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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vitor silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, vitor silva!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by silva.
Walker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Walker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Walker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Walker's legs.
Walker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Walker is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
silva looks gassed!
Walker misses with a strike from the bottom.
Walker tries to improve position but can't.
Walker is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker manages to get back to half guard.
Walker tries to get to full guard but silva has control of the leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker missing with punches from the bottom.
silva is looking to advance position but Walker won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
silva fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walker tries to clinch up but silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing silva off to one side.
Kyle Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vitor silva.
Nice shot by Walker.
Walker wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.
Walker tries to clinch there but silva circles away.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - silva circles away.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker is looking to clinch but silva is avoiding it.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
silva keeps the fight on the outside.
silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyle Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker thuds his right hand into silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
silva takes one to the chin there.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
silva shoots in but no luck this time.
silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker tries to clinch up but silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between silva's hands.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
silva tries to keep at a distance but Walker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
Walker tries to clinch there but silva circles away.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Walker.
Walker tries to break the clinch but silva is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker instigates a clinch.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped silva in his tracks for a moment.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but silva blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but vitor silva 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker tries to clinch up but silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but silva blocks it with crossed arms.
silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Walker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker tries to clinch there but silva circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Walker there.
Walker tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Walker there.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped silva in his tracks for a moment.
silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walker throws an elbow but misses.
Walker with a knee to the head.
silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped silva in his tracks for a moment.
Walker lands an elbow just above silva 's eye.
Walker with a knee to the head.
Walker lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walker throws an elbow but misses.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but silva has double underhooks.
Walker misses with an elbow strike.
silva prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
silva avoids the elbow strike from Walker, against the cage.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
Walker throws an elbow that misses.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards silva's brow.
silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walker throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but silva has double underhooks.
silva tightens his grip and picks Walker up, before dumping him to the ground. Walker manages to land in guard.
Walker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
silva stands and throws Walker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
silva advances to full mount.
silva with a couple of short strikes.
Walker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
silva is going olschool here, as he tries to force Walker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Walker shrugs it off.
Walker is looking to improve his position but silva isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva wants to finish this one by submission but Walker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from silva.
silva has hold of Walker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Walker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Walker swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Walker tries to reverse the position but silva maintains control.
Walker sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
silva wants to free his trapped foot but Walker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Walker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
silva preventing the sweep.
silva wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker wants to stand up but silva is controlling him.
silva won't allow Walker to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker tries to clinch up but silva circles away and keeps his distance.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Walker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Walker sprawls well initially but silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
silva prevents Walker from standing back up.
Walker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walker defends it well.
silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
silva works his way into full mount!
Walker sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is trying to get back to full guard.
silva works his way into side control.
silva tries to advance to mount but Walker denies him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but silva pushes him off.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily.
silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker wants to clinch.
Walker lands with a straight right. silva didn't see that one coming.
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.
Walker wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
Kyle Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - silva circles away.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but silva pushes him off.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker tries to clinch but silva is having none of it.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - silva circles away.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - silva circles away.
Walker tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
Walker wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but silva pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Walker tries to clinch up but silva circles away and keeps his distance.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from silva.
silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walker to score with a decent uppercut.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker has closed the distance and engaged silva in a clinch.
Walker tries a knee to the head but silva blocks it.
silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but silva won't allow it.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker lands an elbow just above silva 's eye.
silva prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through silva's defenses.
Walker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from silva.
Kyle Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vitor silva.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but silva has him pressed against the cage.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walker lands an elbow inside.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped silva in his tracks for a moment.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker wants to break free but silva has control.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Walker tries to clinch up but silva circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Walker!
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