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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lowe throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Lowe feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Lowe misses with a combination
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Lowe should have avoided that one.
Lowe blocks a head kick by Silva.
Lowe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lowe scrambles back to his feet.
Lowe throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Lowe 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva digs a good hook to Lowe's body.
Vitor Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowe checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lowe's hands.
Silva works Lowe's body with a nice hook.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva digs a good hook to Lowe's body.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Lowe backs away looking to recover.
Silva stuns Lowe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Lowe's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Lowe checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Lowe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva is looking to wear down Lowe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lowe misses with a head kick.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lowe.
Silva checks a low kick from Lowe.
Lowe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
Donk. Silva catches Lowe right on the button with a cross.
Lowe misses with a leg kick.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Lowe saw it coming and moves away.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lowe moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lowe misses with a body kick.
Lowe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva jabs Lowe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva moves away from the strike by Lowe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Silva.
Lowe tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Lowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Lowe moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lowe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva clobbers Lowe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
Lowe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva swings for the body but Lowe moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Vitor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lowe will feel that in the morning.
Lowe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lowe tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Vitor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lowe at a distance.
Lowe looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva throws a combination. Lowe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lowe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Lowe throws a lazy head kick
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lowe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Lowe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva slips a jab from Lowe.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lowe throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva tries to work over Lowe's front leg with a kick but Lowe checks it.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva lands a body shot.
Lowe throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lowe.
Lowe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Lowe's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Silva dominated that second round.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Lowe rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva tries a body shot but Lowe blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lowe.
Lowe lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lowe wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva won't allow Lowe to pass to mount.
Silva is staying active underneath Lowe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lowe is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lowe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lowe punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Lowe's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowe landing punches.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lowe.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Lowe looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lowe on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a head shot.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Lowe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowe wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Lowe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lowe content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe with a couple of short strikes.
Lowe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lowe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lowe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Lowe loaded up on that one.
Nicky Lowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowe punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lowe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nicky Lowe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lowe cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lowe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vitor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Lowe looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Lowe breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lowe.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lowe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Lowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Silva!
Vitor Silva tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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