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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Burn in My Light. Manuel Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Wilson's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilson as he jumps to the side.
Wilson clinches.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilson stalling in the clinch.
Wilson jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva wants to stand but Wilson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wilson is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.
Wilson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wilson tries to get the hooks in deep but Silva pushed the leg off.
Wilson throwing strikes and Silva squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Poor strikes thrown by Wilson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wilson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wilson looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson content just to control the position here.
Wilson trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Wilson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson moves into the clinch.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Wilson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
Silva has control of Wilson's left arm, preventing Wilson from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Wilson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wilson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wilson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wilson content just to control the position here.
Wilson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wilson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wilson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Wilson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Silva wants to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silva is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silva and Wilson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to buck Wilson off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva shoots and misses
and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wilson is tying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Wilson content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Wilson sits in half guard.
Wilson trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
Wilson wants to advance to full mount but Silva doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Manuel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Wilson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Silva manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Wilson.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva is trying to control the position but Wilson postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Wilson!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
28% |
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