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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Colmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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151 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Colmen! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre! The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silvestre pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Colmen moves out of range of the body kick. Silvestre lands a leg kick that knocks Colmen off balance momentarily. Colmen avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Silvestre shoots in and drives through. Colmen sprawls well. Colmen misses with a low kick. Silvestre throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Colmen throws a jab but it's blocked by Silvestre. Silvestre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Silvestre moves out of range of the strikes. Colmen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Silvestre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Colmen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Colmen throws a hook to the side of Silvestre's head but Silvestre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Silvestre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvestre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Colmen scores with a nice head shot. Colmen misses with a lunging right hand
and Silvestre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. 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! Colmen lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Colmen blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Colmen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Silvestre misses with a looping left. Colmen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silvestre in his tracks. Silvestre lands with a cross. Colmen connects with the punch. Silvestre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Silvestre throws a nice outside leg kick. Colmen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Colmen tries to clinch but Silvestre is having none of it. Silvestre misses the shot to the body. Silvestre throws a head kick that misses and Colmen counters with an inside leg kick. Colmen misses the shot to the body. Silvestre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Colmen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Colmen fails to land with a series of punches.
Silvestre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Colmen. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Colmen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silvestre throws a leg kick but Colmen sees it coming and checks it nicely. Colmen misses with a wild body shot. Colmen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvestre sees it coming and avoids it easily. Colmen moves into the clinch successfully.
Colmen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Colmen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Colmen trying to control from half guard but Silvestre is working away. Colmen looks to land a strike but Silvestre avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Colmen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Colmen trying to control but Silvestre is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jay Colmen wasn't doing enough on the ground. Colmen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silvestre. That one must have hurt. Silvestre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Colmen is able to avoid easily. Colmen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Colmen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvestre.
Colmen moves into the clinch. Colmen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Colmen struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvestre controls his hands.
Silvestre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Colmen is defending well for now. Silvestre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Silvestre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Colmen tries to work over Silvestre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silvestre is trying to maintain a safe position but Colmen gets an underhook and turns Silvestre into the cage. Colmen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colmen lands an elbow just above Silvestre 's eye. A head punch blocked on the inside by Colmen. Colmen stalls. Colmen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silvestre or not. Silvestre misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Silvestre misses with a body punch.
Colmen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvestres head. Colmen gets a trip takedown into half guard. Colmen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silvestre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Colmen missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Colmen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Colmen dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silvestre slips a jab from Colmen. Nice shot by Colmen. Colmen scoring well with a low kick there.
Colmen thows a leg kick but Silvestre checks it and Silvestre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. A swing and a miss from Colmen. Colmen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Silvestre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colmen. Crunch! Silvestre slams his shin into Colmen's torso. Silvestre scores with a nice body kick.
Silvestre defending well as Colmen loads up on a big left hand. A slapping body kick lands there for Silvestre. Colmen throws a lazy right hand but Silvestre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Colmen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Colmen throws a leg kick that is checked and Silvestre counters with a thumping low kick. Colmen throws a lazy right hand but Silvestre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Colmen looks to throw the jab but Silvestre is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Colmen throws a hook but Silvestre avoids it easily. Silvestre blocks a jab. Silvestre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Colmen wants to control but Silvestre is keeping busy and won't allow it. Colmen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Colmen is looking for a sweep. Silvestre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Silvestre lands strikes from half guard. Silvestre is trying to control the action in half guard but Colmen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Silvestre controlling the action here. Silvestre throwing shots but Colmen is blocking nicely. Silvestre tries to pass to full mount but Colmen defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silvestre trying to control the action but Colmen is working from the bottom. Colmen is looking to improve his position.
Colmen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Silvestre missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Ground and pound from Silvestre. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silvestre working over Colmen with some ground and pound. Colmen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Colmen wants to get back to full guard. Colmen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Silvestre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Colmen's head. Colmen is refusing to be controlled, as Silvestre sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silvestre passes to side control. Silvestre throws a strike aimed at the side of Colmen's head but Colmen avoids it well. Silvestre wants to control for a moment but Colmen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. Silvestre misses with a head shot. Colmen uses the momentum to regain guard. Silvestre wants to control from the top but Colmen keeps moving. Silvestre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Colmen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Colmen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Silvestre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Silvestre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Chauncey Silvestre has got the better of the ground game so far. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Colmen holds on and takes a little breather. Colmen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jay Colmen wasn't doing enough on the ground. Silvestre fails with a takedown attempt. Silvestre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Silvestre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Colmen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Colmen ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Silvestre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Silvestre walks into a straight right hand from Colmen. Silvestre cracks Colmen with an open hand slap. Silvestre is looking to chop away at Colmen's legs. Silvestre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Colmen misses with a wild body shot. Colmen is looking to land body kicks. Silvestre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Colmen defending well as Silvestre loads up on a big left hand. Silvestre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Both fighters circling a little - Silvestre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Silvestre fails with a takedown attempt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silvestre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Colmen can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silvestre misses the shot to the body. Colmen throws a leg kick but Silvestre checks it. Colmen misses with a body kick. Silvestre moves out of range as Colmen strikes. Silvestre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Colmen lands with an overhand left. A big right from Silvestre misses. Silvestre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Colmen moves into full guard.
