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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Silver (ranked 986 p4p, 137 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 925 p4p, 128 weight class). Silver comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. The crowd seem to be enjoying Thomas's choice of entrance music: Shinedown - . Billy Silver had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas scores with a spinning back kick!
Silver misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Billy Silver has been cut.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silver. That did some damage!
Thomas moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver blocking some punches.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
Thomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Thomas is struggling to control the position.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Silver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silver obliges.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
Silver tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Silver lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas scores with a kick to the body.
Silver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas tries a quick counter leg kick but Silver is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Thomas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Silver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Silver down.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Silver off balance momentarily.
Silver lands an overhand right.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Silver seems unphased.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Silver moved away.
Silver lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thomas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thomas swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a jab to the head.
Thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silver takes a shot to the head.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
Silver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Silver crunches a lovely knee into Thomas's ribcage.
Thomas looks winded!
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver lands a body punch.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silver blocks a body shot from Thomas.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silver.
Thomas is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Silver scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silver connects with a jab.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas clinches up with Silver and pushes him back against the cage.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Silver lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver scores a nice knee to the body.
Silver can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silver lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silver can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Silver scores a nice knee to the body.
Billy Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas taking a breather.
Thomas tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.
Silver tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
Thomas crunches a lovely knee into Silver's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver being controlled against the cage.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Silver.
Silver tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Silver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Derrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Silver blocks it well.
Silver throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
It appears Silver was looking to counter with a kick there.
Silver throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a body kick.
Silver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silver walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thomas.
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!
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Silver moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Thomas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Silver's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thomas.
Thomas scores with a head kick. Silver tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silver throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silver is looking to clinch.
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 Billy Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas checks a low kick from Silver.
Derrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver misses with a body shot
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silver staying out of range there.
Silver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Silver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Silver misses with a body kick.
Silver checks a leg kick.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas thuds his shin into the meat of Silver's side.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Silver's belly button to the back.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Silver misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with an inside leg kick.
Silver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silver throws a big counter combination but Thomas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silver momentarily.
Silver connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silver swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a leg kick.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with the body kick
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silver's knee momentarily.
Silver thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Thomas catches Silver right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Silver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silver is looking to counter the offense by Thomas and move into the clinch.
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Silver's belly button to the back.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Silver back into the cage.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Silver.
Silver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Thomas!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Derrick Thomas waved his t-shirt featuring FORCEE's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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