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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K. Eduardo Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andy Chick's chin.
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva moves out of range as Chick strikes.
Chick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chick drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a kick to the body
and Chick counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chick throws out the jab.
Chick checks a leg kick.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chick misses with a straight right.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Chick pushes Silva away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Chick.
Silva moves to clinch but Chick breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chick throws a head kick that misses.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chick's head.
Chick throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Chick throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Chick throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Chick moved out of range nicely.
Chick follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Chick throws a body kick that misses.
Chick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Chick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chick.
Chick wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Chick misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Andy Chick has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chick looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chick misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chick tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chick manages to avoid it.
Chick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chick throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
As Chick looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo but Chick just gets out of the way.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Chick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chick connects with the punch.
Chick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chick ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Chick takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Chick's knee but Chick avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chick thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
As Silva backs off Chick throws a huge counter combo but Silva manages to avoid it all.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Chick throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Chick avoids it.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chick counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Chick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chick's head.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Chick moves out of range easily.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chick.
Chick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A solid body kick from Chick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Chick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Donk. Chick catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chick slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chick. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chick - that will leave a mark!
Silva moves forwards but Chick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chick throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chick.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Chick is just out of range.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chick throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Chick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chick thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chick.
Silva tries to move into range but Chick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Chick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Chick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is looking to counter with head kicks.
Chick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva sizes up Chick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chick throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chick blocks the body kick.
Chick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
Chick lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chick throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva has Chick up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Chick.
Chick misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Chick misses with a body punch.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chick tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A short right from Chick on the inside.
Chick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Chick saw it coming and moves away.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Chick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Chick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chick. Chick obviously looking to wear him down.
Chick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chick momentarily.
Chick avoids a kick to the body.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice jab there from Chick.
Silva motions for Chick to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Chick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andy Chick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chick misses with a straight left.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Chick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Chick moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Chick misses.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Chick lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chick counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chick.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Chick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
As Chick backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Chick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva tries to clinch but Chick moves out of range.
Chick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chick tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Chick checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chick.
Silva scores with a jab. Chick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Chick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Chick is just out of range.
Chick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Chick misses.
Chick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Chick settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Chick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva throws a series of punches but Chick moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Chick tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva throws a big counter combination but Chick scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chick avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Chick defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Chick throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Chick saw that one coming.
Chick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva blocks a head kick by Chick.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chick with a hook.
Chick misses with a body kick.
Chick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
That kick from Chick tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chick looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Chick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Chick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Chick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Chick shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva works the jab nicely.
Chick is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Eduardo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Chick as he checks the leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva takes a swing at Chick's ribcage but misses.
Chick shapes to counter with a head kick.
Chick tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chick connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Chick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chick misses with an uppercut.
Chick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Chick throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Chick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva avoids the head kick by Chick.
Chick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Andy Chick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chick misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
letting Chick counter with a right hand.
That kick from Silva tenderised Chick's leg. Chick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chick lands with a cross.
Chick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chick takes one to the chin there.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Chick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Chick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Chick counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chick.
Chick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Chick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chick.
Chick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chick lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chick counters with a nice body shot.
Silva moves out of range as Chick throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eduardo Silva.
I think Chick 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Chick!
Our winner, Andy Chick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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