Colmen keeping moving, preventing Silvestre from controlling successfully. Silvestre tries to free his leg and advance position but Colmen is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silvestre wants to control from the top but Colmen keeps moving. Silvestre trying to move into half guard but instead Colmen has managed to sweep! Colmen trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvestre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Colmen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvestre is keeping the position for now. Colmen controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silvestre trying to keep a closed guard but Colmen is proving a slippery customer.
Colmen stopping the sweep attempt from Silvestre.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silvestre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chauncey Silvestre was stalling too much, according to the referee. Silvestre lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Colmen. Colmen looks to land a left hand but Silvestre moved out of range nicely. Silvestre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvestre tries to move into range but Colmen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Colmen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Colmen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Silvestre jabs at Colmen's body. Silvestre thows a body shot but no joy. Silvestre lands a head kick. Colmen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round. No luck for Silvestre with that takedown attempt. Colmen tries to clinch up. Silvestre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Colmen tries to clinch but Silvestre moves out of range. Silvestre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silvestre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. This has been an exciting period of action! Colmen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silvestre.
Silvestre prevents Colmen from getting the reversal. Silvestre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Colmen tries to hold on but Silvestre pushes him away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Colmen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silvestre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Colmen is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chauncey Silvestre just about did enough to take it. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Colmen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silvestre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Colmen somewhat. Silvestre connects with a solid leg kick. Colmen throws a leg kick that is checked and Silvestre counters with a nice double leg into guard. Silvestre wants to control from the top but Colmen keeps moving. Colmen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Colmen trying to control the position here. Silvestre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Silvestre cracks Colmen with a solid left hand. Colmen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silvestre manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silvestre looking to control but Colmen passes into half guard.
Colmen is trying to control the action in half guard but Silvestre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Colmen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silvestre defending well though. Colmen not landing any meaningful shots this time. Colmen trying to pass the guard but Silvestre defending well. Silvestre wants to get back to full guard. Colmen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silvestre!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Colmen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Colmen wants to control the pace but Silvestre is squirming around nicely. Colmen controlling from the full mount. Colmen trying to control but he's not successful this time. Silvestre regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Silvestre controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jay Colmen wasn't doing enough on the ground. Silvestre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. The fighters circle momentarily. Colmen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Colmen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvestre was well out of range. Poor timing from Colmen. Silvestre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Colmen's calf. Colmen checks a low kick from Silvestre. Silvestre throws a jab when Colmen was well out of range. Colmen swings away with a leg kick that misses. Colmen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silvestre looks to land a combination but Colmen avoids it well. A nice inside leg kick there by Silvestre. That's going to slow Colmen down. Silvestre lands a nice looking body kick. Colmen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a body shot.
Silvestre pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Silvestre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Jay Colmen is winning the standup battle so far. Silvestre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Colmen counters with a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silvestre walks into a jab. Colmen throws a wild body kick that Silvestre sees coming a mile off. Colmen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Colmen misses with a wild combination.
Silvestre looks to land a body kick but Colmen moved away. Silvestre lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Chauncey Silvestre will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Silvestre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvestre scores with a nice body kick.
Silvestre misses with a head kick.
Colmen takes a kick to the side of the head. Colmen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Colmen throws a sloppy head kick and Silvestre moves out of range easily. Colmen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silvestre is out of range. Colmen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvestre throws out the jab. Silvestre throws a head kick that Colmen semi-blocks.
Silvestre misses with a straight right. Silvestre throws the left hand but Colmen avoids the punch easily. Silvestre throws a head kick but Colmen moves out of range.
Colmen scores with a punch to the head. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvestre.
That's one minute gone in the round. Colmen dodges the punch combination from Silvestre.
Silvestre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Colmen to score with a decent uppercut. Silvestre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Colmen thows a body shot but no joy. Silvestre scores with a jab. Colmen acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Colmen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Colmen tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvestre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Colmen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Colmen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silvestre's head. Silvestre blocks a low kick nicely. Colmen throws a sloppy body shot
and Silvestre counters with a low kick, right behind Colmen 's knee. Silvestre circles away from the clinch attempt and Silvestre counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Colmen takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses. A slow jab from Colmen misses its intended target. Colmen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Silvestre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Colmen throws a right hand that Silvestre ducks under and follows up with a left that Silvestre also avoids with ease. Silvestre just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestre moves away from the strike by Colmen. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvestre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colmen. Silvestre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Nice shot by Colmen. Silvestre tries to keep at a distance but Colmen has taken the fight into the clinch. Colmen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvestre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Colmen throws a head punch that misses. Silvestre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvestre blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Colmen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvestre's brow. Colmen looking to stall.
Colmen lands a body punch. Colmen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Colmen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silvestre.
Colmen works on Silvestre's body with a couple of short punches. Colmen has Silvestre pushed against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Silvestre tries to work over Colmen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jay Colmen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Chauncey Silvestre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Colmen takes a knee to the side of the body. Silvestre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colmen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colmen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colmen missing with knees to the body.
Silvestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Colmen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvestre's elbow. A head punch on the inside from Colmen fails to land. Colmen taking a breather. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Colmen misses with a hook from the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Colmen.
Colmen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! Jay Colmen showed his dominance in that final round. I think Silvestre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:48 Judge Josh West scores the fight 47:48 Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chauncey Silvestre! Chauncey Silvestre is the new featherweight champion!
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