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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rory Kirkpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rory Kirkpatrick had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Kirkpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkpatrick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kirkpatrick goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kirkpatrick but great work by Silva.
Kirkpatrick is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
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!
Kirkpatrick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kirkpatrick is working hard here to advance position.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kirkpatrick, who protects the arm well.
Silva gets to mount! Kirkpatrick was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Silva prevents Kirkpatrick from getting the reversal.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Kirkpatrick bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva is thwarting Kirkpatrick's attempts to control the position.
Kirkpatrick tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Kirkpatrick gets back to full guard.
Kirkpatrick working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
Silva prevents Kirkpatrick from improving his position.
Kirkpatrick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Kirkpatrick being controlled here, momentarily.
Kirkpatrick throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kirkpatrick is looking for a sweep.
Silva working away.
Kirkpatrick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva decides to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkpatrick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kirkpatrick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kirkpatrick gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up in Kirkpatrick's guard and throws a big left but Kirkpatrick blocks it.
Kirkpatrick looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kirkpatrick is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kirkpatrick avoid being mounted?
Kirkpatrick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kirkpatrick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kirkpatrick actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva is keen to just control but Kirkpatrick is a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Demian Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Kirkpatrick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kirkpatrick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Kirkpatrick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kirkpatrick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Kirkpatrick shoots in.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Kirkpatrick dominated that round.
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.
A nice combination there by Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Kirkpatrick avoids the head kick by Silva.
Kirkpatrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kirkpatrick, right into the meat.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Kirkpatrick sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kirkpatrick as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Kirkpatrick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kirkpatrick connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Kirkpatrick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kirkpatrick from controlling successfully.
Kirkpatrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Kirkpatrick wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rory Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kirkpatrick seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Kirkpatrick.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kirkpatrick did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Rory Kirkpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirkpatrick punching from the bottom.
Silva decides to stand up.
Kirkpatrick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rory Kirkpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirkpatrick cracks Silva with a good jab.
Kirkpatrick bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kirkpatrick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kirkpatrick wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Kirkpatrick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick misses with the ground and pound.
Kirkpatrick controlling from side mount.
Kirkpatrick taking a break here but Silva is having none of it and regains half guard.
Kirkpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kirkpatrick is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Kirkpatrick wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva trying to control but Kirkpatrick postures up.
Kirkpatrick passes into side control, despite Silva's attempt to control the position.
Kirkpatrick looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Kirkpatrick dominated that second round.
That's time! Kirkpatrick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kirkpatrick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kirkpatrick is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Kirkpatrick avoids a kick to the body.
Kirkpatrick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kirkpatrick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Kirkpatrick shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Kirkpatrick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirkpatrick shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kirkpatrick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kirkpatrick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Kirkpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva moves to clinch but Kirkpatrick breaks away
and Kirkpatrick counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Kirkpatrick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kirkpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kirkpatrick back against the cage.
Kirkpatrick lands a shoulder strike.
Kirkpatrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirkpatrick lands with a light punch inside.
Kirkpatrick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
A short right from Kirkpatrick on the inside.
Kirkpatrick gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirkpatrick works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Kirkpatrick lands a nice uppercut.
Kirkpatrick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirkpatrick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Kirkpatrick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva checks a low kick from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirkpatrick fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Kirkpatrick is now in Silva's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirkpatrick forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick is looking for a kimura here.
Kirkpatrick is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rory Kirkpatrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kirkpatrick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Kirkpatrick's back. He's all about the action.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kirkpatrick from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Kirkpatrick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Kirkpatrick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirkpatrick 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Kirkpatrick!
Rory Kirkpatrick very nearly forgot to thank Atlantis amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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