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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Mara�on (ranked 262 p4p, 42 weight class) and Drei Silker (ranked 397 p4p, 65 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mara�on might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pistolero. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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178 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Mara�on!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Drei Silker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Silker lands.
Mara�on on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silker. Silker obviously looking to wear him down.
Silker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mara�on is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mara�on pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mara�on has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Silker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mara�on blocks the body kick.
Mara�on takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drei Silker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mara�on fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mara�on takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silker.
Silker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Silker.
Nice body punch from Silker.
Mara�on throws a lazy right hand but Silker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silker connects with a leg kick. Mara�on looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A left lands for Silker.
Mara�on throws a hook but Silker avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara�on staying out of range there.
Mara�on throws a low kick but Silker avoids it.
Silker slips under a jab from Mara�on.
Mara�on with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mara�on takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silker throws a big shot that misses.
Mara�on takes a swing at Silker's ribcage but misses.
Mara�on slips under a jab.
Mara�on defending well as Silker loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Mara�on misses the target.
Mara�on connects with the punch.
Silker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silker ducks under a wild hook from Mara�on.
Mara�on shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mara�on swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mara�on checks a low kick from Silker.
Both fighters circling a little - Mara�on finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mara�on misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mara�on looks for the body kick but Silker saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara�on uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silker just misses with a punch to the body.
Silker throws a shot from downtown. Mara�on moves away and avoids it.
Silker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mara�on doesn't seem bothered though.
Silker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mara�on misses with a hook. Silker ducked under it nicely.
Mara�on tries to work over Silker's front leg with a kick but Silker checks it.
Silker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mara�on tries to land a leg kick but Silker saw it coming and moves away.
Mara�on jabs Silker right on the nose. Silker blinks but takes it well.
Mara�on misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silker! But no joy.
Mara�on misses with a wild combination.
Silker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Mara�on.
Silker throws a sloppy head kick and Mara�on moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Silker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mara�on keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara�on looks to score with a jab to the body but Silker is just out of range.
Silker clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silker.
Silker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silker.
Silker tries to work over Mara�on's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mara�on escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silker throws a punch but it's blocked by Mara�on.
Silker blocking some punches.
Silker is trying to pull guard but Mara�on turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mara�on lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silker backwards.
Mara�on swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mara�on blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mara�on goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mara�on lands a left hand.
Silker throws a punch but it's blocked by Mara�on.
Mara�on misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mara�on lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Mara�on.
Mara�on misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silker misses with a body punch.
Mara�on misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Silker fails to land.
Mara�on can't find room to land a body shot as Silker controls the action.
Mara�on has a couple of punches blocked by Silker.
Silker throws a head punch that misses.
Mara�on goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silker prevents a body shot from Mara�on.
Mara�on struggles to land a body shot inside as Silker controls his hands.
Silker has a couple of punches blocked by Mara�on.
A short right from Mara�on on the inside.
Silker gets through Mara�on's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silker tries to work over Mara�on's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silker misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silker lands a shoulder strike.
Silker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mara�on backwards.
Mara�on tries a body shot but Silker blocks it.
Mara�on misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silker has a couple of punches blocked by Mara�on.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Drei Silker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mara�on keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mara�on slips under a jab from Silker.
Silker swings for the body but Mara�on moves out of range.
Mara�on lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silker misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Silker.
Silker is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silker throws a hook but Mara�on avoids it easily.
Mara�on staying out of range there.
Mara�on seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mara�on misses with a left hand
and Silker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silker throws a poor cross that misses
and Mara�on counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mara�on scores with a jab. Silker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silker slips under a jab.
Silker feints and then cracks Mara�on's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mara�on down.
Mara�on throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mara�on connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Mara�on misses its intended target.
Silker moves out of range as Mara�on strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara�on misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mara�on walks into a left hand.
Silker throws the left hand but Mara�on avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Mara�on tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silker misses with a body kick.
Mara�on is looking to score with low kicks.
Silker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mara�on walks into a jab.
Silker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silker scores with a punch to the head.
Drei Silker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mara�on swings for the body but Silker moves out of range.
It seemed like Silker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silker.
Silker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mara�on manages to avoid it.
Mara�on finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An attempted straight right counter from Mara�on misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Silker. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silker throws a body shot but no joy.
Silker scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara�on misses with a hook. Silker ducked under it nicely.
