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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Michael Balboa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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185 cm
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205 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Silva!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balboa throws out the jab.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balboa, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Balboa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Balboa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Balboa blocks an elbow strike.
Balboa blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Balboa avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Balboa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Michael Balboa has been cut.
Balboa avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Balboa dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balboa is defending well for now.
Balboa prevents a body shot from Silva.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Balboa controls his hands.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Balboa won't want to take too many of those.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Balboa in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balboa avoids it.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Balboa won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Balboa avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balboa avoids it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balboa has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Balboa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balboa, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balboa avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balboa avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balboa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balboa avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balboa avoids it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Balboa blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balboa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Balboa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Balboa misses.
Balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Balboa throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balboa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shane Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Balboa controls his hands.
Balboa prevents a body shot from Silva.
Balboa goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
Shane Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Balboa circles away.
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva rushes Balboa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Balboa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Balboa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balboa throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Balboa throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva lands a head kick. Balboa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balboa circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Balboa throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
Balboa keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva wants to clinch up but Balboa keeps it at a distance.
Silva forces Balboa back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Balboa wants a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Balboa in his tracks for a moment.
Balboa wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Balboa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow just above Balboa 's eye.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Balboa blocks an uppercut.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balboa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Balboa's cut.
That's time! Balboa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Balboa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Balboa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Balboa circles away.
Balboa scores with a jab.
Silva tries to clinch
and Balboa counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Balboa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balboa tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Balboa's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Balboa in his tracks for a moment.
Michael Balboa's cut is getting worse.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Balboa takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balboa's face.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balboa avoids it.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balboa is defending well for now.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balboa goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Balboa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Balboa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Shane Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva darts in and clinches Balboa up against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Balboa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Michael Balboa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Michael Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balboa's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Balboa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Balboa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shane Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balboa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Silva!
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