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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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187 lbs
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182 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redz blocks a jab.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redz connects with a crisp jab.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva is looking to slow Redz down with leg kicks.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Redz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Redz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Redz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Redz's guard.
Redz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
I've been told that Silva has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.
Redz is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Redz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Redz is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Redz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Redz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Redz is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Silva is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Silva dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Redz from getting the reversal.
Redz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Redz tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Redz tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Redz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redz is looking to get to half guard.
Redz blocking the ground and pound.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Redz is looking to get to half guard.
Silva tries to control but Redz wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Redz gets back to half guard.
Redz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Redz keeps moving.
Redz is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Redz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Redz is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Redz keeps moving.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redz keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Redz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Redz keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Redz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to control but Redz is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Redz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mauricio Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva takes a swing at Redz's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redz circles away quickly and effectively.
Redz dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Redz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva is pushing Redz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Redz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva has Redz pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redz looking to stall.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Redz blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Redz throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Redz lands with a right hand.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Redz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Redz is out of range and Silva settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redz cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Redz.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Redz misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a series of punches but Redz avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Redz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Redz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Redz moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Redz misses with a straight left.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Redz is just out of range.
Silva throws a hook but Redz blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook. Redz ducked under it nicely.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Redz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some bone on bone action there as Redz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Redz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Redz there.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Redz is out of range.
Mauricio Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws the left hand but Redz avoids the punch easily.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Redz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Redz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Redz throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva misses with a hook. Redz ducked under it nicely.
Redz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Redz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romano Redz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva cracks the inside of Redz's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Redz misses with a hook
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick from Silva lands but Redz takes it in his stride.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Redz moves out of range.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Redz is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Redz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva kicks Redz off and gets back to his feet.
Mauricio Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a hook but Redz avoids it easily.
Silva throws a jab when Redz was well out of range.
Redz throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Redz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Redz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Redz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Romano Redz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redz slips a straight right by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Silva!
Mauricio Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Rush Supplements 160Q, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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