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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Vimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Darude - Sandstorm . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Vimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vimes misses with a hook.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Vimes sprawls well.
Vimes throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Vimes looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vimes defends it nicely.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Samuel Vimes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Silva.
Vimes throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vimes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Vimes.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva wants a takedown.
Vimes manages to break the clinch.
Vimes looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Vimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Vimes lands a jab to the head.
Vimes stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vimes to score with a decent uppercut.
Samuel Vimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vimes throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Vimes throws a big shot that misses.
Silva moves away from the strike by Vimes.
Vimes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A swing and a miss from Vimes.
Vimes throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Vimes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Vimes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Samuel Vimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vimes works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Vimes slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vimes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Vimes looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vimes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vimes misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Vimes fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to control from the top but Vimes keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Vimes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vimes on his heels. He'll look to pass Vimes's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Vimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vimes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vimes tries to get out of the position.
Vimes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Vimes trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vimes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vimes trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Vimes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vimes is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel Vimes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vimes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vimes connects with a single shot there.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Vimes scores with a punch to the head.
Vimes jabs at Silva's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vimes throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Vimes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva won't allow Vimes to sweep him here.
Silva trying to control but Vimes is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carlos Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vimes misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Vimes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Vimes. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vimes avoids it really well and circles away.
Samuel Vimes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Silva.
Vimes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva moves away from the strike by Vimes.
Samuel Vimes is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vimes works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Vimes throws a one two combo.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vimes.
Vimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vimes misses with a looping right.
Vimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings for the body but Vimes moves out of range.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vimes.
Vimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Vimes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vimes throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vimes.
Vimes scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Vimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Samuel Vimes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Silva.
Silva looks for a takedown but Vimes sprawls well.
Vimes moves out of range as Silva strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Vimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Vimes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Vimes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Vimes.
Silva is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes scores with a body shot.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Vimes finish him?
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vimes lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Silva - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Vimes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samuel Vimes!
Samuel Vimes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hilo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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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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