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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jose Silva Lock And Submit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tim Duncan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Silva's chin.
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154 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Duncan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Duncan stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Duncan.
Duncan has a takedown stuffed.
Duncan misses with a takedown attempt
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Duncan.
Duncan trying to control the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Duncan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Duncan has wrist control.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Duncan dives on top into guard.
Duncan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duncan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Duncan trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tim Duncan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duncan avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duncan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duncan is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duncan tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Duncan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duncan misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Duncan's guard now.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Duncan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duncan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Duncan trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Duncan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Duncan from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Tim Duncan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duncan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tim Duncan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Duncan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duncan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duncan is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Duncan tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Duncan jumps guard but Silva stands there with Duncan around his waist. Duncan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Duncan, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duncan is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Duncan is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Duncan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duncan breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duncan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Duncan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Duncan with that takedown attempt.
Tim Duncan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan blocks a head kick by Silva.
Duncan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duncan fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Duncan's guard now.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Duncan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duncan trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duncan keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duncan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Duncan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Duncan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Duncan advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Duncan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Duncan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Duncan stands up.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Duncan moves out of range easily.
Duncan shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Duncan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Duncan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Duncan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duncan fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Duncan fights it but they end up in guard.
Duncan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Duncan there.
Duncan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Duncan wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Duncan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva wants to sweep but Duncan has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Duncan off and has taken his back!
Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Duncan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan trying to control the hands but Silva won't let him.
Duncan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Duncan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva goes for an armbar but Duncan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Duncan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duncan distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Duncan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duncan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Duncan!
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hype
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