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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MIKE SILVA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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193 cm
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210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MIKE SILVA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from SILVA. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
Peterson throws a head kick but SILVA moves out of range.
SILVA lunges at Peterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peterson's hand.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but SILVA circles away quickly and effectively.
SILVA keeps the fight on the outside.
SILVA shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than SILVA was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
SILVA get's back to his feet.
Peterson with a poor takedown
and SILVA counters with a shoot takedown. Peterson fights it but they end up in guard.
MIKE SILVA has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Peterson.
Peterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. SILVA manages to get himself to full guard.
Peterson looks gassed!
SILVA not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. MIKE SILVA just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
SILVA moves into the clinch successfully.
SILVA pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson clinches but SILVA breaks the clinch
and SILVA counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Peterson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SILVA content just to control the position here.
Peterson is looking to improve his position but SILVA isn't that keen on the idea.
SILVA is trying to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
SILVA landing strikes from the mount and Peterson is in trouble!
SILVA controlling the position easily from mount.
SILVA has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
SILVA's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to hold on but SILVA pushes him away.
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
SILVA content just to control the position here.
Peterson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
SILVA knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peterson on the ground.
SILVA controlling from mount.
SILVA trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. MIKE SILVA just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses
and SILVA counters with a takedown into side control.
SILVA is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Peterson's shoulder. That is not cool.
SILVA trying to control the position but Peterson is working away.
SILVA slows the pace down.
SILVA working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
SILVA is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Peterson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MIKE SILVA dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Peterson misses
and SILVA holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
SILVA is trying to trip Peterson. He has hold of a leg but Peterson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. SILVA persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
SILVA wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
SILVA gets to his feet - Peterson follows without any prompting.
Peterson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
SILVA gets the takedown into side control.
Peterson is trying to improve his position.
SILVA has knee on belly and moves into mount.
SILVA is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
SILVA decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
SILVA seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
SILVA prevents Peterson from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with SILVA in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SILVA prevents Peterson from improving his position.
Peterson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
SILVA not doing much here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. MIKE SILVA just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
SILVA scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is not content to let SILVA control the position.
MIKE SILVA overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
SILVA tries to advance to mount but Peterson denies him.
SILVA wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
SILVA decides to stand up, so the ref orders Peterson to his feet.
SILVA connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peterson. Peterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
SILVA fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Peterson sprawls well initially but SILVA persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
SILVA sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Peterson is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SILVA not doing much here.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
SILVA perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Peterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from SILVA.
SILVA not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. MIKE SILVA just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
SILVA decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
SILVA wants to get back to his feet.
SILVA perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson missing with punches from the bottom.
SILVA tries to stand but can't do so whilst Peterson controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MIKE SILVA dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson with a poor takedown
and SILVA counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
SILVA keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Peterson is refusing to be controlled, as SILVA sits in half guard.
SILVA is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with SILVA in particular looking to stall.
SILVA seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peterson for as long as he can get away with.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. MIKE SILVA just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
SILVA fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Peterson sprawls well initially but SILVA persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SILVA is working for a kimura but Peterson is defending it quite comfortably.
SILVA wants to take a breather but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
SILVA slows the pace down in half guard.
Peterson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Peterson moves into full guard.
Peterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as SILVA controls the pace.
That's two 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.
SILVA pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.
SILVA pushes down on Peterson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
SILVA perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson moves into full guard.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing SILVA from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. MIKE SILVA just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Peterson misses with a double jab
and SILVA counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Peterson!
Peterson is in all sorts of trouble here.
SILVA controlling from the full mount.
SILVA landing strikes, looking to finish!
Peterson is trying to escape the mount.
SILVA takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Peterson is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SILVA looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paul Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MIKE SILVA is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
MIKE SILVA showed his dominance in that final round.
Well SILVA 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MIKE SILVA!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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