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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Silva (ranked 3813 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmine Carsara (ranked 3280 p4p, 413 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
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197 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carmine Carsara! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva cracks Carsara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Silva moves into the clinch. A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Carsara told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. Carsara blocks a body shot from Silva. Silva lands a nice elbow. Carsara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage. Carsara is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Silva stalling.
Carsara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carsara is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carsara's defenses. Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carsara backwards. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Silva digs a right hand underneath Carsara's ribcage. Carsara let out a lung full of air as it connected. Carsara working hard to break the clinch. Silva misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva stalling.
Carsara blocks a body shot from Silva. Carsara tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage. Silva tries to throw a body punch but Carsara avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage. Carsara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Silva lands a hook to the side of the head. Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carsara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Silva is struggling to control the position. Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries a body shot but Carsara blocks it.
Carsara is trying to break free. Carsara wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carsara backwards. Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Carsara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Carsara tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position. Silva tries to throw a body punch but Carsara avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage. Carsara manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carsara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Carsara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Carsara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Carsara throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carsara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Silva instigates a clinch. Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carsara or not. A short right from Silva. Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva keeps control of Carsara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Silva lands with a short shot to the head. Silva scores with a hook to the body. Silva is working Carsara over against the cage. Carsara looks winded! Silva pressing his opponent against the cage. Carsara letting Silva take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carsara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action! Carsara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Carsara is trying to break free. Silva lands with a short shot to the head. A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva. Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carsara. Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva stalling.
Silva is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Silva for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Silva lands a body punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Silva dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Carsara's ribs. Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carsara doesn't seem bothered though. Carsara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Silva prevents Carsara from breaking the clinch. Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diego Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far. A nice right hand lands inside from Silva. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silva lands with a short shot to the head. Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Carsara working hard to break the clinch. Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carsara backwards. Silva pushes Carsara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Carsara is breathing heavily. Carsara dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva lands an elbow just above Carsara 's eye.
It looks like Carmine Carsara has been cut. Carsara is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage. Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses. Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Silva has Carsara pressed against the cage, preventing Carsara from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage. Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Silva is working Carsara over against the cage. Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut. Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut. A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch. Silva cracks Carsara with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carsara's elbow. Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carsara can do to turn this around? A short uppercut from Silva. This has been an exciting period of action! A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Carsara shrugs off. Nice body punch from Silva. Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carsara backwards. Silva lands with a right to the head. Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva pushes Carsara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carsara up against the cage. Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carsara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Nice elbow from Silva. Silva lands an elbow inside that Carsara shrugs off.
Carsara is rocked! Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carsara backwards. Carsara is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him? Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carsara up against the cage. Silva pushes Carsara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Silva. Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Carsara's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Carsara drops to his knees and Silva pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Silva!
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RATING
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