Silker misses with a body kick.
Mara�on has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silker.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mara�on.
Mara�on tried to score with a low kick but Silker checks it.
Mara�on moves out of range as Silker throws a body kick.
Silker misses with a head kick.
Mara�on's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mara�on scrambles back to his feet.
Silker throws the kick towards the body but Mara�on avoids it.
Mara�on throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silker clobbers Mara�on with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silker tries to clinch but Mara�on is having none of it.
Silker misses the jab.
Mara�on pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mara�on cracks the inside of Silker's front leg.
Mara�on takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mara�on moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mara�on manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silker jabs Mara�on right on the nose. Mara�on blinks but takes it well.
Mara�on takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mara�on fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silker.
Mara�on jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silker is looking to slow Mara�on down with leg kicks.
Silker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Silker misses.
Mara�on connects with a leg kick. Silker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mara�on stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silker.
Mara�on looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silker misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Mara�on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mara�on scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mara�on connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara�on swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silker misses with a leg kick.
Silker walks into a left hand.
Mara�on lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mara�on looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mara�on checks the leg kick.
Mara�on lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mara�on looks for the body kick but Silker saw that one coming.
Mara�on jabs at Silker's body.
Decent striking displayed by Mara�on there.
Mara�on misses with a hook. Silker ducked under it nicely.
Silker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mara�on's head.
Silker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mara�on misses with a low kick.
Silker throws out a counter right but Mara�on avoids it with no problem.
Silker throws a lazy uppercut
and Mara�on counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mara�on checks a leg kick.
Mara�on lands with a shot to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Drei Silker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mara�on throws a jab but it's blocked by Silker.
Mara�on takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silker throws an overhand right that lands on Mara�on's shoulder, as Mara�on tries to avoid the shot.
Silker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silker checks the leg kick.
Mara�on will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silker throws a leg kick
and Mara�on counters with a three punch combo that has Silker backing up. Silker nods at Mara�on to acknowledge the strikes.
Silker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mara�on can pounce on him.
Silker with a nice cross.
Silker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mara�on misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silker connects with a solid leg kick.
Mara�on lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mara�on moves out of range of the body kick.
Mara�on misses with a low kick.
Silker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good exchange - Silker coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silker lands a jab.
Mara�on throws a body shot but no joy.
Mara�on misses with a low kick as Silker jumps back.
Silker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mara�on pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mara�on looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silker defending well as Mara�on loads up on a big left hand.
Silker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mara�on fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mara�on throws a body kick that misses.
Mara�on swats away the attempt to clinch by Silker.
A big left from Silker misses.
Silker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silker blocks a low kick nicely.
Silker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mara�on manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara�on throws a big shot that misses.
Pablo Mara�on has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mara�on fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mara�on throws a leg kick which misses Silker's front leg but catches the back leg as Silker tries to avoid it.
Silker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mara�on connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mara�on thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mara�on keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mara�on tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mara�on throws a body punch but Silker moves out of range.
Silker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mara�on works Silker's body with a nice hook.
Mara�on looks to land a left hand but Silker moved out of range nicely.
Mara�on takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silker lands with a hook. Mara�on tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mara�on moves out of range as Silker throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mara�on on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot by Mara�on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mara�on tried to counter with a leg kick but Silker avoided it.
Mara�on tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silker is able to avoid easily.
Silker lands a head shot.
Silker lands with a nice body kick.
A big right from Mara�on misses.
Mara�on throws a lazy body kick
letting Silker counter with a right hand.
Silker throws a hook but Mara�on avoids it easily.
Mara�on misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silker staying out of range there.
Mara�on throws a hook but Silker avoids it easily.
Silker moves out of range as Mara�on throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Mara�on throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mara�on walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mara�on misses with a looping right.
Silker moves away from the strike by Mara�on.
Mara�on avoids the head kick by Silker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silker catches Mara�on with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silker looks to land a body kick but Mara�on moved away.
Mara�on appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silker avoids the body shot from Mara�on.
Silker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mara�on.
Mara�on swings widly with a right hand
and Silker counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mara�on. Silker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mara�on takes one to the chin there.
Mara�on jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mara�on thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mara�on sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Drei Silker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silker punishes Mara�on's body with a nice straight punch.
Mara�on misses with a shot to the body
and Silker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Drei Silker.
Well Silker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Drei Silker!
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