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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wedge Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
23 - 16 - 2 |
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146 lbs
19 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Wedge Xiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiii scores with a shot to the body.
Silva misses with a hook. Xiii ducked under it nicely.
Xiii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Xiii keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Xiii scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Xiii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva has Xiii pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Xiii manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Xiii pulls Silva into guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xiii is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Xiii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Xiii pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Xiii blocks nicely.
Silva throws a strike but Xiii rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Xiii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xiii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xiii is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Xiii throwing strikes but missing.
Xiii advances to half guard.
Xiii is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva wants to control but Xiii is keeping busy.
Xiii working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to control but Xiii is keeping busy.
Xiii wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva looking to control.
Xiii wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Xiii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Xiii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Xiii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xiii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Xiii is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Xiii makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Xiii.
Silva distracts Xiii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Xiii is on top in guard.
Xiii makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but Xiii postures up.
Xiii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xiii throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xiii looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wedge Xiii dominated that round.
That's time! Xiii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Xiii dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Xiii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Xiii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Xiii avoids the body shot from Silva.
Xiii is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xiii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xiii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses the jab.
Xiii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Marcos Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xiii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xiii connects with a looping right hand.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Xiii defends easily.
Xiii wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiii distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Xiii is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Xiii preventing the sweep.
Xiii with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xiii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xiii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Xiii postures up.
Xiii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiii stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva is not content to let Xiii control the position.
Xiii is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Xiii throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Xiii lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Xiii's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Xiii wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Xiii tries to move into full mount but can't pass Silva's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Xiii keeps moving and retains side control.
Xiii cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Xiii scoring with strikes.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Xiii remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Wedge Xiii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Xiii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiii is just content to waste time from the top position. Silva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Xiii stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Xiii pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva trying to hold on to Xiii's head to control him but Xiii postures up.
Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Xiii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xiii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xiii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiii shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Xiii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Xiii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Xiii is wise to it.
Xiii ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xiii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xiii dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Xiii with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wedge Xiii dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Xiii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wedge Xiii is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiii lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Xiii defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Xiii misses with a body shot.
Xiii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xiii cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva throws a right hand that Xiii ducks under and follows up with a left that Xiii also avoids with ease.
Xiii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva shoots in but Xiii avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Xiii throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xiii.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Xiii. Xiii maintains the clinch.
Xiii is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Xiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Xiii smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiii has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Xiii to keep the fight standing.
Wedge Xiii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Silva.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Xiii, against the cage.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Xiii manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Xiii has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Xiii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiii looking to stall.
Xiii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Xiii lands with a light punch inside.
Xiii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Wedge Xiii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xiii tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Xiii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xiii drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Xiii slows the pace down.
Xiii is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiii content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Xiii controlling the position from side mount.
Xiii trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva wants to control but Xiii postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Xiii slows the pace down.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Xiii closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xiii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marcos Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wedge Xiii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xiii has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wedge Xiii!
A very excited looking Wedge Xiii rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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