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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Davenport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davenport has chosen Ready for the Fight as his entrance music. The key to victory for Gabe Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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186 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Davenport!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davenport moves into the clinch.
Davenport tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davenport digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davenport misses with a punch to the body.
Davenport misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Davenport.
Silva prevents a body shot from Davenport.
Davenport scores with a hook to the body.
Davenport working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davenport tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Davenport goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davenport goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davenport struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
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.
Davenport lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davenport tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Davenport is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Davenport.
Davenport misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Davenport has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Davenport - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Davenport.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Davenport working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davenport throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davenport lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Davenport cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva prevents a body shot from Davenport.
Davenport goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Davenport.
Davenport tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Davenport back against the cage.
Davenport works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Davenport.
Davenport goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Davenport on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davenport lands a body punch.
Davenport tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Davenport has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the ropes.
Davenport scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davenport misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davenport works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Davenport lands a nice shot to the body.
Davenport pulls Silva into guard.
Davenport controlling the position.
Davenport lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Davenport controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Davenport might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davenport controlling his opponent.
Davenport is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Davenport smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Davenport sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davenport sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davenport with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davenport trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davenport working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Davenport dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davenport jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davenport shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Davenport trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davenport is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Davenport has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Davenport dominates the positioning.
Davenport wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Davenport lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Silva is being controlled here.
Davenport in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva trying to control but Davenport flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
What can Silva do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the hands but Davenport breaks the grip.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Davenport's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Davenport has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Davenport.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Davenport gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davenport is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Davenport stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Davenport!
Davenport just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva is not content to let Davenport control the position.
Davenport has an Americana. Silva didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Davenport is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Davenport hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Thomas Davenport!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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