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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Dirty Hous' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mauricio Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Art Vandelay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandelay fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Vandelay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vandelay just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Vandelay's ribs.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Vandelay avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Vandelay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Vandelay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vandelay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandelay has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Vandelay misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Vandelay breaks from the clinch.
Vandelay wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vandelay, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Vandelay avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vandelay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vandelay's brow.
Vandelay working aggressively here.
Vandelay swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva prevents a body shot from Vandelay.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Vandelay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Vandelay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Art Vandelay has been cut.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vandelay.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Vandelay closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Vandelay avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vandelay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Vandelay cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Vandelay defends easily.
Vandelay sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vandelay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vandelay wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Vandelay pushes his legs off easily.
Vandelay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vandelay tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Vandelay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vandelay has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vandelay trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Vandelay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Vandelay defends easily.
Vandelay cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Vandelay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vandelay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Vandelay lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandelay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vandelay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Vandelay from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mauricio Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Art Vandelay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Vandelay moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vandelay just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vandelay.
Vandelay takes one on the button.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vandelay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vandelay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Vandelay checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Vandelay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vandelay bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vandelay scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vandelay tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vandelay has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vandelay is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vandelay is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vandelay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vandelay lands some shots froms side control.
Vandelay prevents Silva from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
Vandelay landing strikes.
Silva is not content to let Vandelay control the position.
Vandelay is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Vandelay is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vandelay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Art Vandelay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vandelay is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Vandelay grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Vandelay taking a break here but Silva is having none of it and regains half guard.
Vandelay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Vandelay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vandelay trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Vandelay controlling the pace.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vandelay is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Vandelay doesn't defend quickly enough and Silva has managed to lock this one up! Can Vandelay escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Silva on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mauricio Silva!
After winning the bout, Mauricio Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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