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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Lord has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 cm
27
200 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Lord! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord. Silva throws out a leg kick but Lord moves out of range and Silva only half commits. Lord takes a shot right to the bread basket. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage! Lord tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lord avoids a kick to the body.
Lord takes a shot right to the bread basket. Lord has managed to clinch.
Lord trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lord into the cage. Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lord. Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva rushes Lord and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lord manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick but Lord moves out of range.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Silva misses with a low kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Silva. Silva blocks a leg kick. Lord bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Silva throws a head kick but Lord moves out of range.
Lord moves away from the strike by Silva. Silva throws a nice inside leg kick. Lord misses with a low kick. Silva avoids the head kick by Lord.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva throws a leg kick that misses. Lord looks to throw a body kick and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva. Lord misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Silva lands an uppercut. Lord is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Lord into the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Lord.
Lord doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Lord tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands with a light punch inside. Lord throws a head punch that misses. Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Lord gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage. Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva trying to stall but Lord improves his position.
Silva taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt. Lord blocks a body shot from Silva. Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A shot in the inside from Lord. Lord trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Lord has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lord pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Silva is trying to break free. Lord pulls Silva into guard.
Lord bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard. Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lord is controlling him. Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lord is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top! Our spies down at at ELITE GYM 40CAP inform us that Lord has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lord wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lord works his way to full guard. Good work. Lord looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Lord will probably get the nod. 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 tries to clinch but fails miserably and Lord counters with a slapping leg kick. Dougie Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lord, right into the meat.
Lord lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lord moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Silva looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well. Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord throws a leg kick and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lord's knee momentarily. Good leg kick by Lord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva. Lord is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lord tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it. Lord throws a leg kick that is checked and Silva counters with an inside leg kick. Silva misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lord connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back. Silva delivers a nice body kick. Lord will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lord throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily. Lord comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Silva misses with a wild body shot. Lord misses with a low kick.
Lord swings away with a leg kick that misses. The crowd cheers as Lord lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though. Lord buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Lord throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Lord scores with a nice body kick.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now. Lord thows a leg kick but Silva checks it and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Lord throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range. William Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup. Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lord tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance. Silva misses with a looping right. Lord has a takedown stuffed. Lord gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva lands with a left to the head. Lord blocks a body shot from Silva. Silva lands a body shot. A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva. Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Silva throws a head kick that misses. Lord throws a sloppy head kick and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Lord 's knee. Lord tries to clinch up and Silva counters with a straight right hand. A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva. Lord throws a head kick that misses. An inside leg kick lands from Lord. Silva is looking to wear down Lord with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lord's head. Silva takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lord misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back. Silva lands with a nice body punch. Lord fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Silva lands a nice looking body kick. Lord avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws the left hand but Lord avoids the punch easily. Dougie Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lord avoids a kick to the body.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily. Lord throws a nice inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Lord showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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!
Lord tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it. Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lord sees it coming and avoids it easily. Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick. Lord avoids the body shot from Silva.
Lord shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side. Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage! Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva with a hook. Silva lands a body shot.
Lord lands a body shot.
Lord scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Lord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silva is looking to land body kicks. Lord misses the shot to the body. Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Lord's side. Silva blocks a low kick nicely. Lord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Silva throws a right and a left that Lord avoids nicely. Lord is looking to score with low kicks. Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lord showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Lord misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lord tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Lord connects with a single shot there. Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lord. Lord has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva. Silva lands with a cross. Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Silva jabs at Lord's body. A head kick misses from Lord. Silva stuns Lord with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Silva. Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. That kick from Silva tenderised Lord's leg. Lord is trying to keep his angry face on. Lord fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range. Silva blocks a leg kick. Jab by Silva. A head kick from Silva lands but Lord takes it in his stride. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lord, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Silva misses. Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lord. Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dougie Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lord checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Lord. Lord has a takedown stuffed. Silva throws a head kick that misses and Lord counters with a nice leg kick. Lord throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lord. Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Lord takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. This has been an exciting period of action! Silva cracks the inside of Lord's front leg. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick. William Lord is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. A good leg kick by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight! Dougie Silva showed his dominance in that final round. I think Lord has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Lord!
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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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