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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flynn Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josoe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dmx...Aint no sunshine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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187 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flynn Inc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josoe Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a series of punches but Inc avoids them all with ease.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Inc circles away.
Inc checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inc.
Inc is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Inc 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.
Inc blocks the strikes from Silva.
Inc with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Inc prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Inc is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Inc passes into half guard.
Inc is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva is staying active underneath Inc, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Inc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Inc not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Inc.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Inc is controlling him well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is trying to control but Inc manages to pass to mount!
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Inc content just to control the position here.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inc tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Will Inc go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Silva turns into Inc and is now in his guard.
Inc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Inc is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Inc looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inc is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva tries to roll over but Inc keeps him under control.
Inc takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva pushes Inc off looking to stand but Inc dives back in and keeps control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inc looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Inc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inc is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Flynn Inc will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Inc moved away.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Inc counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Inc.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Inc. Inc maintains the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Inc avoids the damage to the body.
Inc working hard to break the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Inc is trying to stall.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Silva wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc takes a knee right on the jaw!
Inc tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
No luck for Inc with that takedown attempt.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Inc gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Inc controlling him for the moment.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Inc manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Inc is proving hard to escape from.
Inc wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Inc is keeping the position for now.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Inc's guard.
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!
Inc is controlling Silva's posture.
Inc has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Flynn Inc wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries a low kick but Inc avoids it.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Inc.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet here but Inc is keeping cool and he's managed to take Silva's back.
Silva fending off the submission attempt from Inc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is really stuck here.
Silva is covering up but some of the strikes from Inc are getting through and doing damage.
Silva breaks Inc's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Inc manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Inc trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Inc maintains control.
Inc landing strikes from the mount.
Silva wants to control but Inc is having none of it.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Inc putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inc with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inc can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Inc dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Silva misses.
Inc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Inc tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Inc somewhat.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Josoe Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Inc's knee but Inc avoids it well.
Silva takes a swing at Inc's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Silva misses.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Inc looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Flynn Inc overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Inc is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Inc thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Inc is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looking for a kimura from the bottom but Inc passes into side control!
Inc scores with a couple of short elbows.
Inc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Inc goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Inc but great work by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inc manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Inc is not content to let Silva control the position.
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!
Inc wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Inc is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Inc is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Inc looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Inc is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Silva blocks the strikes from Inc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inc parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Inc to escape.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Inc tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva tries to stand but Inc is controlling his head.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Inc manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Inc is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Josoe Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inc has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Flynn Inc.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Inc, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flynn Inc!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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