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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Bertholf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BulletTooth Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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240 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Bertholf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BulletTooth Silva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertholf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Bertholf really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bertholf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bertholf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Bertholf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bertholf lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Bertholf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bertholf throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Bertholf scores with a jab.
Silva moves out of range as Bertholf strikes.
Bertholf swinging wildly here.
Bertholf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arthur Bertholf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bertholf lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut lands for Bertholf. That snapped Silva's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Bertholf both land. Nice combination.
Bertholf throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Bertholf is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertholf throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Bertholf is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bertholf throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva prevents Bertholf from breaking the clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bertholf pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Bertholf.
Bertholf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bertholf connects with a body shot.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bertholf.
Bertholf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Bertholf stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bertholf wants it to stay on the feet.
Arthur Bertholf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BulletTooth Silva.
Silva looks gassed!
No joy there for Bertholf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertholf throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Bertholf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bertholf holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like Silva 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bertholf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bertholf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bertholf.
Bertholf throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Bertholf.
Bertholf throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Bertholf lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertholf lands with a good body shot.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Bertholf tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bertholf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bertholf looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Bertholf scores with a four punch combination!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking to clinch but Bertholf is avoiding it.
Bertholf connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Bertholf 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.
Sloppy strikes from Bertholf. Those never looked like landing.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bertholf keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Bertholf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bertholf throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arthur Bertholf is winning the standup battle so far.
Bertholf throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Bertholf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Bertholf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Bertholf misses.
Bertholf throws a good cross that connects.
Bertholf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bertholf misses with a wild combination.
Bertholf looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bertholf.
Bertholf misses with a series of wild punches.
Bertholf getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bertholf, as that shot connected.
A combination from Bertholf does no damage.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bertholf.
Arthur Bertholf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Arthur Bertholf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bertholf.
Bertholf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bertholf.
Bertholf tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bertholf works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Bertholf is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bertholf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bertholf just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Bertholf to the mat.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bertholf defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bertholf with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bertholf wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bertholf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bertholf has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bertholf defends well.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bertholf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bertholf tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bertholf controls the pace.
Bertholf has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Bertholf dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bertholf tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bertholf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bertholf has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Bertholf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bertholf tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bertholf has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva stops Bertholf from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Bertholf is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Bertholf bucks and avoids them well.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bertholf wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Bertholf knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertholf holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Bertholf manages to avoid easily.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Bertholf is in no mood to give up.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Bertholf is in no mood to give up.
BulletTooth Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bertholf can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bertholf really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BulletTooth Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertholf defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Bertholf is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Bertholf avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bertholf is working to get back to half guard.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
BulletTooth Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bertholf 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Bertholf!
Arthur Bertholf took some time post fight to say the following; 'I would like to thank my manager Keith Hawk for pulling me off the street and giving me a shot. I would be nothing without him! Now is the time to go and do some training and maybe someone could actually stand in the ring with me and give me a workout but I Doubt it. '.
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RATING
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