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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serj Wunderkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wunderkind might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smile Back. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serj Wunderkind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Silver!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wunderkind connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silver momentarily.
Wunderkind jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wunderkind instigates a clinch.
Wunderkind looking to stall.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Wunderkind avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wunderkind obliges.
Silver has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wunderkind avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wunderkind with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wunderkind stalling in the clinch.
Wunderkind gets underhooks to prevent Silver's takedown attempt.
Wunderkind lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Wunderkind effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind digs a right hand underneath Silver's ribcage. Silver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wunderkind taking a breather.
Wunderkind misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wunderkind - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silver avoiding damage as Wunderkind throws knees to the body.
Silver letting Wunderkind take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind is trying to maintain a safe position but Silver gets an underhook and turns Wunderkind into the cage.
A short right from Wunderkind on the inside.
Wunderkind tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wunderkind.
It looks like Jordan Silver has been cut.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wunderkind's elbow.
Silver tries for a takedown. No joy.
Serj Wunderkind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Silver.
Wunderkind looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Wunderkind is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
Wunderkind is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Wunderkind uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants a takedown.
Silver avoiding damage as Wunderkind throws knees to the body.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wunderkind stalls.
Wunderkind looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silver avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wunderkind - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wunderkind's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wunderkind slows down the pace here.
Silver can't get the takedown.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the body.
Silver blocks a body shot from Wunderkind.
Silver has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wunderkind avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silver is looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wunderkind scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Wunderkind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Silver's cut.
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.
A jab from Wunderkind finds it's way through Silver's defenses.
Wunderkind thuds his right hand into Silver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wunderkind tries to sprawl but Silver drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Silver there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver is thwarting Wunderkind's attempts to control the position.
Wunderkind wants to get back to full guard.
Wunderkind moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver stands up over Wunderkind, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wunderkind looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silver thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wunderkind swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind managing to control the position.
Wunderkind looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silver is one step ahead there.
Wunderkind working a defensive guard here.
Silver is looking to work some ground and pound but Wunderkind has wrist control.
Wunderkind is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wunderkind has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Serj Wunderkind has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wunderkind lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wunderkind, as that shot connected.
Serj Wunderkind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver 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.
Wunderkind closes the distance and clinches.
Silver is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wunderkind working Silver over with knees to the body.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Silver tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wunderkind displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silver up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Wunderkind.
Stalling in the clinch from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind prevents a body shot from Silver.
Wunderkind gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silver.
Serj Wunderkind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Silver.
A short uppercut from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind wants to stall.
Silver avoiding damage as Wunderkind throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Wunderkind to work.
Silver drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wunderkind pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wunderkind feints a jab promting Silver to slip. Wunderkind then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silver slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wunderkind looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silver shoots in and drives through. Wunderkind sprawls well.
Wunderkind lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver gets tackled into the cage by Wunderkind. Wunderkind maintains the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wunderkind.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Wunderkind dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Silver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wunderkind lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wunderkind lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wunderkind rushes Silver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wunderkind lands a good knee to the midsection. Silver won't want to take too many of those.
Wunderkind just leaning against Silver, taking a breather.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wunderkind tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wunderkind is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Wunderkind is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wunderkind landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wunderkind holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Serj Wunderkind has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver tries to work over Wunderkind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wunderkind lands a shot to the body.
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wunderkind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind is struggling to control the position.
Jordan Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wunderkind scores with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wunderkind has Silver pressed against the cage.
Wunderkind putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silver has Wunderkind pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wunderkind manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Wunderkind stalling against the cage.
Wunderkind trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wunderkind takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wunderkind is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
Wunderkind tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Wunderkind is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Serj Wunderkind.
Silver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wunderkind is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Wunderkind darts in and clinches Silver up against the cage.
Silver can't get the takedown.
Silver looking for a takedown.
Serj Wunderkind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Silver.
Wunderkind stalls.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wunderkind is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
Silver can't find room to land a body shot as Wunderkind controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serj Wunderkind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wunderkind, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serj Wunderkind!
During a confident post fight interview, Serj Wunderkind thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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