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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Silvan Neadue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Tonon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neadue comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructable - Disturbed. Tonon has chosen What About Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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167 lbs
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158 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silvan Neadue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Tonon!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neadue shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tonon but Tonon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Tonon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Neadue scores with a nice right hand.
Neadue stuffs the takedown attempt from Tonon. Tonon gets slowly back to his feet.
Neadue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonon.
Neadue scores with a shot to the body.
Neadue misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neadue darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tonon pushes Neadue off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neadue throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tonon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neadue is keeping the position for now.
Tonon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Neadue looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
I've been told that Tonon has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Tonon postures up and lands a big shot to Neadue's brow.
Tonon wants to control from the top but Neadue keeps moving.
Neadue looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tonon tries to free his leg and advance position but Neadue is retaining full guard.
Tonon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neadue works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tonon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Neadue is keeping the position.
Tonon pushing down on Neadue's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neadue is refusing to be controlled, as Tonon sits in half guard.
Tonon prevents Neadue from improving his position.
Tonon is keen to just control but Neadue is a slippery customer.
Tonon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tonon wants to pass to mount but Neadue is defending the position.
Neadue is in trouble now - Tonon has advanced to mount!
Neadue can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neadue is working hard here to advance position.
Neadue is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Neadue stops Tonon from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
A nice elbow there by Tonon.
Tonon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Neadue manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonon trying to control the position but Neadue is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neadue is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Neadue struggling a bit here.
Neadue tries to buck Tonon off but Tonon is having none of it.
Tonon tries to move to mount but Neadue blocks the move with his legs.
Tonon throwing strikes but Neadue manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Neadue working away.
Neadue tries to advance to mount but Tonon denies him.
Neadue trying to control the position but Tonon is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Tonon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Neadue smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Neadue shoots in looking for a takedown but Tonon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neadue's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tonon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Neadue defends it well.
Silvan Neadue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neadue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonon manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Tonon.
Tonon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neadue.
Neadue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonon feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neadue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tonon misses with a looping left.
Neadue misses with a shot to the body
and Tonon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neadue lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Neadue as Tonon shoots in.
Neadue decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tonon trying to control here.
Tonon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Neadue haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neadue landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neadue winds up and cracks Tonon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neadue seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tonon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neadue throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tonon is pressing down on Neadue's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tonon keeping moving, preventing Neadue from controlling successfully.
Tonon controls Neadue momentarily but Neadue frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neadue trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon is trying to control the position but Neadue postures up.
Tonon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tonon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tonon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tonon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Neadue is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tonon is aware though and is defending well.
Tonon trying to control the position from guard on top but Neadue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neadue keeping full guard, as Tonon tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gary Tonon has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neadue is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Neadue is keeping the position.
Neadue throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tonon looking to sit in guard and control but Neadue gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Neadue lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tonon controlling Neadue's posture.
Tonon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neadue wants to control but Tonon passes easily into half guard.
Tonon content to control rather than advance.
Tonon trying to control from half guard but Neadue is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neadue trying to hold on to Tonon's head to control him but Tonon postures up.
Tonon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Neadue does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tonon moves into full mount! Neadue won't be happy about that!
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 Silvan Neadue will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tonon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Neadue looks to land a left hand but Tonon moved out of range nicely.
Tonon throws a good cross that connects.
Neadue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonon lands a slapping body shot.
Neadue misses the jab.
Tonon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neadue's waist but Neadue gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tonon off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neadue dives in and scores a takedown into Tonon's guard.
Tonon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonon ducks under a wild hook from Neadue.
Tonon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Neadue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tonon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon scores with a nice strike.
Neadue misses with a wild body shot.
Tonon throws a lazy right hand but Neadue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Tonon.
Neadue shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tonon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tonon working a defensive guard here.
Neadue won't allow Tonon to sweep him here.
Neadue wants to control from the top but Tonon keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neadue working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tonon's head.
Neadue working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tonon's head.
Neadue trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tonon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tonon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neadue stopping the sweep attempt from Tonon.
Tonon keeping full guard, as Neadue tries to pass.
Neadue cracks Tonon with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon wants to stand but Neadue is controlling the position.
Tonon wants to sweep but no luck.
Neadue working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tonon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tonon keeping moving, preventing Neadue from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Neadue fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tonon sprawls well initially but Neadue persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tonon pushes Neadue off and gets back to his feet.
Neadue misses with a left hand
and Tonon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tonon.
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!
Neadue looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neadue swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tonon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Neadue tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tonon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Neadue wants to hit a switch here but Tonon passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Neadue there!
Tonon trying to control but Neadue is having none of it.
Neadue working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Tonon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tonon 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Tonon!
Gary Tonon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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