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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Calliente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Silvic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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172 lbs
20 - 30 - 0 |
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178 cm
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174 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Calliente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominick Silvic!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Calliente bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silvic wants to get back to his feet.
Calliente wants to control but Silvic is keeping him busy.
Calliente tries to advance to mount but Silvic denies him.
Calliente sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silvic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Calliente misses with the ground and pound.
Calliente tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calliente working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Calliente tries to advance to mount but can't.
Calliente in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Calliente just content to control the position.
Calliente trying to control the action but Silvic is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Calliente has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silvic throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Silvic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Calliente looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Calliente moves away from the strike by Silvic.
Calliente closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silvic circles away.
Silvic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Calliente tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silvic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Calliente somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Calliente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvic misses with the combination.
Calliente misses with a head kick.
Silvic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvic pushes Calliente away with a front kick.
Silvic takes a swing at Calliente's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Silvic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calliente fails to land with a series of punches.
Silvic swings for the body but Calliente moves out of range.
Dominick Silvic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvic stuffs the takedown attempt from Calliente. Calliente gets slowly back to his feet.
Calliente throws a sloppy head kick and Silvic moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvic throws a push kick but Calliente slaps the foot to one side.
Calliente slips a jab from Silvic.
Some wild striking there from Calliente.
Silvic misses with a kick to the body.
Calliente fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dominick Silvic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calliente shoots in for a takedown but Silvic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silvic lands with a shot to the body.
Silvic throws a series of punches but Calliente avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvic throws a right and a left that Calliente avoids nicely.
A combination from Calliente does no damage.
The fighters circling - Silvic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominick Silvic will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silvic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Silvic as Calliente shoots in.
Silvic throws a body kick that misses.
Silvic looks to land a combination but Calliente avoids it well.
Silvic throws a push kick but Calliente slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Silvic is predictable there
and Calliente counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Calliente slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Calliente stops Silvic from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calliente slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vincenzo Calliente has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silvic misses with a looping left.
A big left from Silvic misses.
Silvic loads up on a big right hand but Calliente slips the punch.
Silvic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Calliente shoots for a double leg takedown but Silvic sprawls well. He's pushed Calliente's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dominick Silvic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calliente fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvic misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Silvic misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calliente connects with a right hand. Silvic shakes it off.
Silvic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calliente.
Silvic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silvic connects with a solid leg kick.
Calliente takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silvic looks to land a body kick but Calliente moved away.
Silvic misses the shot to the body.
Calliente shoots for a takedown but Silvic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Calliente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvic ducks right into an uppercut from Calliente.
Silvic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silvic misses with a wild body shot.
Silvic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silvic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silvic wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvic throws a wild body kick that Calliente sees coming a mile off.
Silvic throws a lazy body kick
and Calliente counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calliente on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Calliente feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silvic keeping moving, preventing Calliente from controlling successfully.
Calliente has gone for a leg lock! Silvic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Calliente's guard.
Silvic is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silvic lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvic stuns Calliente with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silvic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Calliente on the side of the head.
Calliente shoots in but Silvic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silvic misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calliente on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silvic lands a jab.
Calliente changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silvic tries to avoid it but Calliente manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silvic to the ground. Silvic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Silvic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Silvic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Calliente counters with a shoot takedown. Silvic fights it but they end up in guard.
Calliente wants to pass the guard but Silvic is keeping the position.
Calliente stands up from Silvic's guard - Calliente perhaps looking for a knockout.
Calliente will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silvic looks for the body kick but Calliente saw that one coming.
Calliente shoots in and drives through. Silvic sprawls well.
Silvic throws a low kick but Calliente moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Calliente or perhaps it was just good defense by Silvic which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calliente misses with a hook.
Calliente is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silvic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Calliente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calliente looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from Silvic.
Silvic misses with a straight left.
Silvic misses with a wild body shot.
Silvic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calliente checks the leg kick.
Silvic thows a body kick. Calliente tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silvic misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvic catches Calliente with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silvic throws a jab but it's blocked by Calliente.
Calliente will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calliente blocks the body kick.
Silvic looks to land a combination but Calliente avoids it well.
Silvic takes a swing at Calliente's ribcage but misses.
Silvic throws a series of punches but Calliente avoids them all with ease.
Silvic misses with a kick to the body.
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!
Silvic is looking to land body kicks.
Calliente lands with a kick to the temple. Silvic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvic tries to bum rush Calliente with a series of wild strikes but Calliente uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silvic misses with a head kick.
Silvic misses with a few strikes there.
Silvic lands a front kick.
Calliente misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calliente misses with a wild combination.
Calliente drives through with a takedown into guard.
Calliente wants to control from the top but Silvic keeps moving.
Silvic wants to get back to his feet but Calliente is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vincenzo Calliente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvic being controlled here, momentarily.
Vincenzo Calliente has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Calliente misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvic.
Calliente throws a right hand that Silvic ducks under and follows up with a left that Silvic also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominick Silvic.
I've got Silvic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Silvic!
A less than humble Dominick Silvic misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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