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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Long Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Stallworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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133 lbs
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145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Long Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Stallworth!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallworth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silver.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stallworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stallworth lands a two punch combo.
Silver shoots for a takedown but Stallworth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silver wants to clinch up but Stallworth keeps it at a distance.
Stallworth moves out of range as Silver throws a body kick.
Silver lands a front kick.
Buster Stallworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stallworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stallworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Silver pushes Stallworth up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stallworth.
Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stallworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver shoots in but Stallworth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stallworth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallworth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver gets a clinch.
Silver presses Stallworth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silver uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stallworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stallworth throws the kick towards the body but Silver avoids it.
Stallworth gets tackled into the cage by Silver. Silver maintains the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silver.
Silver crunches a lovely knee into Stallworth's ribcage.
Stallworth looks winded!
Silver pulls guard successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver wants to stand and escape but Stallworth is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stallworth is fighting to break Silver's control of his arms but Silver is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stallworth stands up from Silver's guard - Stallworth perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stallworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver tries to clinch but Stallworth moves out of range.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stallworth misses with a double jab.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stallworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver shoots in looking for a takedown. Stallworth tries to sprawl out of it but Silver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stallworth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to clinch but Stallworth is having none of it.
Stallworth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silver wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stallworth throws a series of punches but Silver moves out of range.
Silver tries to clinch but Stallworth is having none of it.
Silver wants to clinch up but Stallworth keeps it at a distance.
Stallworth lands with a nice combination. Silver backs away looking to recover.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Stallworth pushes him off.
Stallworth gets tackled into the cage by Silver. Silver maintains the clinch.
Silver jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stallworth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silver working a defensive guard here.
Silver is looking to stand up but Stallworth isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stallworth defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Silver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stallworth!
Stallworth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silver tries to clinch but Stallworth moves out of range.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stallworth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silver counters with a right hand to the body.
Silver clinches up against the cage.
Stallworth lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stallworth wants to get up but he can't break Silver's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stallworth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is trying to keep Stallworth in close.
Stallworth would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silver has his foot on Stallworth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stallworth works his way back into a safe position though.
Silver is trying to control the position but Stallworth postures up.
Stallworth decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver looks for a takedown but Stallworth sprawls well.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stallworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stallworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silver tries for a takedown but Stallworth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stallworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stallworth tries to bum rush Silver with a series of wild strikes but Silver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Stallworth circles away.
Silver shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stallworth defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stallworth throws a series of strikes that have Silver backpedaling.
Buster Stallworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stallworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver tries to clinch but Stallworth moves out of range.
Silver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stallworth.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stallworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stallworth fails to land with a series of punches.
Silver throws a lazy right hand but Stallworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver lands a jab-cross combination.
Stallworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Stallworth tries to bum rush Silver with a series of wild strikes but Silver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stallworth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silver - the referee stops the clock and Stallworth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silver. Stallworth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stallworth has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Stallworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Stallworth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stallworth's head.
Silver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stallworth circles away.
Silver is looking to clinch but Stallworth is avoiding it.
Stallworth misses with a combination
and Silver counters with a good low kick that Stallworth was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stallworth misses with a double jab
and Silver counters with a body kick that stops Stallworth in his tracks momentarily.
Silver is looking to clinch but Stallworth is avoiding it.
Silver wants to clinch up but Stallworth keeps it at a distance.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stallworth tries to avoid it but Silver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stallworth to the ground. Stallworth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stallworth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stallworth.
Stallworth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silver slips a jab and a cross from Stallworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Long Silver will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Silver shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stallworth's guard.
Silver wants to stand but Stallworth is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stallworth wants to stand but Silver is controlling the position.
Stallworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Long Silver just wasn't active enough.
Silver pushes Stallworth up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver pulls guard.
Silver is trying to control the position but Stallworth postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stallworth would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stallworth is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stallworth has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silver is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long Silver has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stallworth tries to keep at a distance but Silver has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stallworth.
Silver fails to pull guard.
Our sources have told us that Silver has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Silver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stallworth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silver effectively controlling the action here.
Stallworth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Stallworth does no damage.
Stallworth throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Silver is looking to clinch but Stallworth is avoiding it.
Stallworth throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Stallworth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silver.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stallworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver is looking to clinch but Stallworth is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Stallworth misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Silver with that takedown attempt.
Stallworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver is looking to clinch.
Stallworth throws a right hand that Silver ducks under and follows up with a left that Silver also avoids with ease.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stallworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver pushes Stallworth up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stallworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stallworth but Stallworth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Buster Stallworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Long Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stallworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silver 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Silver!
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