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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cairo Silva (ranked 1057 p4p, 155 weight class) and Joe Walcott (ranked 1744 p4p, 242 weight class). Walcott has chosen The Way Of The Fist as his entrance music. Joe Walcott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 cm
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218 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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187 cm
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206 lbs
21 - 17 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cairo Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Walcott! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva lunges at Walcott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walcott's hand. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Walcott moves away from the strike by Silva. Walcott feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down. Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A head kick misses from Silva. Walcott blocks a jab. Silva misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely. Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing. A nice side step and Walcott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Walcott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott. Walcott moves out of range as Silva strikes. Cairo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Walcott lands a jab to Silva's midsection. Silva tries to work over Walcott's front leg with a kick but Walcott checks it. Silva moves into the clinch. 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! Walcott tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut. Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva lands with a short shot to the head. Walcott is struggling to control the position. Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside. Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow. Silva misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land. Silva working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Walcott.
A short right from Walcott on the inside. Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Silva. Walcott working aggressively here.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it. Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it. Walcott takes a shot to the head. Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walcott blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action! A short right from Silva. Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses. Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walcott avoids it. Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Walcott cracks Silva with a nice body shot. Silva misses with a hook from the clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Walcott.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow. Walcott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it. Walcott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Silva blocks a body shot from Walcott. Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walcott avoids it. Walcott lands a nice shot to the body. Silva avoiding damage as Walcott throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva misses with a knee to the head. Silva misses with a body punch.
Walcott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy. Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage. Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Walcott.
A short uppercut from Silva. Nice body punch from Walcott. Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walcott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow. Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle. Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut. Walcott tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva. Walcott blocks a body shot from Silva. Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. 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! Walcott working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Walcott. Walcott lands an uppercut. Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva working aggressively here.
Walcott is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walcott has his back to the cage. Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Silva. Silva misses with some punches.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it. Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards. Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside. Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike. Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cairo Silva dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walcott is able to avoid easily. Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott scores with a three punch combo!
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva. Walcott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva cracks the inside of Walcott's front leg. A jab from Silva does it's job there. Walcott tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Walcott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walcott. Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walcott can do to turn this around? Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva lands with a right to the head. Walcott will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage. Silva cracks Walcott with a nice body shot. Cairo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva. Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walcotts head. Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage. Silva tries a knee to the head but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walcott is breathing heavily. Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva takes a shot to the head. Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut. Walcott prevents a body shot from Silva. Silva blocks an elbow strike from Walcott.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Walcott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside. Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva digs a right hand into Walcott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walcott's gas tank. Walcott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Silva scores with a hook to the body. Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut. Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands a body shot. Nice body punch from Silva. Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Silva lands a shoulder strike. Silva lands a nice shot to the body. Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Silva lands a left hand.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Silva. Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land. A short right from Silva on the inside. Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it. Walcott takes a shot to the head. Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch. Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walcott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Walcott avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott. Walcott stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position. Silva blocks a body shot from Walcott. Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walcott backwards. Walcott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not. Silva missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Walcott pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Silva throws a head punch that misses. Walcott avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walcott backwards. A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Walcott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards. Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut. Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards. Walcott managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Walcott lands a body punch. Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Silva throws a head punch that misses. Silva throws a head punch that misses. Walcott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cairo Silva dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva tries to move into range but Walcott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. A swing and a miss from Silva. Silva looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range. Walcott feints a counter leg kick. Walcott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Walcott. Silva throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily. Walcott lands a nice looking body kick. Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Walcott throws a half hearted mid kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walcott. That did some damage! Some bone on bone action there as Walcott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Walcott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walcott if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva tries to work over Walcott's front leg with a kick but Walcott checks it. Walcott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walcott. That did some damage! Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Walcott throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walcott. Walcott takes one to the side of the head.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva. Silva misses with a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Walcott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Silva throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Walcott to counter with a crisp jab. Silva lands with an overhand left. Silva moves into range and clinches up with Walcott. A short uppercut from Silva. Walcott tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walcott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cairo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Walcott lands with a right to the head. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Walcott tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow. Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Walcott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Walcott. Walcott is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walcott has his back to the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Walcott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Joe Walcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses. Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Walcott lands a body shot. Walcott throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott. Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch. Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land. Walcott slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walcott misses with a body punch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Walcott. Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva cracks Walcott with a nice body shot. Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands a nice uppercut. Walcott trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Walcott. Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cairo Silva. Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cairo Silva! The defeated Joe Walcott had this to say: 'WTF?!? Gamma is a joke. Anyway Pit Bull Development is the best. I am always so focused because of that shit. Anyone who says different can suck a dick.'.
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