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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Silfversberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basic Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jakob Silfversberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basic Three!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silfversberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Three counters with a series of strikes that sends Silfversberg to the canvas! Three follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silfversberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Three stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silfversberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Three is looking to work some ground and pound but Silfversberg has wrist control.
Three loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Three trying to move into half guard but instead Silfversberg has managed to sweep!
Three throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Three has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Three tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silfversberg forces his way into half guard.
Silfversberg is taking a breather. Three says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three manages to get to full guard.
Three looking for a sweep. Not yet Three, not yet.
Three working a defensive guard here.
Silfversberg content to stall in guard here.
Silfversberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Three on the ground.
Silfversberg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Three for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jakob Silfversberg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silfversberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg is thwarting Three's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silfversberg has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Three slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silfversberg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We're going to have a standup here because Jakob Silfversberg wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice straight punches there by Silfversberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silfversberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Three is trying to defend but Silfversberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silfversberg is thwarting Three's attempts to control the position.
Three works his way to full guard. Good work.
Three has his foot on Silfversberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silfversberg works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silfversberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Three is trying to keep Silfversberg in close.
Three bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silfversberg's guard.
Silfversberg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silfversberg keeping full guard, as Three tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silfversberg pulls Three in close to his closed guard and prevents Three from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silfversberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silfversberg is pulling down on Three's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jakob Silfversberg just wasn't active enough.
Three has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Basic Three will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silfversberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Three sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silfversberg wants to slow Three down by chopping away at his legs.
Silfversberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Three.
Three misses with a few strikes there.
Three throws a right and a left that Silfversberg avoids nicely.
Silfversberg throws out a loose jab but Three uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three misses with a double jab
and Silfversberg counters with a shoot takedown. Three fights it but they end up in guard.
Silfversberg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silfversberg content to stall in guard here.
Three throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Three can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silfversberg controls the pace.
Silfversberg preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silfversberg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jakob Silfversberg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silfversberg shoots in and gets a takedown into Three's guard.
Silfversberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Three keeping moving, preventing Silfversberg from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Three keeping full guard, as Silfversberg tries to pass.
Three 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Three has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silfversberg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silfversberg is stalling in the full guard.
Three has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silfversberg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silfversberg passes Three's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silfversberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silfversberg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three gets full guard.
Three tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silfversberg is in close to Three's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silfversberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Three is keeping the position for now.
Three wants to sweep here but Silfversberg controlling him for the moment.
Silfversberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Three swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silfversberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Three's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silfversberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Three is keeping the position for now.
Three escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silfversberg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silfversberg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Silfversberg dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Three clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Three doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Three misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silfversberg has Three pressed against the cage.
Three throws a punch but it's blocked by Silfversberg.
Silfversberg stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silfversberg.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
Three misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfversberg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Three up against the cage.
Silfversberg is trying to trip Three. He has hold of a leg but Three is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silfversberg persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Three controls Silfversberg momentarily but Silfversberg frees himself.
Silfversberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Three can't do much from the bottom here.
Silfversberg remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Three stops Silfversberg from passing to mount.
Silfversberg is working hard here to advance position.
Three is looking to regain half guard here but Silfversberg keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silfversberg controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silfversberg tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silfversberg trying to control the action but Three is working from the bottom.
Three is trying to improve his position.
Silfversberg in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg working the body and head with strikes.
Silfversberg lands a nice forearm strike.
Jakob Silfversberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Three takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silfversberg is staying tight to Three's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Three is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silfversberg cracks Three with a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silfversberg remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silfversberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Three is letting Silfversberg control him for a moment.
Three is trying to get back to half guard.
Silfversberg slows the pace down.
Silfversberg is putting a hurting on Three here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silfversberg scoring with punches from side control.
Three manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silfversberg wants to improve his position but Three is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Three is keen to just control but Silfversberg is a slippery customer.
Three not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakob Silfversberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silfversberg 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakob Silfversberg!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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