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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Silva!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Silva misses
letting McDaniel counter with a right hand.
Silva lands a front kick.
McDaniel tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
McDaniel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
McDaniel takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Logan McDaniel has been cut.
McDaniel blocks the elbow strike.
McDaniel tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a right hand that McDaniel ducks under and follows up with a left that McDaniel also avoids with ease.
It looked like McDaniel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDaniel staying out of range there.
McDaniel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDaniel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and McDaniel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the liver by McDaniel. Beautiful body shot.
Silva tries to clinch but McDaniel moves away
letting McDaniel counter with a right hand.
McDaniel swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a right and a left that McDaniel avoids nicely.
Silva wants to clinch up but McDaniel keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDaniel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDaniel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shane Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniel keeps the fight on the outside.
McDaniel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McDaniel circles away from the clinch attempt
and McDaniel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
McDaniel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDaniel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva has McDaniel pressed against the ropes, preventing McDaniel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDaniel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from McDaniel.
McDaniel is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDaniel misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
McDaniel tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDaniel is defending well for now.
McDaniel is trying to break free.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDaniel's elbow.
McDaniel is trying to break free.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into McDaniel's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDaniel blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDaniel.
A short right from McDaniel.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDaniel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Silva cracks McDaniel with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDaniel's elbow.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDaniel's elbow.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
McDaniel connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
McDaniel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and McDaniel moves out of range easily.
McDaniel misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva has McDaniel pressed against the ropes, preventing McDaniel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva drives through and clinches with McDaniel against the ropes.
Silva misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from McDaniel fails to land.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shane Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McDaniel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as McDaniel controls his hands.
McDaniel dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDaniel managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as McDaniel controls the action.
McDaniel missing with knees to the body.
McDaniel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with McDaniel.
A right handed body shot lands from McDaniel.
McDaniel has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDaniel is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDaniel's brow.
Silva misses with the head strike.
McDaniel blocks the elbow strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McDaniel managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
McDaniel scores with a body shot.
McDaniel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva tries to clinch
and McDaniel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDaniel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A cross from Silva lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to clinch up.
McDaniel circles away from the clinch attempt
and McDaniel counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva instigates a clinch.
McDaniel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva has McDaniel pressed against the ropes, preventing McDaniel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDaniel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDaniel avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from McDaniel fails to land.
McDaniel is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDaniel avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
McDaniel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but McDaniel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Silva.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDaniel backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from McDaniel.
McDaniel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but McDaniel avoids the damage to the body.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDaniel is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDaniel avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva digs a right hand into McDaniel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDaniel's gas tank.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McDaniel misses with the head strike.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as McDaniel controls the action.
McDaniel is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
McDaniel is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva wants to clinch.
McDaniel throws a shot to the body.
Silva closes the distance and pushes McDaniel back into the ropes.
Silva working McDaniel over with knees to the body.
McDaniel prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
McDaniel avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
McDaniel is trying to break free.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
McDaniel trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDaniel tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDaniel has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Logan McDaniel is winning the standup battle so far.
McDaniel throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDaniel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Silva looks to move away, McDaniel throws a big counter combo bu Silva just gets out of the way.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva has McDaniel up against the ropes in a clinch.
McDaniel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but McDaniel avoids the damage to the body.
McDaniel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDaniel blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but McDaniel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but McDaniel blocks it.
McDaniel throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from McDaniel on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McDaniel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but McDaniel avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as McDaniel controls the action.
Silva lands an elbow inside that McDaniel shrugs off.
Logan McDaniel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but McDaniel avoids the damage to the body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDaniel throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but McDaniel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McDaniel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDaniel is trying to break free.
Silva tries a knee to the head but McDaniel blocks it.
McDaniel tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva prevents a body shot from McDaniel.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDaniel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Shane Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McDaniel misses with a wild combination.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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