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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blink Gee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blink Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Gee.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Gee.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gee misses with an elbow over the top.
Gee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gee stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Gee misses with a knee to the head.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gee lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Gee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Gee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gee is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva staying calm.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gee.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Gee's legs - danger averted.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva is pushing down on Gee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gee is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gee pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gee.
Silva prevents Gee from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva feints and as Gee raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Gee looking for a sweep. Not yet Gee, not yet.
Silva prevents Gee from getting back to his feet.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gee is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gee gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Gee manages to retain guard.
Gee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gee is breathing heavily.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva prevents Gee from getting back to his feet.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva is pushing down on Gee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gee is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Gee throws Silva to one side and escapes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Silva dominated that round.
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.
Gee stuffs the takedown.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blink Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gee has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Gee pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gee throws an elbow but it misses.
Gee tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Gee misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Gee tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Gee, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Gee lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Gee scores a nice knee to the body.
Gee trying to land knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Gee throws knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Gee.
Gee throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Gee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva is trying to trip Gee. He has hold of a leg but Gee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gee is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gee's guard.
Gee wants to get back to his feet.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Gee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gee tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Gee's guard.
Rafael Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva prevents Gee from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Gee's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gee wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four 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.
Gee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gee is being controlled here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva stops Gee from getting back to his feet.
Gee is trying to get back to full guard.
Gee kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gee throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Gee moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blink Gee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva feints and as Gee raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva stops Gee from standing up.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Gee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva is staying tight to Gee's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva controlling the position.
Gee tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Gee tries to escape but Silva is in control.
Silva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva takes a little break here. Gee wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gee is trying to improve his position.
Gee trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Gee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gee is looking for a sweep.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick misses from Gee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a head kick by Gee.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gee!
Silva controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gee is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gee is looking to get to half guard.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Gee is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Gee really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Blink Gee!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Rafael Silva!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Blink Gee!
Blink Gee wins by split decision!
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