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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zesbis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Kenzie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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191 cm
38
177 lbs
31 - 20 - 3 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zesbis Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
31 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kenzie swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Kenzie connects with the punch. Kenzie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva trying to control the action but Kenzie is working from the bottom. Kenzie can't do much from the bottom here. Kenzie dodges the ground and pound from Silva. Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Kenzie is defending well. Silva trying to control the position but Kenzie is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva swings around for an armbar but Kenzie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard. Kenzie is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control. Kenzie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Kenzie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard. Silva is working an open guard so Kenzie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Kenzie misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming. Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenzie with a nice cross.
It looks like Zesbis Silva has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kenzie circles away quickly and effectively. Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kenzie but Kenzie pushes him off and we're back to square one. Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kenzie misses with a wild combination.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kenzie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Kenzie misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Kenzie. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zesbis Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him. Silva looks to throw the jab but Kenzie is out of range. Kenzie misses the shot to the body. Silva shoots in for a takedown but Kenzie shows good takedown defense. Kenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Kenzie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Silva misses. Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kenzie counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A slow jab from Kenzie misses its intended target. Kenzie keeps the fight on the outside. Kenzie slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Kenzie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Silva tries to clinch up but Kenzie circles away and keeps his distance. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Silva moves in looking to clinch but Kenzie pushes him off. Kenzie avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Kenzie dominated that round. The cut man is working on Zesbis Silva's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kenzie darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage. Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Kenzie won't allow it.
Kenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A punch combination from Silva misses. Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kenzie tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kenzie to the ground. Kenzie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Kenzie gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage. Kenzie keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenzie. Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kenzie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. A short right from Kenzie on the inside. Kenzie works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches. Kenzie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Kenzie has double underhooks. Silva is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kenzie manages to break the clinch.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kenzie counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Silva badly! He tries to strike back but Kenzie puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Silva out cold! Oh man, Silva will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick Kenzie! Our winner, Patrick Kenzie, 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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