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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert Ernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silverton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silverton's choice of entrance music: Seven. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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150 lbs
22 - 34 - 1 |
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175 cm
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156 lbs
11 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bert Ernie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Silverton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silverton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ernie on the side of the head.
Silverton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ernie on the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ernie is defended easily by Silverton.
Ernie looks to score with a jab to the body but Silverton is just out of range.
Silverton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ernie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silverton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ernie.
Ernie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silverton working a defensive guard here.
Ernie trying to move into half guard but instead Silverton has managed to sweep!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silverton 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernie trying to keep a closed guard but Silverton is proving a slippery customer.
Silverton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silverton looking to pass the guard.
Ernie is trying to control the position but Silverton postures up.
Silverton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silverton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ernie struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton tries for a kimura but Ernie is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Ernie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ernie tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverton working the ground and pound.
Silverton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ernie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ernie is not content to let Silverton control the position.
Ernie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ernie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silverton on the ground.
Silverton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ernie can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silverton off and has taken his back!
Silverton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ernie goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Silverton escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Ernie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silverton is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ernie pushes Silverton off but Silverton dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Silverton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ernie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silverton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ernie's hands.
Ernie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ernie shoots in but Silverton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ernie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ernie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silverton.
Silverton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ernie is fending him off so far but Silverton persists. Nope, Ernie circles away and we're back to standing.
Silverton slaps away a takedown attempt from Ernie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert Ernie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ernie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silverton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ernie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silverton pinned against the cage. Silverton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ernie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton throws a big shot that misses.
Ernie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silverton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ernie shoots in for a takedown but Silverton shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ernie.
Ernie misses with a takedown attempt
and Silverton counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ernie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silverton.
Silverton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ernie!
Ernie can't escape the position.
Silverton content just to control the position here.
Ernie looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ernie has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ernie just trying to survive but Silverton is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Silverton is hanging on to Ernie's back as he tries to escape.
Silverton looking for the choke but no joy.
Ernie looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernie is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Joey Silverton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silverton scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Ernie is looking for a way out.
Ernie rolls, trying to escape but Silverton keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernie trying to control the action but Silverton just sinks the hooks in.
Silverton throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ernie could be in trouble here!
Ernie controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Silverton patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silverton not allowing Ernie to control his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ernie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Silverton's arms.
Silverton looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Ernie taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joey Silverton!
Joey Silverton very nearly forgot to thank Shot in the Arm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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