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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Trip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simao Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Type. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 The Island, Alex Trip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simao Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trip tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trip somewhat.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Trip counters by moving into the clinch.
Trip ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Trip no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Trip blocks nicely.
Trip keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Trip wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva wants to control from the top but Trip keeps moving.
Trip is trying to keep Silva in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trip clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trip.
Trip breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trip avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Trip as Silva shoots in.
Trip fails with the takedown.
Silva avoids the head kick by Trip.
Silva tries to clinch there but Trip circles away.
Trip dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Trip's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Trip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a hook
and Trip cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva staying out of range there.
Trip throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trip lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Trip tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trip manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Trip counters with a nice uppercut.
Trip forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Trip keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trip has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls guard.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trip defends well.
Silva looks winded!
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trip.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Trip defends easily.
Trip gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trip pinned against the cage. Trip gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trip lands with a nice body kick.
Trip scores with a nice body kick.
Trip gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Trip is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Trip has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trip accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trip might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trip is stalling in the full guard.
Trip thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Trip dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva tries to clinch but Trip moves away
and Trip counters with a leg kick.
Trip fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Trip shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Trip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trip leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trip steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trip breaks from the clinch.
Alex Trip is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Trip, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva clinches.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trip just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trip is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Trip fails to pull guard.
Trip keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Trip wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trip.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trip pulls his leg out and moves away.
Trip throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Trip looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Trip persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trip manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trip checks a leg kick.
Trip scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva moves to clinch but Trip breaks away
and Trip counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trip pinned against the cage. Trip gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trip's waist but Trip gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Trip avoids a kick to the body.
Trip throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Trip shoots in.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trip misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Trip cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trip keeps the fight on the outside.
Trip will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trip displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trip.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva clinches up with Trip and pushes him back against the cage.
Trip's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Trip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trip.
Silva wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Trip will probably get the nod.
That's time! Trip's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trip moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Alex Trip is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a right hand that Trip ducks under and follows up with a left that Trip also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trip avoids it really well and circles away.
Trip has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Trip drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trip fails to pull guard.
Trip's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trip swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trip closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Trip jumps guard but Silva stands there with Trip around his waist. Trip gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Trip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trip landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trip breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva tries for a takedown but Trip sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trip shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trip keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva tries to clinch up but Trip circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Trip moves away
and Trip counters with an inside leg kick.
Trip lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trip shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trip is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Trip content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Trip thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trip missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trip wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Trip.
Trip throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trip keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trip as he avoids it easily.
Trip fails with the takedown.
Simao Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Trip is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Trip showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trip has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Trip!
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RATING
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