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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Styles Of Beyound-Nine Thou. Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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187 cm
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayde West! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Silva! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick. Silva tries to clinch but West is having none of it. Silva pushes West up against the cage in a clinch. Silva misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from West.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. West wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now. Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now West has his back to the cage. West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Silva is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and West is able to avoid easily. A clash of legs there as West blocks the low kick. Silva gets a clinch. The referee calls for West to work.
West seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva checks a leg kick nicely. West throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Silva lands with a slapping head kick. West misses with a body kick. Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as West is landing a low percentage of strikes. Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Silva moves out of range as West throws a body kick.
West checks a leg kick nicely. Silva wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance. West throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely. Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch. Silva landing knees to the head.
It looks like Wayde West has been cut. West managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
West displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. West looking to slow down the pace here. Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. West stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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! The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wayde West. Silva is looking to chop away at West's legs. West swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
West keeps the fight on the outside. Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to West's calf. A punch combination from Silva misses. Silva throws a head kick that misses. West is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. West throws a big shot that misses. West lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Dario Silva has been cut. West buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. West throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily. Silva blocks a jab. Silva tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but West is out of range. Silva clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from West.
West takes an elbow to the temple. Silva trying to land knees to the body.
West effectively controlling the action here. West gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. West is trying to stall.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, West has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage. West on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Both fighters working to control the clinch. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wayde West. West will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand. Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. This has been an exciting period of action! West lands a jab to Silva's midsection. Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Silva looks winded! Silva throws a leg kick that is checked and West makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away. Silva throws a low kick but West avoids it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A nice inside leg kick there by West. That's going to slow Silva down. West scores with a decent looking hook. Silva tries to land a leg kick but West saw it coming and moves away.
Silva blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayde West dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from West - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says West. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. West has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayde West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva throws a head kick that misses. Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Silva moves to clinch but West breaks away and West counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Silva throws out a leg kick but West moves out of range and Silva only half commits. Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from West. A low kick from Silva is predictable there and West counters with a slapping leg kick. West throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva. 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! West checks a leg kick. Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. West connects with a solid leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by West. Silva is breathing heavily. West lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. West moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. West lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by West.
West lands a nice looking body kick. West lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That has opened up Dario Silva's cut even more. West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Both fighters circling a little - West finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silva avoids the head kick by West.
West connects with a jab. Silva tries to clinch but West is having none of it. Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. West avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West. West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Silva takes a kick to the side of the head. Nice defenses there by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round. West lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. West tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it. West lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts. West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A low kick from West misses and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done. West taking a breather. Good anti-grappling being displayed by West as Silva tries to tie him up. West trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed West into the cage. Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
West is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wayde West. West scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
The cut above Dario Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now. West fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva. West works Silva's body with a nice hook. West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. West lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Silva moves away from the strike by West. West lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but West moves out of range easily. Nice uppercut there from West.
Dario Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dario Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wayde West! A victorious Wayde West thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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