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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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32
196 lbs
9 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Jay.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva clinches.
Jay gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jay will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Jay keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jay is on top in guard.
Jay drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Jay off! Jay jumps back into Silva's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jay drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jay has Silva in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.
Jay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Jay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jay is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva tries to stand but Jay is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jay looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jay keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jay manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jay looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jay looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Jay dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Jay back into the cage.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva darts in and clinches Jay up against the cage.
Jay is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Jay shrugs off.
Jay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Jay off the cage and back into range.
Jay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva rushes Jay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jay takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva rushes Jay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Jay 's eye.
It looks like Bob Jay has been cut.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Jay looking for a takedown.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jay's face.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva tries to clinch but Jay is having none of it.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jay.
Silva wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shane Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Jay.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shane Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Jay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Jay's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jay gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Jay is having none of it.
Shane Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Jay tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Jay tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Jay is having none of it.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Jay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Jay in a clinch.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Silva lands an elbow just above Jay 's eye.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Jay won't want to take too many of those.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva darts in and clinches Jay up against the cage.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shane Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Jay backpedaling.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jay can't get the takedown.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jay, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Jay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jay throws a head kick that misses.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jay trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jay into the cage.
Jay lands a takedown into guard.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bum rush Jay with a series of wild strikes but Jay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva wants to clinch.
Jay keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Jay shrugs off.
Jay is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Jay drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Silva!
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