking to advance position but Boy won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Boy to regain full guard.
Silva passes Boy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Boy is blocking nicely.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boy has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Boy misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Boy sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pauly Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Silva.
Boy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Boy swinging wildly here.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Boy's head but Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Boy. Those never looked like landing.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva blocks a jab.
Tiago Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Boy moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boy is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pauly Boy's cut.
That's time! Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boy.
Boy misses with the combination.
Silva tries to bum rush Boy with a series of wild strikes but Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva lands the left hand.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Boy's guard.
Boy is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Boy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boy controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Pauly Boy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boy's head.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but Boy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva passes Boy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Boy!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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.
Silva goes for an armbar but Boy turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Boy.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy postures up.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Boy pushes his legs off easily.
Boy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boy wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep here but Boy controlling him for the moment.
Tiago Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Boy throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pauly Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boy moves away from the strike by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Silva!
Tiago Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, into his post fight interview.
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