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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Suchart Chaowanungkarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaowanungkarn comes to the cage accompanied by Muay Thai fight music. Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
27 - 22 - 1 |
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155 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaowanungkarn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chaowanungkarn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Chaowanungkarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaowanungkarn connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been told by Chaowanungkarn's head coaches at Blunt Force Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva looks for a takedown but Chaowanungkarn sprawls well.
Chaowanungkarn throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a kick to the body
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chaowanungkarn's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva passes Chaowanungkarn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chaowanungkarn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva won't allow Chaowanungkarn to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chaowanungkarn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva passes Chaowanungkarn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chaowanungkarn wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Chaowanungkarn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Chaowanungkarn is defending well.
Chaowanungkarn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Chaowanungkarn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chaowanungkarn defending well though.
Chaowanungkarn wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Chaowanungkarn tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Chaowanungkarn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaowanungkarn is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chaowanungkarn is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Chaowanungkarn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Chaowanungkarn defends the submission attempt.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva is keen to just control but Chaowanungkarn is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chaowanungkarn manages to get to full guard.
Chaowanungkarn trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Chaowanungkarn is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaowanungkarn wants to control but Silva passes easily into half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Chaowanungkarn is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Chaowanungkarn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a body shot.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Chaowanungkarn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chaowanungkarn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chaowanungkarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaowanungkarn cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn's corner calls for a 1-2. Chaowanungkarn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Chaowanungkarn keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Nice sprawl there from Chaowanungkarn as Silva shoots in.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Chaowanungkarn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
A low kick from Chaowanungkarn misses
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaowanungkarn. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva avoids the body shot from Chaowanungkarn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaowanungkarn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva checks the leg kick.
A head kick by Chaowanungkarn misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaowanungkarn. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaowanungkarn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Chaowanungkarn misses the target.
Chaowanungkarn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a body punch.
Silva has picked Chaowanungkarn up - he's going for a ride! Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Chaowanungkarn defends it.
Chaowanungkarn trying to control but Silva postures up.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to get back to full guard.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Chaowanungkarn's temple.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva trying to control the action but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Chaowanungkarn is defending well.
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!
Chaowanungkarn tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Chaowanungkarn trying to control from the bottom.
Chaowanungkarn gets back to full guard.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaowanungkarn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaowanungkarn managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chaowanungkarn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chaowanungkarn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Chaowanungkarn. Chaowanungkarn maintains the clinch.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva has Chaowanungkarn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chaowanungkarn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Carlos Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chaowanungkarn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Chaowanungkarn defends easily.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chaowanungkarn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chaowanungkarn!
Chaowanungkarn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Chaowanungkarn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chaowanungkarn manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Chaowanungkarn dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chaowanungkarn, who protects the arm well.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chaowanungkarn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chaowanungkarn, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Chaowanungkarn is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chaowanungkarn, who protects the arm well.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva tries for a kimura but Chaowanungkarn is defending well.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Chaowanungkarn has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Chaowanungkarn!
Chaowanungkarn throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Silva!
A victorious Carlos Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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