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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Holt (ranked 22951 p4p, 557 weight class) and Victor Silva (ranked 4659 p4p, 456 weight class). Holt's entrance music is Shotta flow. A fine choice. Silva has chosen Light it up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a jab.
Holt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Holt is stalling here.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Holt has the dominant position.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Holt gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Holt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva is working an open guard so Holt takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva digs a good hook to Holt's body.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Holt gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holt has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Holt improves position.
Holt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holt digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Holt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Holt lands in his opponent's guard.
Holt works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Holt throwing strikes but missing.
Holt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Holt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Holt landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Holt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Holt prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Holt closes the distance and clinches.
Holt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holt tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Holt manages to pass to side control.
Holt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Holt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Holt perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Holt dominated that round.
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.
Holt doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Some wild striking there from Holt.
Holt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva pulls Holt into guard.
Holt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is looking to stand up but Holt isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Holt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva keeping full guard, as Holt tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Holt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva is trying to push Holt away but Holt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holt has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Holt pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Holt dives into Silva's guard.
Luke Holt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Holt slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to hold on to Holt's head to control him but Holt postures up.
Holt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Holt working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Holt controlling the action here.
Holt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Holt working Silva over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Holt is controlling him
Nice strikes from Holt there.
Holt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva kicks Holt off and gets back to his feet.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Holt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Holt manages to end up in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Holt taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luke Holt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Holt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Holt is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to improve his position but Holt is controlling well.
Silva gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand up but Holt is controlling him.
Holt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Holt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Holt tries to get out of the position.
Holt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Holt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Holt!
Holt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva trying to control the position.
Holt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Holt slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Holt is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Holt gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Silva pushes Holt off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva moves into the clinch.
Holt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Holt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holt.
Holt checks a leg kick.
Silva feints a jab promting Holt to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Holt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Holt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Holt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Holt scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Holt content to stall in guard here.
Luke Holt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Victor Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holt controls the pace.
Silva has his foot on Holt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holt works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Holt!
In his post fight interview, Luke Holt gave a big smile as he said 'That the best you got '.
Victor Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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