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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maxell Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxell Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva tries to clinch but Gilbert is having none of it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gilbert gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Gilbert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Gilbert.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gilbert lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Gilbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilbert lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gilbert creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Gilbert pulls guard successfully.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gilbert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gilbert looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva throws a combination. Gilbert tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gilbert fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxell Gilbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilbert gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gilbert throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gilbert comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Gilbert.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Gilbert, against the cage.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gilbert drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva stands and steps away. Gilbert gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gilbert is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gilbert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but Gilbert moves out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Gilbert pushes him off.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Gilbert instigates a clinch.
Gilbert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Gilbert.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilbert using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gilbert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gilbert is breathing heavily.
Gilbert takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Gilbert.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Gilbert.
Gilbert breaks from the clinch.
Gilbert swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Gilbert darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gilbert.
Silva working aggressively here.
Gilbert manages to pull guard.
Gilbert manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gilbert shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Gilbert 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.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to clinch but Gilbert is having none of it.
Gilbert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but Gilbert moves out of range.
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gilbert tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva looks to land a combination. Gilbert sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilbert circles away.
Gilbert pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Gilbert gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gilbert will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gilbert looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Gilbert is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva stands up and waves to Gilbert to follow him.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Gilbert shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilbert circles away.
Gilbert moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Gilbert fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Gilbert persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gilbert stands up from half guard.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gilbert keeps the fight on the outside.
Gilbert swinging wilding here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gilbert backs up against the cage.
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a right and a left that Gilbert avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maxell Gilbert will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gilbert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a combination. Gilbert tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch.
Gilbert closes the distance and clinches.
Gilbert has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Silva is looking to stand up but Gilbert won't let him.
Gilbert has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Gilbert scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gilbert shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gilbert showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Gilbert is controlling him well.
Gilbert decides to stand and escape the position.
Gilbert lands a two punch combo.
Gilbert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gilbert is avoiding it.
Gilbert moves into the clinch successfully.
Gilbert gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gilbert fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A short right from Gilbert on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gilbert.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Gilbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilbert cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Gilbert.
Gilbert has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Silva stands and steps away. Gilbert gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Gilbert or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxell Gilbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gilbert gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gilbert manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva working aggressively here.
Gilbert lands a knee to the body.
Gilbert drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.
Silva stands up out of the half guard.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva throws a right and a left that Gilbert avoids nicely.
Gilbert has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Gilbert blocks an uppercut.
Gilbert manages to pull guard.
Gilbert has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Silva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gilbert has tightened it up now! Silva should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maxell Gilbert!
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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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