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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between daniel cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, daniel cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from cook.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
daniel cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from cook.
Silva is looking to clinch but cook is avoiding it.
Silva forces cook back against the cage and clinches.
cook tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for daniel cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
cook tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
cook goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
cook shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but cook keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with cook, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Silva.
cook is breathing heavily.
Silva stalling.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by cook as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. cook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
cook circles away from the clinch attempt.
cook fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from cook. cook gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by cook.
Silva misses with a head kick.
cook shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva closes the distance and pushes cook back into the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged cook in a clinch.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to clinch but cook moves out of range.
Andre Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
cook shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but cook keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but cook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. cook shrugs it off though.
cook fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cook circles away from the clinch attempt.
cook fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with cook, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a front kick that sends cook stumbling back into the cage.
cook keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but cook pushes him off.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
cook ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cook shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for daniel cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cook keeps the fight on the outside.
cook closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. cook pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
cook has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
cook swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with cook, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. cook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva has cook pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, cook has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
cook tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva stalling in the clinch but cook improves position.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
cook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as cook shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
cook sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but cook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but cook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
cook drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
cook really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
cook trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
cook is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cook looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cook is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
cook working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva is looking to clinch but cook is avoiding it.
cook shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
cook looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but cook persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
cook jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. cook gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for daniel cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but cook circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but cook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cook shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
cook tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva forces cook back against the cage and clinches.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva wants to clinch up but cook keeps it at a distance.
That's two 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.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through cook's defenses.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
cook tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
cook swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. cook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
cook looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works over cook's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
cook fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
cook circles away from the clinch attempt.
cook tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
daniel cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva clinches up with cook and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
cook fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
cook circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch but cook is avoiding it.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva stalling.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
cook goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva breaks the clinch.
daniel cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Silva!
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RATING
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