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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Broslowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Broslowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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201 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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165 cm
21
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba Broslowski! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva with a jab. Silva tries to clinch there but Broslowski circles away.
Broslowski cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Broslowski forces Silva back against the cage and clinches. Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Broslowski won't allow it.
Broslowski breaks from the clinch.
Bubba Broslowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Broslowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Broslowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Broslowski scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Broslowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Broslowski swivels and escapes. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Broslowski has eaten all the pies! Silva sends Broslowski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Silva is motioning to the referee to let Broslowski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Silva wants to clinch but Broslowski slips to the side and Broslowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard. Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva keeping moving, preventing Broslowski from controlling successfully. Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Broslowski wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it. Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Silva works his way into side control. Broslowski is trying to get back to half guard. Broslowski is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though. Broslowski looks gassed! Broslowski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Broslowski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Silva working Broslowski over with strikes. Silva throws a strike but Broslowski avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Silva chips away with some ground and pound. Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Broslowski is keeping the position for now. Silva prevents Broslowski from getting back to his feet. Silva scoring with punches to the head and body. Silva wants to control from the top but Broslowski keeps moving. Broslowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Silva passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Broslowski is trying to get back to full guard. Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Broslowski's temple. Silva working the head and body with strikes. Silva thows a huge punch but Broslowski dodges it nicely.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard. Broslowski wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Broslowski has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Broslowski pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Broslowski to get to his feet. A punch combination from Silva misses. Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Broslowski circles away. Broslowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. No luck for Broslowski with that takedown attempt. Anthony Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Broslowski. Silva missing with a left hand there. Broslowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Broslowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Broslowski tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it. Silva scores with a hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Silva dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Broslowski on the side of the head. Broslowski cracks the inside of Silva's front leg. Horrible takedown by Broslowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad. A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target. Silva blocks a head kick by Broslowski.
A left lands for Silva. Silva throws a hook but Broslowski avoids it easily. Broslowski tries to clinch up. Broslowski tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. Silva throws out a loose jab but Broslowski uses good head movement to avoid it. Broslowski shoots in but no luck this time. Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Broslowski is breathing heavily. Silva looks for a takedown but Broslowski sprawls well. Anthony Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Broslowski sees it coming and avoids it easily. No luck for Broslowski with that takedown attempt. Anthony Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Broslowski. Silva misses the jab. Broslowski misses with a double jab
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Broslowski circles away.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab. Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Silva lands the left hand. Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Broslowski sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Broslowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Broslowski shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva scores with a nice strike. Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Silva scores with the left hand. Broslowski knows he should have avoided that one. Nice cross by Silva. Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Silva throws a hook to the side of Broslowski's head but Broslowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Silva lands a jab to the head.
Broslowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva moves away from the strike by Broslowski. Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Silva scores with a jab. Broslowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Broslowski closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Broslowski pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Broslowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Broslowski is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Silva regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Broslowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Broslowski is one step ahead there. Silva keeping moving, preventing Broslowski from controlling successfully. Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Broslowski can do to turn this around? As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Silva dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Broslowski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Broslowski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Broslowski landing shots from mount. Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Broslowski with good strikes from the mount here! Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Broslowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Silva throws a nice elbow from the bottom. Broslowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Anthony Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Broslowski is one step ahead there. Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Silva striking from the bottom.
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. Silva striking off his back, scoring a few points. Broslowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard. Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Broslowski any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Broslowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab. Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Broslowski tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance. Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Broslowski is looking to land body kicks. Broslowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut. Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Broslowski. Broslowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Broslowski there as he acknowledges the shot. Broslowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Broslowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice cross by Silva. Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably and Broslowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Silva wants to break free but Broslowski has control.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Broslowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A cross from Silva lands. Broslowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Anthony Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Broslowski. Broslowski blocks a jab. Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Broslowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. This has been an exciting period of action! The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Silva wants to clinch up but Broslowski keeps it at a distance. Bubba Broslowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Anthony Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight! Anthony Silva showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
87% |
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