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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Silfversberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 12 - 0 |
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181 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jakob Silfversberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CJ Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins throws a leg kick but Silfversberg checks it.
We've been told by Silfversberg's head coaches at Nights Watch MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wilkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silfversberg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silfversberg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silfversberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silfversberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silfversberg trying to control but Wilkins is working from the bottom.
Wilkins working a defensive guard here.
Silfversberg stands up over Wilkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilkins working a defensive guard but Silfversberg passes into half guard.
Wilkins is staying active underneath Silfversberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkins wants to improve his position but Silfversberg is controlling well.
Silfversberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkins is looking to improve his position.
Silfversberg is working for a submission of some sort.
Wilkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silfversberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfversberg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wilkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Silfversberg is taking a breather. Wilkins 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.
Silfversberg wants to pass the guard but Wilkins is defending well.
Wilkins has hold of Silfversberg's hands but Silfversberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilkins has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at >TAPOUT ELITE< . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Wilkins wants to get back to full guard.
Wilkins keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Silfversberg winds up and cracks Wilkins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Silfversberg is trying to control. Wilkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silfversberg controlling from the top position.
Wilkins has momentary wrist control but Silfversberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silfversberg content to stall in guard here.
Silfversberg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Silfversberg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wilkins wants to improve his position but Silfversberg is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silfversberg is controlling the pace.
Silfversberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silfversberg stalling.
Silfversberg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wilkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silfversberg 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.
Wilkins tries to lock up and control but Silfversberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silfversberg looking to finish Wilkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wilkins!
Wilkins is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkins tries to reverse the position but Silfversberg maintains control.
Silfversberg trying to control but Wilkins is having none of it.
Silfversberg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wilkins 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silfversberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wilkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silfversberg'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.
Silfversberg drops an elbow to the side of Wilkins's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Silfversberg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wilkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wilkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silfversberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilkins.
Wilkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilkins misses with a body shot.
A big left from Silfversberg misses.
Wilkins is looking to slow Silfversberg down with leg kicks.
Silfversberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilkins. Wilkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silfversberg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilkins is out of range.
Wilkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silfversberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Wilkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silfversberg with a jab.
CJ Wilkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Wilkins misses.
Wilkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silfversberg lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silfversberg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wilkins quickly recovers to half guard.
Wilkins wants to improve his position but Silfversberg is controlling well.
Silfversberg passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wilkins!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfversberg controlling his opponent.
Silfversberg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wilkins regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silfversberg lands a nice short elbow.
Silfversberg moves nicely into side control.
Silfversberg is chipping away with strikes.
Silfversberg working the ground and pound.
Wilkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silfversberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silfversberg lands an elbow.
Wilkins tries to buck Silfversberg off but Silfversberg is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silfversberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilkins keeps working.
Silfversberg content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wilkins is trying to improve his position.
Silfversberg working the ground and pound.
Silfversberg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silfversberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silfversberg working away.
Wilkins is not content to let Silfversberg control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is looking for a sweep.
Wilkins tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silfversberg presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wilkins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silfversberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilkins is looking to improve his position but Silfversberg isn't that keen on the idea.
Silfversberg dominating with strikes here.
Silfversberg lands a heavy elbow.
Silfversberg prevents Wilkins from getting the reversal.
Wilkins wants to control but Silfversberg is having none of it.
Wilkins is working to get back to half guard.
Silfversberg trying to control but Wilkins is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silfversberg landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silfversberg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silfversberg scoring with strikes but Wilkins is staying in there.
Wilkins is rocked!
Silfversberg postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Wilkins in real trouble here! The ref calls for Wilkins to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jakob Silfversberg!
Jakob Silfversberg was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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