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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andy Chick's chin.
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chick throws a counter combo.
Chick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chick.
Chick walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Chick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Chick checks it.
Chick misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chick looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scores with a jab. Chick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Chick blocks the leg kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Chick.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to bum rush Chick with a series of wild strikes but Chick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chick misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Chick.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Chick saw that one coming.
Chick avoids the body shot from Silva.
Chick checks a leg kick nicely.
Chick throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Chick's head but Chick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Chick releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Chick misses its intended target.
Chick scores with a hook.
Silva looks to land a combination but Chick avoids it well.
Chick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chick looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Andy Chick has been cut.
Chick throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Chick just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilva.
Chick throws a head kick that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chick scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chick manages to avoid it.
Chick lands with a shot to the body.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Chick misses with a punch on the inside.
Chick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Silva throws a right and a left that Chick avoids nicely.
Chick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Chick pushes him off.
Silva scores with a jab. Chick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chick connects with a high kick.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chick at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chick misses with a hook.
Chick circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chick doesn't seem phased though.
Chick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva tries to clinch up but Chick circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Chick avoids it.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Chick tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Chick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chick avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Richard Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chick has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chick pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Chick looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Chick throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva rushes Chick and presses him up against the cage.
Chick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chick blocks an uppercut.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chick's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Chick's cut.
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.
Chick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva wants to clinch but Chick slips to the side
and Chick counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chick tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a low kick but Chick moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richard Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks for the body kick but Chick saw that one coming.
Chick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chick keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chick scores with a punch to the head.
Chick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Chick is having none of it.
Chick misses with a looping left.
It looks like Silva has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Chick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chick throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Chick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chick tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Chick misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Chick throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chick fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chick throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Chick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chick gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva pushes Chick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Chick.
Silva pushes Chick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chick.
Chick lands a shot to the body.
Chick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chick's elbow.
Chick throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Chick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chick misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Chick misses with some punches.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chick fails to land.
Chick lands a right hand.
Chick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chick backwards.
Chick is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chick tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Chick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Chick misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Chick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chick has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Richard Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chick prevents a body shot from Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Chick.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Richard Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Chick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Chick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Nice straight punches there by Chick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chick.
Chick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chick manages to circle out of the way.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Chick pushes him off.
Chick raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chick works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chick throws a poor cross that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva avoids the head kick by Chick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richard Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a series of punches but Chick avoids them all with ease.
Chick misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Chick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chick throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Chick moves out of range easily.
Chick throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva rushes Chick and presses him up against the cage.
Silva tries a body shot but Chick blocks it.
Chick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chick backwards.
Chick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chick breaks the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Chick is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but Chick is having none of it.
Chick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Chick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chick throws a big counter head kick but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Chick ducks down to avoid it.
Chick lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Chick moves away
and Chick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chick misses with a head kick.
Chick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chick lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Chick.
Chick walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Chick throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Chick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chick scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Chick misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chick throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Chick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richard Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Chick.
Chick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Chick.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andy Chick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chick throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Chick controls the action.
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 Richard Silva.
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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Silva!
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energy
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RATING
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