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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James takes the fight into the clinch.
James dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
James prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
James manages to break the clinch.
Silva shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
James breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva stalling in the clinch but James improves position.
James breaks the clinch.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
James looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
James connects with a jab.
James pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Peter James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Silva.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva looks gassed!
James gets a clinch.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peter James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from James. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
James has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James misses with a head kick.
James moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
James manages to break the clinch.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
James throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James stalling.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
James throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
A solid body kick from James.
James throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
James throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from James.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
James has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
James breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from James.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
James scores with a three punch combo!
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. James tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag James to the ground. James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
James breaks from the clinch.
James fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from James.
Peter James is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for James.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James misses with a body shot.
Silva is breathing heavily.
James looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from James.
An inside leg kick from James misses.
James lands with a slapping head kick.
James pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but James is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
James lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
James looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
James moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
James breaks the clinch.
James connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
James clinches.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James throws a head kick that misses.
James throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
James is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from James.
James stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Peter James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
James tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Peter James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Silva.
James looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Both fighters circling a little - James finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
James connects with a jab.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James connects with a looping right hand.
James moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva avoids the head kick by James.
James is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
James throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but James circles away.
James takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from James.
Decent striking displayed by James there.
James lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is thwarting James's attempts to control the position.
Silva prevents James from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
James throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from James.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
James moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch.
James connects with a body shot.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a nice outside leg kick.
James rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva looking for a takedown.
James breaks from the clinch.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James moves into the clinch.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by James!
Peter James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
James has managed to clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from James.
James breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from James.
Silva tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
James misses with a wild combination.
James throws a one two combo.
James lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
James drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. James smiles and moves away.
Peter James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James clinches.
Antonio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter James!
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hype
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