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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Mieta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mariusz Mieta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mieta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is trying to break free.
Mieta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Mieta won't allow it.
Silva has Mieta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mieta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mieta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mieta misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to stall but Mieta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Mieta manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Mieta with a knee to the head.
Mieta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mieta is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mieta throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mieta has him pressed against the cage.
Mieta trying to land knees to the body.
Mieta scores with a knee to the head.
Mieta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mieta looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Mieta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mieta looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Mieta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Mieta scores with a knee to the head.
Mieta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mieta smiles and moves away.
Mariusz Mieta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogun Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Mieta up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mieta is defending well.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Mieta controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mieta tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Mieta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mieta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mieta is breathing heavily.
Mieta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mieta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva tries to pull guard but Mieta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mieta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mieta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Mieta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Mieta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Mieta avoids the damage to the body.
Mieta landing knees to the head.
Silva tries to circle away but Mieta has him pinned against the cage.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mieta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva is trying to drag Mieta to the mat but Mieta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mieta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Mieta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mieta.
A short right from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mieta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Mieta.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mieta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Mieta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mieta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Mieta cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mieta darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mieta leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Mieta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Mieta back into the cage.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mieta walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mieta manages to avoid it.
Mieta rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mieta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mieta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Mieta tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Mieta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mieta connects with a knee to the head.
Mieta blocks an elbow strike.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Mieta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva clinches up with Mieta and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieta landing knees to the head.
Mieta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mieta misses with a knee to the head.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mariusz Mieta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogun Silva.
Mieta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva manages to pull guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mieta pushes Silva off but Silva dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mieta stops Silva from passing to mount.
Mieta is trying to buck Silva off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mieta is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mieta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mieta avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silva.
Mieta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Mieta prevents Silva from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Mieta defends.
Silva with the ground and pound but Mieta regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mieta is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shogun Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mieta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mieta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Mieta. Mieta maintains the clinch.
Mieta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Mieta is proving a slippery customer.
Silva has his foot on Mieta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mieta works his way back into a safe position though.
Mieta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mieta is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling Mieta's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mariusz Mieta has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mieta clinches with his opponent.
Mieta landing knees to the body.
Mieta scores with a knee to the head.
Mieta lands a knee to the body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mieta just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Mieta landing knees to the head.
Mariusz Mieta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mieta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mieta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mieta connects with a knee to the head.
Mieta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Mieta misses with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mieta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mieta stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Mieta misses with a knee to the head.
Mieta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mieta is keeping busy.
Mieta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mieta has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is looking to control Mieta's arms but Mieta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva avoiding damage as Mieta throws knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Mieta.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mieta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mieta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mieta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mariusz Mieta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogun Silva.
Silva jumps guard but Mieta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mieta lands a knee to the body.
Silva wants a takedown.
Mieta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Mieta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mieta has Silva pushed against the cage.
Mieta connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Mieta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mieta 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Mariusz Mieta!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Mariusz Mieta!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Mariusz Mieta!
Mariusz Mieta wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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