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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez comes to the cage accompanied by Before the Flood-"Valor and Vengeance". Pedro Da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Velazquez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Velazquez tenderised Da Silva's leg. Da Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Velazquez keeps Da Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Velazquez connects with a leg kick. Da Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Velazquez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velazquez . Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velazquez lunges at Da Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Da Silva's hand.
Da Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velazquez scores with a head kick.
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!
Velazquez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Velazquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Velazquez throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Da Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Velazquez . Velazquez obviously looking to wear him down.
Velazquez slips under a jab from Da Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez connects with a leg kick. Da Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Da Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Velazquez misses with a low kick as Da Silva jumps back.
Velazquez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Da Silva.
Velazquez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Velazquez lands a high kick!
Shawn Velazquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Velazquez !
Velazquez throws a front kick that sends Da Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Da Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Da Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velazquez throws a series of strikes that have Da Silva backpedaling.
Velazquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Da Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Velazquez scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Velazquez !
Velazquez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid body kick from Velazquez .
Velazquez scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Silva looks gassed!
Velazquez scores with a nice body kick.
Velazquez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Da Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Velazquez . Velazquez obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Velazquez .
Velazquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velazquez scores with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Velazquez .
Velazquez throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Velazquez scores with a spinning back kick!
Velazquez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Velazquez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Da Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Velazquez . That one must have hurt.
Da Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Da Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Velazquez .
Velazquez scores with a leg kick.
Velazquez keeps Da Silva at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velazquez is looking to slow Da Silva down with leg kicks.
Velazquez thuds his shin into the meat of Da Silva's side.
Velazquez cracks the inside of Da Silva's front leg.
Da Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Velazquez , right into the meat.
Velazquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Velazquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Velazquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Velazquez .
Velazquez is looking to slow Da Silva down with leg kicks.
Velazquez throws a shot to the body.
Velazquez is looking to wear down Da Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Velazquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Da Silva. That did some damage!
Velazquez lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Velazquez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Velazquez fakes the leg kick and cracks Da Silva in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Velazquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Velazquez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Velazquez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Da Silva's head.
Velazquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Velazquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Velazquez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick from Velazquez lands but Da Silva takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velazquez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Da Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Velazquez has got the better of the exchanges.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velazquez .
Velazquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shawn Velazquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Da Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Velazquez - the referee stops the clock and Da Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Velazquez . Da Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Da Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Velazquez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Da Silva's calf.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Velazquez - that will leave a mark!
Velazquez throws a leg kick which misses Da Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Da Silva tries to avoid it.
Velazquez connects with a leg kick. Da Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Velazquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velazquez is looking to slow Da Silva down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Velazquez !
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Velazquez , right into the meat.
Velazquez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Da Silva's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velazquez lands a head kick. Da Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Velazquez throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Velazquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Da Silva's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velazquez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Velazquez connects with a leg kick. Da Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Velazquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Da Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Velazquez .
Velazquez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Velazquez lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body kick from Velazquez .
Velazquez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Da Silva's head.
Velazquez stuns Da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Velazquez .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez connects with a leg kick. Da Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velazquez .
Velazquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Velazquez cracks the inside of Da Silva's front leg.
Velazquez scores with a body shot.
Velazquez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Velazquez tenderised Da Silva's leg. Da Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Velazquez .
Velazquez cracks the inside of Da Silva's front leg.
Velazquez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Da Silva's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velazquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Velazquez . That's going to slow Da Silva down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Velazquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velazquez lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Velazquez . That's going to slow Da Silva down.
Da Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Velazquez connects with a leg kick. Da Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Da Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velazquez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Da Silva takes a step back to recover.
Velazquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Da Silva's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Velazquez 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!
A good leg kick by Velazquez .
Velazquez lands a high kick!
Velazquez thumps Da Silva with a low kick.
Velazquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Velazquez scores with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Velazquez . Da Silva shrugs it off though.
Velazquez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Velazquez .
Shawn Velazquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Velazquez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Velazquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Velazquez is looking to slow Da Silva down with leg kicks.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velazquez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Velazquez throws a nice head kick!
A shot to the liver by Velazquez . Beautiful body shot.
Velazquez scores with a leg kick.
Velazquez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Velazquez lands with a slapping head kick.
Velazquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Velazquez lands a front kick.
Velazquez lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velazquez .
Velazquez lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velazquez .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez scores with a shot to the body.
Velazquez lands a nice looking body kick.
Velazquez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Velazquez lands but Da Silva takes it in his stride.
Velazquez connects with a single shot there.
Velazquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Da Silva. That did some damage!
Da Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Velazquez . That one must have hurt.
Velazquez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Velazquez thows a body kick. Da Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Velazquez lands a front kick.
Velazquez scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Velazquez lands with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Velazquez .
A head kick misses from Velazquez .
Velazquez is looking to slow Da Silva down with leg kicks.
Velazquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pedro Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velazquez lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Velazquez .
Velazquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Velazquez .
Velazquez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez throws a leg kick which misses Da Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Da Silva tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Velazquez .
Velazquez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Da Silva's calf.
Velazquez feints and then cracks Da Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Da Silva down.
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!
Velazquez scores with a leg kick.
Velazquez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Velazquez .
Velazquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Velazquez connects with a body shot that sends Da Silva's belly button to the back.
Velazquez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Da Silva's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velazquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Velazquez - that will leave a mark!
Shawn Velazquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Velazquez lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Velazquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Velazquez 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Velazquez !
After winning the bout, Shawn Velazquez 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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