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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wandy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Go to sleep. Karate Kid is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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185 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wandy Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karate Kid! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kid drops Silva with a left and a right! Oh, Silva is hurt - Kid dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Wandy Silva has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kid blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva sneaks back into half guard. Silva wants to get back to full guard. Kid throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely. Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Kid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Kid lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Kid is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Silva is looking to clinch. Kid moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off. Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva has Kid up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kid.
Kid lands with a light punch inside. A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow just above Kid 's eye. A short left from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Kid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Silva tries for a takedown but Kid manages to get underhooks.
Kid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kid manages to break the clinch.
Silva lands a head kick!
It looks like Karate Kid has been cut. Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch. Silva is working for takedown but Kid is calmly controlling the position for now. Silva lands a nice knee to the body. Kid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kid looks gassed! Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva. Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Kid misses with a knee strike.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Silva stops Kid from standing up. Silva connects with a couple of short punches. Silva landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva pushing down on Kid's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Silva drops an elbow to the side of Kid's head. Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time. Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Kid defends the submission attempt. Kid pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva working over Kid with some ground and pound. Kid looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Silva is nestled in close to Kid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva throws a strike but Kid avoids it easily and moves to full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Silva won't allow Kid to get back to his feet. Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Silva advances position into side control! Silva working the ground and pound from side control. Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silva lands a few punches from side control. Silva lands a nice forearm strike. Silva working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kid is looking to reverse the position. Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kid some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Silva cracks Kid with a big elbow. Kid is trying to get back to his feet. Silva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silva is working Kid over with some ground and pound from side control. Silva lands some shots froms side control. Silva lands a decent elbow from side control. Silva looks up at the clock and then as Kid takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Silva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Kid wants to get back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Silva dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva. Wandy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kid tries to clinch up. The fight moves into the clinch position. Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva is leaning against Kid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Kid prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kid blocks with his arms.
Kid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Kid throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva. Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kid is keeping busy. Kid is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Kid is trying to break free. Silva lands with a right to the head. Kid takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to trip Kid. He has hold of a leg but Kid is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots. Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kid wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Silva works over Kid with some ground and pound from guard. Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Kid's brow. Kid has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle. Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kid throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kid thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Kid wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment. Silva forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Kid pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Kid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Kid is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Silva there. Silva drops an elbow to the side of Kid's head. Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Silva with good strikes from the mount here! Kid is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva dominating with strikes here. Kid tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Wandy Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Silva with shots to the head and body - Kid looks very uncomfortable down there. Kid is trying to stand. Silva landing shots from mount. Kid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Silva dominating with strikes here. Silva dominating with strikes here. Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Kid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva won't let Kid get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Kid is having none of it. Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva looking to finish Kid with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kid! Kid sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Silva is nestled in close to Kid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Silva working the head and body with strikes. Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Kid is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots. Silva is nestled in close to Kid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Kid tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Kid looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kid has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Silva dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a head kick that misses. Kid tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Kid wants to break free but Silva has control.
Kid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside. Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kid moves out of range easily. Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kid. Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kid counters with a nice body shot. Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Kid. Kid gets slowly back to his feet. Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kid tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance. Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing. Kid tries to clinch up. Kid moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab. Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva. Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kid. Kid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Nice elbow from Silva. Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle. Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Silva dodges an elbow strike from Kid.
Silva lands a left hand.
Kid is trying to stall.
Silva is leaning against Kid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Kid is trying to break free. Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kid's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kid taking a breather. Silva landing knees to the body.
Kid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kid misses with the head strike.
Silva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kid is trying to keep an underhook but Silva manages to get the takedown into half guard. Kid pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Silva prevents Kid from standing back up.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kid's head. Kid pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Kid misses with a few strikes there.
Kid on the wrong end of a nice jab. Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Wandy Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Silva wants to clinch up but Kid keeps it at a distance. Silva keeps the fight on the outside. Silva scores with a hook. Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Kid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Silva throws a head kick that misses. Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch. Kid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kid is looking to land body kicks. Karate Kid seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick there by Silva. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Kid tries to clinch up. Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Kid throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease. Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kid backs up against the cage.
Kid clinches up against the cage. Silva keeps control of Kid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Kid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut. Kid is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Kid into the cage. Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Silva.
Kid is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wandy Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silva closes the distance and pushes Kid back into the cage. Karate Kid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wandy Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Silva misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight! Wandy Silva showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wandy Silva!
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energy
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hype
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