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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 598 p4p, 83 weight class) and Cletus McDonald (ranked 637 p4p, 87 weight class). McDonald has chosen Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
McDonald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDonald tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald . Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and McDonald counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva clinches up with McDonald and pushes him back against the ropes.
McDonald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
McDonald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald .
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Cletus McDonald has been cut.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent McDonald 's takedown attempt.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands an elbow inside that McDonald shrugs off.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonald s head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
McDonald works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald misses with some punches.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Silva lands a body shot.
We've been informed that McDonald has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonald tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald .
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
A short left from McDonald .
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Cletus McDonald 's cut even more.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva digs a right hand into McDonald 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonald 's gas tank.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a light punch inside.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Silva.
McDonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Silva.
McDonald is rocked!
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Silva has McDonald pressed against the ropes. He pushes McDonald back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Silva throws a beautiful elbow that sends McDonald crashing to the floor! Silva piles on the pressure with more strikes! McDonald is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
A very excited looking Starling Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Cletus McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'A country boy can survive'.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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