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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ryan lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo 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, ryan lyons! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! lyons closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard. lyons works a leg free and moves into half guard. lyons is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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. lyons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though. lyons wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well. lyons is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. lyons wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it. lyons is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Silva manages to get to full guard. Silva being controlled here, momentarily. lyons looks gassed!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Silva throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Silva misses with a body kick. Silva tries to clinch but lyons is having none of it. lyons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped lyons in his tracks. Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick! lyons lands a head kick!
lyons tries to clinch but fails miserably and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Silva prevents lyons from breaking the clinch. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but lyons is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, lyons just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from lyons.
lyons tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
lyons turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and lyons manages to end up in side control. Silva struggling a bit here. lyons has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Silva wants to land a leg kick but lyons is out of range. lyons shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! lyons wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. lyons wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. lyons looking for a sweep. Not yet lyons, not yet. lyons wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. lyons is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Silva wants to control from the top but lyons keeps moving. Silva won't allow lyons to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
lyons scores a takedown into full mount! lyons postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva regains half guard. Silva wants to control but lyons is keeping busy and won't allow it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Silva tries to roll over but lyons keeps him under control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but ryan lyons will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
lyons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva! Silva tries to hold on but lyons postures up. lyons controlling from mount. Silva 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. lyons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. lyons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round. lyons trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom. lyons decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. lyons misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles lyons's knee momentarily. Silva tries to keep at a distance but lyons has taken the fight into the clinch. Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
lyons can't break the clinch.
lyons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms. lyons tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. lyons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as lyons controls the action.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from lyons.
lyons breaks from the clinch.
lyons throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva. Silva throws a front kick that sends lyons stumbling back into the cage. lyons misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Paulo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ryan lyons. Silva throws a head kick that misses and lyons counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that. Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! lyons wants to get back to full guard. lyons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Silva stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. lyons tries to clinch up. Silva throws a right hand that lyons ducks under and follows up with a left that lyons also avoids with ease. lyons drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Silva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! lyons has picked Silva up and slammed him! Silva can't keep hold of the triangle and lyons manages to pass to side control! lyons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working. Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked lyons off and has taken his back! lyons tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! lyons is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
lyons tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control. Silva landing strikes, looking to finish! lyons working to try and regain half guard.
Silva trying to control but lyons is having none of it. lyons really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ryan lyons 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 moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. lyons tries to clinch and Silva counters with a nice leg kick. The fight stays on the outside here - lyons looks like he's thinking about clinching though. lyons tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
lyons closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. lyons tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head. lyons wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy. Silva prevents lyons from moving into mount. Both fighters are breathing heavily. lyons throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. lyons laying and praying for a moment but Silva takes advantage and regains half guard. lyons stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet. lyons looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well. Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination. lyons wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side and Silva counters with a head kick. Silva closes the distance and clinches up with lyons, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes lyons against the cage but lyons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Silva throws an overhand right that lands on lyons's shoulder, as lyons tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? lyons is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, lyons circles away and we're back to standing. lyons closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - lyons lands in his opponent's guard. lyons wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape. ryan lyons has got the better of the ground game so far. lyons lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Silva working for a triangle but lyons defends it easily.
Silva is working an open guard so lyons takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. lyons gets a clinch. Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but lyons pulls him back up using the underhooks. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him. Silva tries to pull guard but lyons won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Silva misses with a knee strike.
Paulo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! lyons blocks the elbow strike.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but lyons prevents it.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. lyons is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. lyons wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. lyons just leaning against Silva, taking a breather. lyons misses with a knee to the head. lyons lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. lyons gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silva regains guard.
lyons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. lyons wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work. lyons is not content to let Silva control the position. Silva working away. ryan lyons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. lyons wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight! ryan lyons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got lyons 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 27:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ryan lyons!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
62% |
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