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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Silverstien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshall Silverstien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverstien moves in looking to clinch but Mendes pushes him off.
Silverstien instigates a clinch.
Silverstien drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mendes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silverstien breaks the clinch.
Silverstien stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mendes.
Silverstien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendes.
Silverstien has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silverstien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Silverstien avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendes throws a combination. Silverstien tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silverstien moves into the clinch.
Mendes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silverstien wants to take the fight to the mat but Mendes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Silverstien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silverstien keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendes's efforts to push away.
Mendes is pressed up against the cage. Silverstien has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mendes down to the mat. Mendes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverstien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Silverstien sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mendes swinging wildly here.
Mendes looks winded!
Mendes misses with a two punch combination.
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silverstien tries to clinch there but Mendes circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a body punch but Silverstien moves out of range.
Mendes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Silverstien shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silverstien showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silverstien lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silverstien missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silverstien thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silverstien working over Mendes with some ground and pound. Mendes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silverstien not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silverstien is trying to control the action in half guard but Mendes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silverstien not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mendes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silverstien working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silverstien takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silverstien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendes keeps working.
Silverstien working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverstien takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silverstien thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendes's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silverstien lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Silverstien 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.
Silverstien clinches with his opponent.
Silverstien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silverstien tries to clinch but Mendes is having none of it.
Silverstien slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Mendes misses with a wild body shot.
Mendes tries to keep at a distance but Silverstien has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silverstien - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silverstien is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes has had enough of the clinch but Silverstien keeps him there for the moment.
Mendes is breathing heavily.
Mendes is looking to break free of the clinch but Silverstien has double underhooks.
Silverstien keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendes's efforts to push away.
Silverstien turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silverstien manages to end up in side control.
Silverstien lands some shots froms side control.
Mendes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silverstien connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mendes some visible discomfort.
Silverstien is working Mendes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes seems a little lost for a moment, as Silverstien dominates the positioning.
Mendes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverstien trying to control the position but Mendes is working away.
Mendes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silverstien working the head and body with strikes.
Silverstien cracks Mendes with a big elbow.
Marshall Silverstien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silverstien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendes keeps working.
Mendes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Silverstien stalls from top position.
Silverstien is trying to get an arm triangle but Mendes is defending well.
Check out the look on Silverstien's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverstien is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mendes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silverstien is chipping away with strikes.
Silverstien landing strikes.
Silverstien looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silverstien wants to control but Mendes is keeping him busy.
Silverstien cracks Mendes with a big elbow.
Silverstien is working Mendes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silverstien controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silverstien scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Silverstien landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silverstien lands a big elbow.
Silverstien is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mendes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silverstien 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.
Silverstien in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mendes is rocked!
Silverstien landing strikes from the mount.
Mendes is still in real trouble! Can Silverstien finish him?
Silverstien sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silverstien is landing with some decent strikes but Mendes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silverstien has hold of Mendes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mendes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mendes seems to have recovered his senses.
Silverstien landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Silverstien dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silverstien has closed the distance and engaged Mendes in a clinch.
Silverstien works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Silverstien postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silverstien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silverstien gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silverstien moves into the clinch successfully.
Silverstien has Mendes pressed against the cage, preventing Mendes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silverstien has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mendes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silverstien is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silverstien gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silverstien seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mendes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silverstien connects with a nice short shot to Mendes's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silverstien throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mendes is trying to stand up here but Silverstien is controlling him well.
Silverstien working Mendes over with strikes.
Silverstien wants to work for an arm triangle but Mendes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silverstien thows a huge punch but Mendes dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silverstien lands a nice short elbow.
Silverstien is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mendes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silverstien not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silverstien takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverstien is trying to control. Mendes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mendes is looking to escape.
Silverstien working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Silverstien.
Silverstien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendes can do to turn this around?
Silverstien is trying to control. Mendes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silverstien thows a huge punch but Mendes dodges it nicely.
Silverstien is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mendes defends it well.
Silverstien seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silverstien winds up and cracks Mendes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silverstien is looking for a kimura here.
Silverstien wants to take a breather but Mendes is having none of it.
Marshall Silverstien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverstien controlling the pace.
Silverstien stands up out of the half guard.
Mendes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silverstien clinches.
Silverstien stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to break free but Silverstien has control.
Silverstien changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mendes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Silverstien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silverstien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chad Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverstien misses with a hook. Mendes ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Silverstien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silverstien, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Silverstien!
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