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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelio Kontos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kontos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2 Unlimited - No Limit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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215 lbs
19 - 14 - 1 |
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210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stelio Kontos!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kontos.
Kontos throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kontos throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Kontos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kontos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva moves away from the strike by Kontos.
Kontos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Kontos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kontos lands with an overhand left.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva slips a jab from Kontos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kontos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kontos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kontos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kontos slips the punch.
Kontos throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Kontos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Kontos.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Kontos is out of range.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kontos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kontos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Kontos off the cage and back into range.
Kontos is rocked!
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kontos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kontos misses with a hook to the body
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva lands a jab to Kontos's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kontos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kontos is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kontos looks winded!
Kontos swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is looking for a counter combo.
Kontos seems to have recovered his senses.
Kontos is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Silva doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Kontos crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Kontos's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Silva!
In his post fight interview, Dante Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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
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