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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mulberry Bulbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 cm
20
148 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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165 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mulberry Bulbury! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Silva! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bulbury gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Bulbury pressing his opponent against the cage. Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva tries to break the clinch but Bulbury is controlling the position. Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulbury avoids it. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bulbury blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top. The referee is keeping an eye on Bulbury - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bulbury lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva. Bulbury is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bulbury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bulbury obliges. Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Bulbury.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bulbury is defending well against a takedown attempt. Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Bulbury gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage. Bulbury lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those. Bulbury misses with a knee to the head. Bulbury breaks from the clinch.
Bulbury pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch. Bulbury connects with a knee to the head.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bulbury breaks from the clinch.
Bulbury gets off balance looking for a body kick and Silva counters with a head kick. Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bulbury. Bulbury obviously looking to wear him down.
Bulbury gets in close and instigates a clinch. Bulbury scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulbury avoids it. Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulbury avoids it. Silva tries a knee to the head but Bulbury blocks it.
Bulbury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Bulbury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bulbury blocks with his arms.
Bulbury crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage. A battle for position here, against the cage. Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bulbury obliges. Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Silva looks winded! Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulbury.
Bulbury avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva. Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulbury avoids it. Bulbury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Bulbury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Bulbury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bulbury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Bulbury - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bulbury looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bulbury is defending well for now. Bulbury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bulbury dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bulbury keeps it at a distance. Bulbury moves into range and clinches up with Silva. Bulbury lands a nice knee to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Bulbury.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch. Bulbury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bulbury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bulbury throws a quick inside leg kick. Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bulbury jabbing away but nothing is landing. Bulbury fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bulbury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bulbury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bulbury controlling the action here for a moment.
Bulbury unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bulbury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Bulbury forces Silva back against the cage and clinches. Silva looking to stall.
Bulbury managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Bulbury managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bulbury looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Bulbury shrugs off. Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bulbury pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mulberry Bulbury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Silva. Bulbury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mulberry Bulbury dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bulbury attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Bulbury clinches with his opponent.
Bulbury wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bulbury avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Bulbury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Bulbury uses good head movement to avoid it. Bulbury is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Silva is trying to pull guard but Bulbury has him pressed against the cage. Bulbury breaks the clinch.
Bulbury misses with a low kick. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bulbury swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fight stays on the outside here - Bulbury looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Silva throws a head kick that misses. Bulbury closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Bulbury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Bulbury stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position. Bulbury leaning against his opponent.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bulbury is defending well for now. Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses. Bulbury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Mulberry Bulbury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Bulbury.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bulbury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bulbury throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Bulbury darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage. Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulbury avoids it. A battle for position here, against the cage. Bulbury scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bulbury misses with a knee to the head. Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Silva keeping moving, preventing Bulbury from controlling successfully. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth. Silva wants to get back to his feet but Bulbury passes into half guard.
Bulbury seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. 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 Bulbury is controlling him well. Bulbury wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy. Silva wants to improve his position but Bulbury is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva tries to kick Bulbury off but Bulbury keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Bulbury stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick. Randy Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bulbury scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one. No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva. Silva is breathing heavily. Silva dives in and grabs Bulbury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bulbury pushes down on Silva's head and hops out. Mulberry Bulbury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Silva. Bulbury pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch. Bulbury avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva. Bulbury is working Silva over against the cage. Bulbury scores with a knee to the head.
Bulbury using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bulbury taking a breather. Knees to the body from Bulbury.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Bulbury utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Mulberry Bulbury has scored more points in the clinch so far. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Bulbury with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bulbury.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bulbury with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A knee to the head by Bulbury.
Bulbury is trying to stall.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Silva tries a knee to the head but Bulbury blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mulberry Bulbury dominated that second 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. 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bulbury has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bulbury and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Bulbury swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva. Bulbury has managed to clinch.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bulbury struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bulbury's brow. Silva takes a knee to the side of the body. Silva breaks the clinch.
Bulbury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Silva wants to clinch and Bulbury counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Bulbury is stalling here.
Bulbury taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bulbury breaks the clinch.
Mulberry Bulbury is winning the standup battle so far. A nice leg kick lands there from Bulbury. We've been told by Bulbury's head coaches at Broken Halo Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Bulbury keeps the fight on the outside. Bulbury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Bulbury thows a body shot but no joy. Silva tries to clinch up. Bulbury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Mulberry Bulbury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva moves into range and clinches up with Bulbury. Bulbury displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage. Bulbury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bulbury unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Knees in the clinch landing for Bulbury.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulbury.
This has been an exciting period of action! Bulbury lands a nice uppercut. Bulbury manages to break the clinch.
Bulbury moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bulbury clinches. Bulbury stalling against the cage.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bulbury landing knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Bulbury avoids the damage to the body. Silva misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bulbury obliges. Bulbury working Silva over with knees to the body. Bulbury dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bulbury leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bulbury lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bulbury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around? A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch. Bulbury working Silva over with knees to the body. Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bulbury lands a nice uppercut. Silva takes a knee to the side of the body. Bulbury lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bulbury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bulbury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Bulbury throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Mulberry Bulbury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Bulbury connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Bulbury throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Bulbury. The fight stays on the outside here - Bulbury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulbury. Bulbury rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage. Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bulbury pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bulbury is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Silva misses with a wild body shot. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bulbury throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot. Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bulbury. Randy Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Silva gets tackled into the cage by Bulbury. Bulbury maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Mulberry Bulbury showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bulbury 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mulberry Bulbury! Our winner, Mulberry Bulbury, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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