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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Frost will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
17 - 6 - 2 |
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159 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter Frost!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Frost manages to avoid it.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frost scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva lands a jab.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Frost dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Frost looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost jabs at Silva's body.
Silva throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Frost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Frost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva takes a swing at Frost's ribcage but misses.
Frost is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Walter Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva shoots in and bounces Frost off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva won't allow Frost to get back to his feet.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frost kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Frost lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Silva throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Frost counters with a straight right hand.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Walter Frost will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost is looking for the big counter here.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost slips under a jab.
Silva moves away from the strike by Frost.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Frost.
A quick step to the side and Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Frost is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense.
Frost works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Kron Silva has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Frost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Frost is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva takes a swing at Frost's ribcage but misses.
Frost keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Frost throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Frost slips a straight right by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva won't allow Frost to get back to his feet.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva stops Frost from standing up.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva dives in and grabs Frost's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frost pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva lunges at Frost with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frost's hand.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Frost should have avoided that one.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frost.
Frost throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frost is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva keeps control of Frost as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frost is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kron Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kron Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Frost throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva works over Frost's head and body with a nice combination.
Frost is rocked!
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Frost is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kron Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost is trying to stand.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Frost for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Silva continues to stall.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frost does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva trying to control the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Frost moves away and avoids it.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Frost's ribs.
Frost is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva stuns Frost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Frost seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva throws a combination. Frost tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Frost works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is taking a breather. Frost says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Frost pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
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.
Frost pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Silva!
Kron Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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