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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciferus Paskiainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by 'Be Myself' by Charlie Brown Jr.. Luciferus Paskiainen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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185 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luciferus Paskiainen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva is looking to clinch but Paskiainen is avoiding it.
Paskiainen moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Paskiainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paskiainen is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Paskiainen circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Paskiainen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paskiainen misses with a few strikes there.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paskiainen as he jumps to the side.
Paskiainen looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva looks for a takedown but Paskiainen sprawls well.
A combination from Paskiainen does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paskiainen swivels and escapes.
Luciferus Paskiainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paskiainen.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Paskiainen misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paskiainen.
Paskiainen throws an elbow but it misses.
Paskiainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paskiainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paskiainen.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Paskiainen.
Paskiainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paskiainen throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Paskiainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Paskiainen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskiainen lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Diego Silva has been cut.
Paskiainen throws an elbow that misses.
Paskiainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paskiainen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paskiainen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paskiainen lands a nice elbow.
Paskiainen lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Paskiainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Paskiainen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paskiainen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Paskiainen, against the cage.
Paskiainen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paskiainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Paskiainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Paskiainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paskiainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Paskiainen throws an elbow that misses.
Paskiainen lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskiainen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva tries to clinch but Paskiainen moves out of range.
Paskiainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paskiainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paskiainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luciferus Paskiainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paskiainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Paskiainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Paskiainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Paskiainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paskiainen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Paskiainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Paskiainen.
Silva tries to clinch but Paskiainen is having none of it.
Paskiainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paskiainen misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciferus Paskiainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paskiainen tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Paskiainen.
Paskiainen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Paskiainen misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paskiainen thinking.
Diego Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Paskiainen sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paskiainen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paskiainen throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paskiainen as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskiainen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paskiainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paskiainen throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paskiainen misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Paskiainen kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva blocks a jab.
Paskiainen misses with a few strikes there.
Paskiainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paskiainen moves away.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paskiainen.
Silva tries to clinch up but Paskiainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Paskiainen.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Paskiainen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paskiainen misses with a wild combination.
Paskiainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Paskiainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskiainen throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva slips a jab from Paskiainen.
Silva clinches up with Paskiainen and pushes him back against the cage.
Paskiainen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paskiainen throws an elbow but it misses.
Paskiainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Paskiainen, against the cage.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Paskiainen, against the cage.
Paskiainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paskiainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paskiainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paskiainen throws an elbow that misses.
Paskiainen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paskiainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paskiainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Paskiainen, against the cage.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paskiainen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paskiainen throws an elbow that misses.
Paskiainen throws an elbow that misses.
Paskiainen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paskiainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paskiainen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paskiainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paskiainen throws an elbow that misses.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paskiainen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paskiainen tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciferus Paskiainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Paskiainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paskiainen misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Paskiainen.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paskiainen.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paskiainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paskiainen misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paskiainen won't be happy with that.
Silva prevents Paskiainen from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Paskiainen denies him.
Paskiainen wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Paskiainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva wants to control but Paskiainen is keeping him busy.
Paskiainen is trying to get back to his feet.
Silva tries for a kimura but Paskiainen is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paskiainen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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!
Paskiainen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paskiainen wants to get back to his feet but Silva is dominant here and he's now got Paskiainen's back!
Paskiainen looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Will Silva go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Paskiainen wants to get back to his feet.
Silva working for a choke but Paskiainen is defending well.
Silva is persistently looking for the submission but Paskiainen is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working for a choke but Paskiainen is defending well.
Paskiainen is trying to stand back up.
Silva looking to break Paskiainen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Paskiainen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Silva will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Paskiainen trying to get back to his feet but Silva is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Paskiainen manages to stand up with Silva still on his back. Eventually Silva drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Paskiainen throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diego Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice sprawl there from Paskiainen as Silva shoots in.
Paskiainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paskiainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luciferus Paskiainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paskiainen stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paskiainen 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciferus Paskiainen!
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hype
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pop
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