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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 cm
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280 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
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275 lbs
35 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorbjorn Rekdal! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rekdal doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rekdal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Rekdal backing up. Rekdal nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes. Rekdal misses with a straight right. Silva misses with a left hand and Rekdal counters by clinching up. Rekdal misses with a punch to the body.
Rekdal breaks from the clinch.
Rekdal jabbing away but nothing is landing. Rekdal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Rekdal looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely. Rekdal misses with a right hand letting Silva counter with a right hand.
It looks like Thorbjorn Rekdal has been cut. Rekdal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rekdal was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva. Rekdal misses with a wild body shot. Rekdal throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut. Rekdal tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance. Silva lands a big right hand that sends Rekdal crashing to the mat! Silva stays standing though and waves Rekdal back to his feet!
Rekdal is rocked! Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva misses with a straight right. Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rekdal.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy. Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rekdal sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rekdal throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it. Silva cracks Rekdal with a good jab. Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Silva lands with a right hand. Rekdal is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him? Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rekdal seems to have recovered his senses. Silva scores with a jab to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rekdal misses with a looping right. Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Rekdal should have avoided that one. Rekdal takes a shot right to the bread basket. Rekdal fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rekdal throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily. Rekdal takes a body punch but keeps moving. Rekdal tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. Silva lands with a right and another and another! Rekdal is in big trouble! Silva lands again and this time it's lights out for Rekdal! A quality knockout there for Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daniel Silva! After winning the bout, Daniel Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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C
A |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
98% |
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