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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devonte Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devonte Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyron Silva!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taylor duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Silva misses.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taylor is defended easily by Silva.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Taylor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devonte Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Taylor backing up. Taylor nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Taylor closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Taylor with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Taylor defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Taylor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Taylor ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silva is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Devonte Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
That kick from Silva tenderised Taylor's leg. Taylor is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taylor's head.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor is looking for a counter combo.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taylor.
Taylor wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Silva catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
Devonte Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taylor on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to land a body kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devonte Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taylor is defending well for now.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Taylor's takedown attempt.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taylor as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Taylor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Taylor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taylor with a poor takedown
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyron Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyron Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Taylor shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devonte Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Taylor looks to clinch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Taylor shoots in.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Taylor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Taylor improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Taylor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Taylor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Taylor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taylor's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Devonte Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyron Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyron Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyron Silva!
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FIGHT
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