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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davi Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davi Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Francis, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Francis against the cage but Francis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Patrick Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Francis.
Francis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Francis off to one side.
Francis tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Francis backing up. Francis nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Francis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Francis's knee momentarily.
Francis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Francis has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Francis keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Francis has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Francis breaks from the clinch.
A solid body kick from Francis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva keeps control of Francis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Francis shows good takedown defense.
Francis looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Francis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Francis is rocked!
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Francis as he jumps to the side.
Francis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Francis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Francis wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Francis won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Francis stops Silva from passing to mount.
Francis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
Francis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Silva working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position but Francis is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Francis fails with a takedown attempt.
Francis throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Francis backing up. Francis nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Francis tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Francis which made him look bad.
Francis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Francis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Francis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Francis takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Francis pinned against the cage. Francis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Francis tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Francis tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Francis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
A combination from Francis does no damage.
Francis misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Francis misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Francis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Jab from Francis.
Francis looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Francis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Francis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
A head kick by Francis misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva decides to stand back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Francis misses with a takedown
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Francis lands a nice elbow.
Francis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Francis scores with a knee to the head.
Francis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Francis misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Francis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davi 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.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patrick Francis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Francis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Francis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Francis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva defending well as Francis loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Francis shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Francis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Francis.
Francis walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva keeps Francis at a distance using the push kick.
Francis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Francis which made him look bad.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Francis. Francis gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Francis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries for a takedown but Francis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Davi Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Francis has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva tries to pull guard but Francis won't allow it.
Francis has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Francis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Francis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francis shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Francis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Francis sprawls well.
Francis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Francis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Francis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Francis tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Francis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Francis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Francis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis manages to break the clinch.
Francis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Francis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Francis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Francis misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Francis misses
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Francis which made him look bad.
Francis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Francis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Francis throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Francis misses with a hook
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Francis really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Francis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Francis.
Francis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Francis has managed to clinch.
Francis controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Francis, against the cage.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Francis's face.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Francis is predictable there
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Francis as he avoids it easily.
A head kick by Francis misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Francis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Francis wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Francis has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francis throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Francis tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is looking to clinch but Francis is avoiding it.
Francis misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Francis really felt that one!
A combination from Francis does no damage.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Francis rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Francis wants a takedown.
Francis misses with an elbow over the top.
Francis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Francis looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Francis throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Francis sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half 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 wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Francis uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silva wants a takedown.
Francis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Francis gets his hands free as Silva looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davi Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Francis tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Francis circles away and keeps his distance.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva clinches.
Silva prevents Francis from breaking the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Francis has control.
Francis tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva avoiding damage as Francis throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Francis misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Francis trying to land knees to the body.
Silva trying to stall but Francis improves his position.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Francis tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Francis preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Francis!
Silva looking to ground and pound but Francis is blocking nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva tries to control but Francis wriggling away.
Francis wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Francis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Francis looks a forlorn figure.
Silva looking to control but Francis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Francis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Patrick Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Francis is looking to escape.
Francis taking shots to the head.
Francis tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Francis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Francis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Francis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Francis wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Francis tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Francis is looking to escape.
Silva blocks Francis's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Francis tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Francis because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Francis tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davi Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davi Silva!
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