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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Get It (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Get It is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 cm
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140 lbs
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160 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Get It! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! It tries to keep at a distance but silva has taken the fight into the clinch. It drops to a knee looking for a takedown but silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics It uses from the top position. silva is trying to control the position but It postures up. silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for It! It is desperately trying to improve his position but silva has a good base and remains in mount. silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as It is looking to escape. It is working to get back to half guard.
silva dominating with strikes here. It defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from silva.
That's one minute gone in the round. silva looking to control and managing it successfully. It tries to reverse the position but silva maintains control. It looks gassed! silva punishing his opponent with strikes. silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
silva trying to control but he's not successful this time. silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
It manages to regain half guard. Good work. silva is trying to work for a kimura but It is defending well.
silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. silva works his foot free and advances to mount. silva raining down shots from the mount! silva controlling from mount. silva is working for a guillotine from mount but It frees his head quite easily.
silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as It is looking to escape. It is in all sorts of trouble here.
silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. silva avoids the attempt from It to control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy silva dominated that round. 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.
It tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away. silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but It paws at him with a jab and circles away. silva pushes It up against the cage in a clinch. A right handed body shot lands from silva.
It letting silva take a breather here. It gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from silva.
silva jumps guard but It stands there with silva around his waist. silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
silva tries to pull guard but It holds him up against the cage and eventually silva drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy silva. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. It being controlled against the cage. It is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. silva can't fight it off and eventually It manages to take the fight to the floor. silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but It can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far. It trying to control the position from guard on top but silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. It thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. It preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. It wants to stand and escape but instead silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position. It is working an open guard so silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Horrible takedown by It or perhaps it was just good defense by silva which made him look bad. silva moves into the clinch successfully.
It jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as silva walks away with a smile on his face. It gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. silva stops It from standing up. silva preventing the sweep. It lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for silva! It get's back to his feet. silva fails with the takedown and It counters with a straight right hand. It closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. It decides to stand back up. It steps back and let's silva get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. silva misses with a takedown attempt and It counters with a shoot takedown. silva fights it but they end up in guard. 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! silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead It passes into side control.
silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard. silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. It goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in It's guard! Nice work there by silva! It looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Get It showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. This is the final round!
It misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. A solid leg kick lands there for silva.
silva clinches with his opponent.
It stalling in the clinch but silva improves position. silva has had enough of the clinch but It keeps him there for the moment. silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. silva scores with a short punch from the bottom. silva controls It momentarily but It frees himself. 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. Both fighters are breathing heavily. It is not content to let silva control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and It defends it well. It is trying to stand.
silva decides to stand up. It swings and misses with a hook to the body.
silva fails with the takedown. It shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. It showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. silva is trying to stand up here but It is controlling him well. silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. It thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing silva to regain full guard. It wants to stand but silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape. It throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. silva keeping moving, preventing It from controlling successfully. It wants to stand but silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. silva fails in his attempt to clinch. silva with a poor takedown and It counters with a takedown into side control. Get It has got the better of the ground game so far. It stands up and we're back to a striking position. It shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than It was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! silva tries to hold on but It pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by It. silva is looking to get to half guard. silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. It throwing shots but silva is blocking nicely. It trying to control the action but silva is working from the bottom. It thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed silva's head. It is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so silva is just riding it out for now. It eventually gives up the hold. silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of It's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take It's back!
And that's the end of the fight! Get It comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think It 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 Ian Loll 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... Get It!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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