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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Vallentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikey Vallentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch up but Vallentino keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vallentino counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vallentino tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Vallentino tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Vallentino.
Vallentino throws a head kick that misses.
Silva drives through and clinches with Vallentino against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Vallentino.
Vallentino tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Vallentino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vallentino has him pressed against the cage.
Vallentino wants to stall.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Vallentino.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Vallentino has the dominant position.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Vallentino avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Vallentino tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vallentino misses with a knee strike.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva moves to clinch but Vallentino breaks away
and Vallentino counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Vallentino circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Vallentino keeps it at a distance.
Vallentino misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch but Vallentino moves out of range.
Vallentino wants to clinch
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Vallentino.
Silva tries to circle away but Vallentino has him pinned against the cage.
Vallentino is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vallentino throws an elbow but misses.
Vallentino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Vallentino is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vallentino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but Vallentino moves away
and Vallentino moves into the clinch.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vallentino's efforts to push away.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vallentino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Vallentino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vallentino throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Vallentino.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Vallentino in a clinch.
Vallentino manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Vallentino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up but Vallentino circles away and keeps his distance.
Vallentino keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch but Vallentino is having none of it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Vallentino shows good takedown defense.
Vallentino tries to clinch up.
Silva is looking to clinch but Vallentino is avoiding it.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vallentino defends it nicely.
Mikey Vallentino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Silva.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Vallentino.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Vallentino circles away.
Vallentino looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino throws a one two combo.
Vallentino is breathing heavily.
Vallentino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva wants to clinch.
Vallentino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vallentino sprawls well. Vallentino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Mikey Vallentino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Vallentino keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vallentino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vallentino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva wants to clinch.
Vallentino swinging wildly here.
Silva looks to clinch
and Vallentino counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Mikey Vallentino is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva wants to clinch up but Vallentino keeps it at a distance.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vallentino misses with a knee to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva wants to clinch.
Vallentino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Vallentino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Vallentino circles away.
Vallentino clinches.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vallentino moves into the clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Vallentino has the dominant position.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Vallentino trying to land knees to the body.
Vallentino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eduardo Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Vallentino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vallentino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Vallentino circles away.
Silva blocks a head kick by Vallentino.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Vallentino pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vallentino tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch.
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!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Vallentino is avoiding it.
Silva rushes Vallentino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino has managed to clinch.
Vallentino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vallentino throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters by clinching up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vallentino.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vallentino connects with a high kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vallentino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vallentino did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vallentino tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Vallentino as Silva shoots in.
Silva wants to clinch up but Vallentino keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vallentino wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Vallentino swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Vallentino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Vallentino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vallentino tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Vallentino is avoiding it.
Vallentino moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva forces Vallentino back against the cage and clinches.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vallentino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vallentino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vallentino throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vallentino misses with a head kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vallentino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vallentino throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva wants to clinch.
Vallentino has managed to clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Vallentino.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikey Vallentino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallentino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vallentino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vallentino doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Vallentino keeps it at a distance.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva wants to clinch
and Vallentino counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vallentino looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Vallentino moves into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vallentino tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Vallentino misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino instigates a clinch.
Vallentino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vallentino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Vallentino makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silva really felt that one!
Silva wants to clinch.
Vallentino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vallentino throws a head kick that misses.
Vallentino keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino throws a lazy body kick
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Vallentino won't allow it.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Vallentino improves position.
Vallentino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Vallentino tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Vallentino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva blocks a head kick by Vallentino.
Vallentino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva moves away from the strike by Vallentino.
Vallentino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mikey Vallentino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vallentino keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vallentino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vallentino counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Vallentino misses the shot to the body.
Vallentino tries a head kick but it misses.
Vallentino throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Vallentino throws a head kick that misses
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Vallentino pushes him off.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vallentino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva rushes Vallentino and presses him up against the cage.
Eduardo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vallentino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eduardo Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Silva!
Eduardo Silva got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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