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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Segal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Tiago Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steven Segal's chin.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiago 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, Steven Segal!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance but Segal moves to the side
and Segal counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Segal looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Segal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Segal tries to pass.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Segal throws a big elbow that misses.
Segal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Segal pushes him off.
Tiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segal keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva wants to clinch but Segal slips to the side
and Segal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Segal 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.
A short right from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
Segal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva working aggressively here.
Segal tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Segal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Tiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Segal.
Segal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Segal.
Segal clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segal wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Segal.
Silva working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Segal.
Segal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Segal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Segal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Segal blocking some punches.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Segal uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Segal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiago Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Segal moves into the clinch successfully.
Segal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Segal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Segal drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva prevents Segal from getting back to his feet.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Segal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Segal 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.
Silva postures up in Segal's guard and throws a big left but Segal blocks it.
Silva postures up in Segal's guard and throws a big left but Segal blocks it.
Segal trying to control the position.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Segal blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Segal 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Segal 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.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Segal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Segal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Segal on that attempt.
Silva tries to clinch there but Segal circles away.
Segal closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Segal is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Segal breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Segal circles away and keeps his distance.
Segal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Segal instigates a clinch.
Segal manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Segal scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Segal prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Segal blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Segal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Segal maintains control.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Segal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Segal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Segal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Segal tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Segal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Segal looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Segal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segal has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Segal looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Segal. What's that going to do exactly?
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Segal landing strikes from the mount.
Segal blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Segal prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Steven Segal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Segal's attempts to control the action.
Segal manages to capitalize on a mistake by Silva to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Segal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva tries to clinch there but Segal circles away.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Segal counters with an outside leg kick.
Segal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Segal isn't that keen on the idea.
Segal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Segal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Segal has a good base and remains in mount.
Segal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Segal controlling from mount.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Segal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Segal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Segal landing strikes from the mount.
Segal working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silva is trying to reverse the position but instead Segal has taken his back - oops!
Silva wants to escape the position.
Segal tightening his grip on Silva, looking for the choke.
Segal is punishing Silva with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Silva right now.
Silva breaks Segal's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Segal managing to control the position.
Segal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Segal working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Segal is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Segal avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Segal struggling a bit here.
Tiago Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven Segal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Segal parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Segal to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steven Segal.
I've got Segal 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 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steven Segal!
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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
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