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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giosu Daino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
25
217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giosu Daino!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Daino.
Daino misses with a straight left.
Daino lands with a right hand.
De Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Silva lands with a shot to the body.
De Silva ducks under a wild hook from Daino.
Giosu Daino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Silva takes a swing at Daino's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daino.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Daino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daino tries to bum rush De Silva with a series of wild strikes but De Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daino throws a big shot that misses.
De Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Daino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Silva on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daino scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big right from Daino misses.
Daino misses with a hook.
Daino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daino looks to land a left hand but De Silva moved out of range nicely.
Daino misses with a few strikes there.
De Silva drives through and clinches with Daino against the cage.
De Silva cracks Daino with a nice body shot.
De Silva digs a right hand into Daino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daino's gas tank.
De Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
De Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for De Silva.
De Silva presses Daino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daino blocks a body shot from De Silva.
De Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from De Silva finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior De Silva dominated that round.
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.
De Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daino was well out of range. Poor timing from De Silva.
Giosu Daino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daino backs up against the cage.
Daino throws a hook but De Silva avoids it easily.
Daino 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.
De Silva rushes Daino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for De Silva to work.
De Silva pushes Daino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from De Silva.
De Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from De Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Silva.
A right hand to the body from De Silva.
De Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from De Silva.
A short body shot lands from De Silva as the two fighters clinch.
De Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daino misses with a looping right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Silva has Daino up against the cage in a clinch.
De Silva lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva manages to break the clinch.
De Silva slips under a jab.
Daino misses with a double jab.
De Silva digs a good body shot into Daino's ribs.
De Silva ducks under a wild hook from Daino.
Daino looks to throw the jab but De Silva is out of range.
De Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daino throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daino misses the jab.
Daino misses with a double jab.
A jab lands there for De Silva.
De Silva throws a body punch but Daino moves out of range.
Daino moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior De Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Daino misses.
Nice uppercut there from Daino.
De Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Silva takes a swing at Daino's ribcage but misses.
De Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Daino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by De Silva. Beautiful body shot.
De Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Daino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daino throws a hook to the side of De Silva's head but De Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Silva throws a body punch but Daino moves out of range.
Daino is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Silva.
Daino blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva lands a jab.
Daino misses with a two punch combination.
De Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daino.
Daino throws a jab when De Silva was well out of range.
De Silva is looking to wear down Daino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daino throws a right hand that misses
and De Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daino looks to throw the jab but De Silva is out of range.
Daino throws an off balance right hand
and De Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Silva closes the distance and clinches.
De Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daino or not.
De Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from De Silva - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from De Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Silva blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from De Silva.
Come on De Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Silva lands a body shot.
Giosu Daino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daino throws a punch but it's blocked by De Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior De Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Silva 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 for Junior De Silva!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Junior De Silva!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Junior De Silva!
Junior De Silva wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Junior De Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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