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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kip Aragus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Silfversberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aragus comes to the cage accompanied by Kill of the Night - Gin Wigmore. 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Aragus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jakob Silfversberg!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silfversberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aragus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aragus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silfversberg did well to prevent Aragus getting side control.
Aragus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silfversberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aragus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silfversberg manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aragus has Silfversberg in his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragus keeping moving, preventing Silfversberg from controlling successfully.
Silfversberg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Aragus keeping full guard, as Silfversberg tries to pass.
Silfversberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Aragus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silfversberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silfversberg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silfversberg stands up over Aragus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silfversberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silfversberg wants to control from the top but Aragus keeps moving.
Silfversberg stopping the sweep attempt from Aragus.
Silfversberg is pushing down on Aragus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aragus is fighting to maintain full guard but Silfversberg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silfversberg working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Aragus's thigh. Aragus counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Silfversberg drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aragus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silfversberg has Aragus in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aragus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silfversberg dives on top into guard.
Silfversberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aragus's head.
Silfversberg stands and throws Aragus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aragus tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragus is working hard here to advance position.
Silfversberg tries to move to full mount but Aragus actually manages to regain half guard.
Silfversberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silfversberg is looking for a kimura here.
Aragus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silfversberg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jakob Silfversberg will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aragus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silfversberg is trying to defend but Aragus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aragus is thwarting Silfversberg's attempts to control the position.
Aragus passes to full mount!
Aragus wants to take Silfversberg's back but he can't do it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silfversberg working to try and regain half guard.
Aragus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silfversberg can do to turn this around?
Silfversberg slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfversberg is looking to improve his position.
Aragus is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Silfversberg reverses the position - he's now on top in Aragus's guard.
Silfversberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aragus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silfversberg with a nice head shot there.
Aragus keeping full guard, as Silfversberg tries to pass.
Silfversberg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silfversberg trying to control but Aragus is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silfversberg stopping the sweep attempt from Aragus.
Silfversberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aragus's head.
Aragus keeping moving, preventing Silfversberg from controlling successfully.
Silfversberg controlling from the top position.
Silfversberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Aragus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragus can't keep his opponent in guard - Silfversberg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aragus regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silfversberg.
Aragus looking for a sweep. Not yet Aragus, not yet.
Silfversberg wants to control from the top but Aragus keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aragus throws a right hand that misses
and Silfversberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Aragus misses.
Aragus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silfversberg sprawls well initially but Aragus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silfversberg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kip Aragus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg is looking for a triangle but Aragus pushes his legs off easily.
Aragus stands and throws Silfversberg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silfversberg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silfversberg wants to control but Aragus is keeping busy.
Silfversberg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silfversberg is looking to sweep but instead, Aragus has passed into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silfversberg manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aragus is looking to pass into half guard but Silfversberg pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silfversberg is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kip Aragus will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silfversberg walks into a left hand.
Aragus feints and as Silfversberg raises his hands in defense, Aragus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aragus tries to free his leg and advance position but Silfversberg is retaining full guard.
Silfversberg is pulling down on Aragus's head to control his posture.
Silfversberg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aragus is aware though and is defending well.
Aragus tries to free his leg and advance position but Silfversberg is retaining full guard.
Silfversberg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aragus is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silfversberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silfversberg looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Aragus is defending well. Silfversberg quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Aragus has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Silfversberg celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jakob Silfversberg!
After the fight, Jakob Silfversberg was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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