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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Timmy Newman's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timmy Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newman's elbow.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Newman keeps him there for the moment.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Newman has double underhooks.
Newman is trying to break free.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Newman tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Newman tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newman's head backwards.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Newman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Newman's shoulder, as Newman tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Newman counters with a two punch combo.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva blocks a head kick by Newman.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a hook
and Newman counters with a left to the body.
Luiz Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newman walks into a jab.
Luiz Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws the left hand but Newman avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a jab when Newman was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Newman is out of range.
Newman swinging wildly here.
Silva scores with a jab. Newman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newman counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Newman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Newman is defended easily by Silva.
Newman ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
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.
Silva throws a series of punches but Newman moves out of range.
Silva misses with a hook. Newman ducked under it nicely.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Newman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva sizes up Newman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva swings for the body but Newman moves out of range.
Newman blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Newman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Newman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Newman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a combination
and Newman counters by clinching up.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newman fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timmy Newman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Newman defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Newman misses.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Newman counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Newman counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Newman counters with a nice body shot.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a right hand that Newman ducks under and follows up with a left that Newman also avoids with ease.
Newman wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva slips a jab from Newman.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Newman misses with a leg kick.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Newman ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Newman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newman really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Newman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Newman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Newman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Newman ducks under and follows up with a left that Newman also avoids with ease.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Newman counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newman missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newman misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Newman ducks down to avoid it.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Newman misses with a double jab.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Newman moves out of range.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Newman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newman pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newman slips under a jab from Silva.
Luiz Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Newman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Newman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Newman in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman staying out of range there.
Silva misses with a hook. Newman ducked under it nicely.
Newman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a body punch but Newman moves out of range.
Newman staying out of range there.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Newman slips a jab from Silva.
Newman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva lands a left and a right that send Newman crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Newman is rocked!
It looks like Timmy Newman has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Silva misses.
Oh Newman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newman slips under a jab from Silva.
Newman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Newman slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Newman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Newman ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Newman seems to have got his legs back now.
Newman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Newman counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Newman to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Newman counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Newman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Newman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newman slips under a jab.
Newman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Newman slips a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Newman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Newman ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Newman's shoulder, as Newman tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Newman counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Newman to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Newman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Newman counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Newman to acknowledge the strikes.
Newman slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Newmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Newman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Newman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva cracks Newman with an open hand slap.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Newman.
Silva throws the left hand but Newman avoids the punch easily.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newman was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Newman slips the punch.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Newman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newman has a takedown stuffed.
Newman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva misses with a hook
and Newman counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Newman counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Luiz Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Newman slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Newman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Newman counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Timmy Newman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Newman's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Luiz Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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