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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall comes to the cage accompanied by Kool Moe Dee - I Go To Work. Silva has chosen Calm Like a Bomb as his entrance music. John Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kurt Kendall's chin.
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248 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Kendall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws the left hand but Kendall avoids the punch easily.
Kendall misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Kendall ducks down to avoid it.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Kendall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kendall.
Kendall throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kendall.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Kendall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Kendall counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kendall to counter with a crisp jab.
Kendall slips under a jab.
Kendall scores with a nice head shot.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Kendall counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kendall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kendall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kendall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kendall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kendall lands a nice looking body shot.
Kendall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kendall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kendall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a straight right.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Nice uppercut lands for Kendall. That snapped Silva's head back.
Kendall misses the jab.
John Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Kendall's shoulder, as Kendall tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Silva.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kendall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kendall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kendall slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva throws a jab when Kendall was well out of range.
Silva misses with a hook. Kendall ducked under it nicely.
Kendall moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva defending well as Kendall loads up on a big left hand.
Kendall throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Kendall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kendall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva throws a hook but Kendall avoids it easily.
Silva throws a jab when Kendall was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kendall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kendall lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kendall slips the punch.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kendall.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kendall counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Kendall moves away and avoids it.
Kendall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Kendall with an uppercut!
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Kendall counters with a nice uppercut.
Kendall swinging wildly here.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kendall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Kendall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Kendall blocks it.
Kendall misses with a straight left.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kendall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kendall moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Kendall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Kendall takes a jab right on the kisser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kendall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva misses with a hook.
Kendall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Kendall scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kendall tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kendall cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kendall slips under a jab.
Kendall looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
John Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Kendall's shoulder, as Kendall tries to avoid the shot.
Kendall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Kendall is out of range.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Kendall counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Kurt Kendall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kendall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Kendall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
A big left from Silva misses.
Kendall moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kendalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kendall.
Kendall thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva slips a straight right by Kendall.
Kendall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Kendall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Kendall counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Kendall to acknowledge the strikes.
Kendall throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kendall moves away from the strike by Silva.
Kendall slips a straight right by Silva.
Kendall throws a good cross that connects.
Kendall misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Kendall.
Silva throws the left hand but Kendall avoids the punch easily.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kendall counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kendall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kendall.
Kendall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva cracks Kendall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kendall.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kendall counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kendall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kendall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kendall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Kendall moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Kendall lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Kendall jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kendall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kendall misses with a two punch combination.
Kendall swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Kendall is out of range.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Kendall counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kendall.
Kendall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kendall fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Kendall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kendall misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a hook but Kendall avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kendall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Kendall moved out of range nicely.
Kendall misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Kendall counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Silva misses.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with a hook
and Kendall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Kendall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kendall slips a straight right by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Kendall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Kendall blocks a jab.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Kendall's head but Kendall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kendall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kendall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva lands a jab.
Kendall slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
Kendall throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Kendall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kendall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kendall catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kendall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kendall, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Kendall misses.
Kendall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kendall throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Good exchange - Kendall coming out on top.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Kendall saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kendall slips under a jab from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kendall.
Kendall moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Kendall counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva connects with the punch.
Kendall throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Kendall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kendall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kendall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva tests Kendall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kendall on the side of the head.
Kendall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall misses with the combination.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Kendall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurt Kendall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kendall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kendall slips a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Kendall blocks a jab.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kendall defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Kendall scores with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Silva misses.
Kendall misses with a kick to the body.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kendall counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia 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... John Silva!
John Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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