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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bich Nga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silsa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Candy by Robbie Williams. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
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210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pertti Silsa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bich Nga!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Silsa does it's job there.
Silsa misses with a straight left.
Nga let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silsa misses with a double jab
and Nga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silsa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nga momentarily.
Nga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silsa lunges at Nga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nga's hand.
Nga is rocked!
Silsa misses with a hook to the body
and Nga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silsa just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Nga misses.
Nga misses with a kick to the body
and Silsa counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nga is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silsa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silsa trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa trying to control the action but Nga is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silsa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nga is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silsa seems to be looking for submissions.
Nga trying to control here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nga told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Silsa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Nga. No joy for Silsa on that attempt.
Silsa with a nice cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silsa.
Nga looks to land a right hand but Silsa moved out of range.
Silsa fails to land with a series of punches.
Nga wants to counter the offense by Silsa and move into the clinch position.
Silsa shoots in for a double leg but Nga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silsa. Nga does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nga but Nga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Silsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nga - that will leave a mark!
Nga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silsa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nga throws out a leg kick but Silsa moves out of range and Nga only half commits.
Silsa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nga only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silsa misses with a few strikes there.
Silsa fails with the takedown
and Nga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silsa thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silsa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nga with a nice cross.
Nga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silsa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silsa throws a lazy uppercut
and Nga counters with a nice body shot.
Silsa throws a body shot but no joy.
Silsa fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pertti Silsa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pertti Silsa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nga throws a wild body kick that Silsa sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Silsa misses.
Silsa misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Nga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good exchange - Silsa coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silsa misses with a wild body shot.
Silsa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silsa looks to land a combination but Nga avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga thuds a left hand into Silsa's body.
Silsa misses with a series of wild punches.
Nga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silsa has managed to clinch.
Nga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silsa misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Silsa to work.
Nga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silsa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silsa's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa working aggressively here.
Silsa tries to stall but Nga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nga missing with knees to the body.
Silsa has a couple of punches blocked by Nga.
Nga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nga misses with a body punch.
Nga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silsa blocks a body shot from Nga.
Nga throws an elbow that misses.
Silsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silsa throws a punch but it's blocked by Nga.
Silsa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nga lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nga throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa is looking to control Nga's arms but Nga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silsa has his back to the cage.
Silsa looking to slow down the pace here.
Silsa gets through Nga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silsa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nga pushes Silsa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nga lands an elbow just above Silsa 's eye.
It looks like Pertti Silsa has been cut.
Silsa is pushing Nga up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silsa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nga is keeping busy.
Silsa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nga backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silsa's defenses.
Nga pushes Silsa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nga blocks an uppercut.
Nga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nga scores with a shot to the side of Silsa's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nga misses with some punches.
Nga lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nga.
Silsa trying to stall but Nga improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bich Nga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pertti Silsa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nga misses with an uppercut. Silsa saw that one coming.
Silsa misses with a takedown attempt
and Nga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pertti Silsa is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nga.
Silsa looks to land a combination but Nga avoids it well.
Nga wants to counter with a clinch but Silsa pushes him away.
Nga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silsa misses with a right hand
enabling Nga to counter with a crisp jab.
Nga stuffs the takedown attempt from Silsa. Silsa gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silsa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nga.
Silsa slips under a jab.
Silsa misses with an uppercut. Nga saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Silsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silsa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nga there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silsa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silsa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silsa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nga pushes Silsa away with a front kick.
Silsa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nga cracks Silsa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silsa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nga. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Nga.
Silsa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silsa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silsa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silsa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nga.
Nga misses with a hook.
Silsa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silsa throws a lazy right hand but Nga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silsa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silsa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nga's waist but Nga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silsa off to one side.
Nga cracks a nice hook into Silsa's ribs.
Nga throws a head kick that half lands.
Nga fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga lands with a right hand.
Nga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nga throws a solid leg kick but Silsa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nga.
Nga misses with a wild body shot.
Silsa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nga.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nga. Silsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nga is looking to clinch but Silsa is avoiding it.
Silsa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silsa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silsa darts in and clinches Nga up against the cage.
Silsa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nga lands with a left to the head.
Nga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silsa is defending well for now.
Nga throws a punch but it's blocked by Silsa.
Silsa blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silsa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silsa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nga struggles to land a body shot inside as Silsa controls his hands.
Nga lands an elbow inside that Silsa shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bich Nga really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pertti Silsa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nga scores with a push kick.
Nga tries a low kick but Silsa avoids it.
Silsa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silsa throws a right hand that misses
and Nga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silsa shoots in for a takedown but Nga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And Nga responds with a good body kick, but Silsa manages to step out the way in time.
Pertti Silsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silsa throws a right and a left that Nga avoids nicely.
Nga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silsa throws a combination that misses
and Nga counters with a nice body shot.
Silsa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nga thumps Silsa with a low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silsa misses with a two punch combination.
Nga tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silsa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silsa's hands.
Nga lands with an overhand left.
Nga throws a lazy right hand but Silsa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silsa moves away from the strike by Nga.
A punch combination from Silsa misses.
Silsa misses with a left hand
and Nga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silsa's knee momentarily.
Silsa throws a front kick aimed at Nga's knee but Nga avoids it well.
Nga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silsa moves away.
Nga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nga loads up on a big right hand but Silsa slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa gets a clinch.
Silsa looking to slow down the pace here.
Silsa is looking to control Nga's arms but Nga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silsa has his back to the cage.
Silsa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nga lands an elbow inside that Silsa shrugs off.
Nga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silsa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silsa.
Silsa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silsa blocks an elbow strike from Nga.
Silsa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nga throws an elbow but misses.
Nga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silsa blocks a body shot from Nga.
Nga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silsa backwards.
Bich Nga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silsa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Silsa to work.
Silsa lands with a right to the head.
Silsa stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nga as Silsa tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga swings wildly with an uppercut but Silsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silsa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silsa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silsa lands a shoulder strike.
Nga throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silsa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Silsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nga lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bich Nga dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pertti Silsa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silsa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Silsa. Those never looked like landing.
Silsa misses with a wild combination.
Silsa closes the distance and clinches.
Nga misses with a punch to the body.
Nga blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silsa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nga throws an elbow but it misses.
Nga throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa is trying to drag Nga to the mat but Nga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silsa.
Nga tries to throw a body punch but Silsa avoids it by throwing Nga back against the cage.
Silsa dodges an elbow strike from Nga.
Silsa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Nga scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga tries to work over Silsa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silsa managing to block the knees to the body from Nga.
Nga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silsa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Silsa.
Silsa misses with some punches.
Nga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silsa throws a head punch that misses.
Silsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silsa taking a breather.
Silsa just leaning against Nga, taking a breather.
Silsa looking to slow down the pace here.
Nga lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Silsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nga struggles to land a body shot inside as Silsa controls his hands.
Nga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silsa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silsa blocks an elbow strike.
Nga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Silsa.
Silsa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nga tries to throw a body punch but Silsa avoids it by throwing Nga back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nga struggles to land a body shot inside as Silsa controls his hands.
Silsa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nga lands a nice knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nga lands a nice knee to the body.
Nga lands with a left to the head.
Nga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bich Nga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silsa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nga lands a shoulder strike.
Pertti Silsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silsa throws a head punch that misses.
Silsa working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bich Nga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bich Nga!
Bich Nga is the new light heavyweight champion!
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