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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pope Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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204 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pope Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chance Silver!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver connects with a body shot.
Fish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been hearing reports that Fish has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silver slips a jab from Fish.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Fish saw that one coming.
Pope Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fish enables Silver to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fish manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silver throws a strike but Fish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish stands and steps away. Silver gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fish works the jab nicely.
Fish throws a body shot but no joy.
Fish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fish fails to land with a series of punches.
Silver throws a body punch but Fish moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fish lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silver has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silver and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silver.
Fish misses with a low kick.
Fish throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silver shoots in but Fish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silver counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silver prevents Fish from getting back to his feet.
Silver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silver.
Silver with a nice head shot there.
Fish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Silver closes the distance and clinches up with Fish, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes Fish against the cage but Fish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silver shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silver postures up in Fish's guard and throws a big left but Fish blocks it.
Silver sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fish is looking to stand up but Silver isn't so interested in that idea.
Silver is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fish keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silver moves out of range of the leg kick from Fish.
Fish throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fish sprawls well initially but Silver persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silver stalling away here and it's allowed Fish to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver throwing strikes from guard but Fish blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silver throws a strike but Fish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silver can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish is looking to stand up but Silver won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silver lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chance Silver will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fish throws a big shot that misses.
Silver fails to land the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fish.
Pope Fish is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver moves out of range as Fish strikes.
Silver lands with a cross.
Silver looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fish!
The strikes coming from Silver are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fish pushes Silver away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silver gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The strikes coming from Silver are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silver working the ground and pound from side control.
Fish is trying to buck Silver off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silver tries to score with some ground and pound. Fish controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silver grinds an elbow into Fish's temple.
Fish regains half guard, as Silver was trying to land strikes.
Fish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silver.
Silver throwing shots but Fish is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fish's head.
Silver throwing shots but Fish is blocking nicely.
Silver working the head and body with strikes.
Silver working the head and body with strikes.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fish's head.
Silver looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fish with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silver thows a huge punch but Fish dodges it nicely.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silver is trying to control the action in half guard but Fish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pope Fish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver connects with a body shot that sends Fish's belly button to the back.
Fish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silver lands with a straight right. Fish didn't see that one coming.
Silver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fish slaps away a takedown attempt from Silver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silver tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fish defends well and Silver ends up having to push Fish into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pope Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chance Silver.
Silver turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silver manages to end up in side control.
Silver looks up at the clock and then as Fish takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Silver smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silver misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fish prevents Silver from moving into mount.
Silver working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish is not content to let Silver control the position.
Fish wants to get back to his feet but Silver is dominant here and he's now got Fish's back!
Fish is trying to get back to his feet but Silver has full control of the position and if anything, Fish has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Silver throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Fish covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Silver is throwing shots to the body but Fish manages to wriggle free. Silver pounces on him again and ends up in Fish's guard.
Silver is in close to Fish's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silver lands with an overhand left.
Fish on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silver tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fish sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silver somewhat.
Silver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silver checks it well.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fish sprawls well. Fish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silver gets slowly back to his feet.
Silver closes the distance and clinches up with Fish, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes Fish against the cage but Fish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pope Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chance Silver.
Fish misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Fish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick
and Silver counters with a shoot takedown. Fish fights it but they end up in guard.
Silver throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver throws an elbow that misses. Fish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silver's guard. Nice move by Fish!
Silver wants to sweep here but Fish controlling him for the moment.
Fish would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fish wants to stand and escape but instead Silver has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pope Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fish wants to stand but Silver is controlling the position.
Silver looking to sit in guard and control but Fish gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fish has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silver is proving hard to escape from.
Silver wants to sweep here but Fish controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a strike but Silver rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver landing with the ground and pound.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chance Silver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silver is continuing to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silver checks a leg kick.
Fish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fish finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fish defends it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Fish misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chance Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silver winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chance Silver!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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