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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovanni Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bernard keeps it at a distance.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Bernard, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Bernard against the cage but Bernard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bernard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries a low kick but Bernard avoids it.
Bernard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Bernard lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
Bernard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Bernard has double underhooks.
Bernard misses with a knee to the head.
Bernard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Bernard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Bernard is controlling the position.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bernard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Bernard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bernard tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Bernard moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Bernard gets a clinch.
Bernard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernard crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bernard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bernard.
Bernard landing knees to the head.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bernard crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva is trying to push Bernard away but Bernard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bernard landing knees to the head.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Bernard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Bernard scores a nice knee to the body.
Bernard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Bernard scores with a knee to the head.
Bernard with a knee to the head.
Bernard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bernard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bernard trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bernard throws an elbow but misses.
Bernard lands a damaging elbow.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Bernard.
Bernard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bernard misses with a knee strike.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernard scores a nice knee to the body.
Bernard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Bernard is controlling the position.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Bernard has double underhooks.
Bernard misses with a knee to the head.
Bernard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Bernard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva tries to circle away but Bernard has him pinned against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Bernard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva has Bernard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bernard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bernard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva jumps guard but Bernard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Bernard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Bernard gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Bernard keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Bernard.
Bernard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Bernard lands a damaging elbow.
Antonio Silva's cut is getting worse.
Bernard crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Bernard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
A knee to the head by Bernard.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bernard scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernard crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Bernard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bernard lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Bernard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Bernard.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bernard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Bernard keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Bernard.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bernard smiles and moves away.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Bernard clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bernard prevents a takedown attempt there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Bernard crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bernard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Bernard with a knee to the head.
Silva jumps guard.
Bernard landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bernard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bernard wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bernard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bernard is one step ahead there.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Bernard wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernard trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bernard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Bernard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio 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!
Bernard dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bernard keeps it at a distance.
Bernard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Bernard has him pressed against the cage.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Bernard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to pull guard but Bernard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Bernard.
Nice elbow from Bernard.
Bernard stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bernard misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Antonio Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Bernard misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bernard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bernard.
Bernard connects with a knee to the head.
Bernard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernard lands a knee to the body.
Bernard lands a damaging elbow.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva jumps guard but Bernard stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bernard.
Giovanni Bernard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Bernard won't allow it.
Bernard lands a nice elbow.
Silva is working for takedown but Bernard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bernard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Antonio Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bernard scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bernard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bernard lands a damaging elbow.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bernard connects with a knee to the head.
Bernard with a knee to the head.
Bernard connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Giovanni Bernard!
Giovanni Bernard decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Antonio Silva had this to say: 'Nastepnym razem Cie pokonam!'.
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FIGHT
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