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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Steve (ranked 22376 p4p, 2476 weight class) and Manuel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22 - 16 - 1 |
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176 cm
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28 - 26 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Steve lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Steve tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Steve.
Steve looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steve does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Steve takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Silva misses.
Steve tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steve tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Silva misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Steve sits in half guard.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Steve is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva tries to roll over but Steve keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Steve takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Steve appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steve.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve with the inside leg kick.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Steve counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Steve moves out of range as Silva strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Steve is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Steve closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Steve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steve with a jab.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steve slips a straight right by Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
A nice leg kick from Steve, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Silva.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Steve's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Steve motions for Silva to come forward. Steve throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Silva misses.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Steve appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steve slips under a jab from Silva.
Steve is looking to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
 Silva is rocked!
Manuel Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
BAM! Steve delivers a spinning backfist that drops Silva like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Stephen Steve!
In his post fight interview, Stephen Steve started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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