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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Bartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Bartell!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Bartell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Eric Silva has been cut.
Bartell controlling the action here for a moment.
Bartell is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A knee to the head by Bartell.
Bartell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartell pulls guard successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bartell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bartell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bartell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bartell!
Bartell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartell stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Silva moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Bartell.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Bartell keeps him there for the moment.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bartell lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartell lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Bartell.
Bartell lands a knee to the head.
Eric Silva's cut is getting worse.
Bartell pulls guard effortlessly.
Bartell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartell pulls Silva in to control the position.
Bartell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva prevents Bartell from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartell has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bartell closes the distance and clinches.
Bartell has Silva pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bartell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bartell obliges.
Bartell crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bartell lands a knee to the head.
Bartell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bartell taking a breather.
Bartell drags the fight down to the ground.
Bartell pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Bartell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bartell wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Bartell kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Bartell rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Bartell to work.
Bartell manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bartell has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bartell dives on top into guard.
Bartell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bart Bartell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva rushes Bartell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Bartell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Silva'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 tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bartell has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Bartell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bartell obliges.
Bartell fails to pull guard.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bartell is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Bartell pulls Silva into guard.
Bartell wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Bartell has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva moves into the clinch.
Bartell lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bartell is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartell.
Bartell landing knees to the head.
Bartell scores with a knee to the head.
Bartell drags the fight down to the ground.
Bartell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Bartell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Bartell stands up from Silva's guard - Bartell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Eric Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartell throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Bartell stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Bartell drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Bartell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Bartell scores with a knee to the head.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bartell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Bartell taking a breather.
Bartell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bartell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Bartell.
Bartell working Silva over with knees to the body.
Bartell avoiding damage.
Bart Bartell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bartell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bartell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bartell pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Bartell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bartell moves into the clinch successfully.
Bartell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Bartell has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Bartell is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bartell down to the mat. Bartell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bartell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bartell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Bart Bartell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bartell passes to side control.
Bartell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bartell decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bartell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Bartell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bartell closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Bartell pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bartell successfully pulls guard.
Bartell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Bartell controlling the pace for now.
Bartell blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bartell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartell prevents Silva from improving his position.
Bartell stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
Bartell shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bartell gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Bartell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartell with a knee to the head.
Bartell manages to pull guard.
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bartell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Bartell in his guard.
Bartell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bartell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva forces Bartell back against the cage and clinches.
Bartell lands a knee to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bartell blocks it.
Bartell just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Silva is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell landing knees to the head.
Bartell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bartell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Bartell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bartell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bartell obliges.
Bartell wants a takedown.
Eric Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Bartell.
Bartell landing knees to the head.
Bartell is stalling here.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bartell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bartell has Silva pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartell lands a knee to the body.
Bartell scores with a knee to the head.
Eric Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bartell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bartell scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Bartell can't get the takedown.
Bartell misses with an elbow over the top.
Bartell fails to pull guard.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bartell lands a knee to the head.
Bartell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bartell working Silva over with knees to the body.
Eric Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bart Bartell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bartell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Bartell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bartell 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Bartell!
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