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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus DeSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jinx Delgulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delgulo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Starlight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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215 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Demarcus DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jinx Delgulo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgulo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from DeSilva.
Delgulo throws a lazy head kick
and DeSilva counters with a solid body kick.
Delgulo looks gassed!
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!
Delgulo avoids the head kick by DeSilva.
DeSilva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeSilva misses with a head kick.
Delgulo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DeSilva. That one must have hurt.
DeSilva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
DeSilva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
DeSilva throws a jab when Delgulo was well out of range.
DeSilva misses with a body kick.
Delgulo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeSilva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Delgulo's sensitive parts.
DeSilva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeSilva gets a takedown into half guard.
DeSilva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Delgulo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DeSilva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Delgulo blocks a head kick by DeSilva.
DeSilva misses with a head kick.
DeSilva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Delgulo circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Delgulo.
DeSilva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
DeSilva has a takedown stuffed.
Delgulo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva regains full guard. Nicely done.
DeSilva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
DeSilva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delgulo's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
DeSilva wants to pass the guard but Delgulo is keeping the position.
DeSilva trying to control but Delgulo is working from the bottom.
DeSilva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Delgulo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Delgulo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Delgulo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DeSilva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
DeSilva'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.
DeSilva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Delgulo, up you get!
DeSilva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
DeSilva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Delgulo will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeSilva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DeSilva lands a high kick!
Demarcus DeSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delgulo blocks a head kick by DeSilva.
Delgulo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DeSilva throws a leg kick which misses Delgulo's front leg but catches the back leg as Delgulo tries to avoid it.
Delgulo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DeSilva counters with a slapping leg kick.
DeSilva throws a head kick that Delgulo semi-blocks.
DeSilva throws a sloppy head kick and Delgulo moves out of range easily.
DeSilva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Delgulo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeSilva being controlled against the ropes.
DeSilva working Delgulo over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus DeSilva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
DeSilva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
DeSilva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Delgulo's head.
Delgulo misses with a head kick.
DeSilva looks to clinch
and Delgulo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Delgulo prevents DeSilva from getting back to his feet.
Delgulo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
DeSilva kicks Delgulo off and gets to his feet.
Jinx Delgulo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeSilva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delgulo.
DeSilva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeSilva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeSilva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delgulo walks forward, straight into a front kick from DeSilva.
DeSilva wants to clinch but Delgulo slips to the side
and Delgulo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in DeSilva's guard now.
Delgulo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSilva wants to stand but Delgulo is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgulo trying to control but DeSilva is working from the bottom.
Delgulo won't allow DeSilva to sweep him here.
DeSilva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
DeSilva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Delgulo sprawls well initially but DeSilva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Delgulo trying to control here.
Delgulo is trying to get back to full guard.
DeSilva escapes and gets back to his feet.
DeSilva tries to clinch
so Delgulo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgulo wanted to stand there but DeSilva had control of the position.
DeSilva has his feet on Delgulo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delgulo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeSilva tries a head kick but it misses.
Delgulo avoids the head kick by DeSilva.
DeSilva has a takedown stuffed.
A bone on bone clash there as Delgulo blocks the leg kick.
Delgulo shoots in looking for a takedown. DeSilva tries to sprawl out of it but Delgulo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. DeSilva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
DeSilva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgulo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as DeSilva sprawls well. DeSilva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Delgulo gets slowly back to his feet.
Demarcus DeSilva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jinx Delgulo.
Delgulo slaps away a takedown attempt from DeSilva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Delgulo throws a sloppy head kick and DeSilva moves out of range easily.
DeSilva tries to work over Delgulo's front leg with a kick but Delgulo checks it.
Nice sprawl there from Delgulo as DeSilva shoots in.
Delgulo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
DeSilva trying to land knees to the body.
DeSilva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Delgulo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip DeSilva to the mat. DeSilva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgulo trying to control the position from guard on top but DeSilva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeSilva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Delgulo!
Delgulo is working to get back to half guard.
DeSilva controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeSilva stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jinx Delgulo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
DeSilva shoots in and bounces Delgulo off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Delgulo is working an open guard so DeSilva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
DeSilva lands with a kick to the temple. Delgulo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - DeSilva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeSilva throws a leg kick
and Delgulo counters by moving into the clinch.
Delgulo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
DeSilva is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
DeSilva breaks the clinch.
Delgulo avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delgulo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Delgulo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. DeSilva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from DeSilva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgulo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and DeSilva counters with a head kick. That will keep Delgulo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Delgulo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
DeSilva trying to hold on to Delgulo's head to control him but Delgulo postures up.
DeSilva has one foot on Delgulo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
DeSilva feints and then cracks Delgulo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Delgulo down.
Delgulo misses with a double jab.
DeSilva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delgulo tries to clinch there but DeSilva circles away.
DeSilva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
DeSilva throws a head kick that misses.
Delgulo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demarcus DeSilva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jinx Delgulo.
DeSilva connects with a solid leg kick.
Delgulo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delgulo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. DeSilva defends it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for DeSilva.
DeSilva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Delgulo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Delgulo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from DeSilva.
Delgulo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DeSilva as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva is looking to slow Delgulo down with leg kicks.
DeSilva throws a nice head kick!
DeSilva scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Delgulo as he checks the leg kick.
Delgulo blocks a head kick by DeSilva.
Delgulo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
DeSilva tries to get to full guard but Delgulo has control of the leg.
Delgulo wants to free his trapped foot but DeSilva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
DeSilva gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva kicks Delgulo off and gets to his feet.
Delgulo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Delgulo tries to keep at a distance but DeSilva has taken the fight into the clinch.
DeSilva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Delgulo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
DeSilva prevents the takedown attempt.
DeSilva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by DeSilva.
Delgulo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as DeSilva walks away with a smile on his face. Delgulo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Delgulo slaps away a takedown attempt from DeSilva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
DeSilva tries to clinch up
and Delgulo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jinx Delgulo has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeSilva keeping full guard, as Delgulo tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demarcus DeSilva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think DeSilva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demarcus DeSilva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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