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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Jolley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Sydney, Dan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Jolley!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jolley tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jolley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jolley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Jolley's head back.
Jolley drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jolley is looking for the KO!
It looks like Dan Silva has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jolley but Jolley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jolley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Jolley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jolley throws out the jab.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jolley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jolley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matt Jolley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Jolley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jolley sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents Jolley from standing back up.
Silva wants to control but Jolley is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jolley is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jolley just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva trying to control the position but Jolley is working away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jolley is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva is putting a hurting on Jolley here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
Jolley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva with the ground and pound but Jolley regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jolley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva prevents Jolley from getting back to his feet.
Jolley keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Jolley trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jolley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jolley keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jolley on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jolley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Jolley - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jolley.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Jolley circles away.
Jolley misses with a straight right.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Jolley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva throws a head kick but Jolley moves out of range.
Jolley scores with a three punch combo!
Silva is rocked!
Jolley punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Jolley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jolley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jolley tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Jolley.
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!
Jolley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Jolley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jolley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jolley manages to break the clinch.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jolley is not content to let Silva control the position.
Jolley dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jolley throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jolley throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jolley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Jolley shows good takedown defense.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Jolley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jolley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jolley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Jolley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jolley uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jolley tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Jolley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jolley dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Jolley works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jolley cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Jolley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jolley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jolley counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Jolley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jolley to score with a decent uppercut.
Jolley misses with a straight left.
Jolley looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tries to pull guard but Jolley won't allow it.
Jolley breaks from the clinch.
Silva shoots in but Jolley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jolley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Jolley looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jolley.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Jolley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jolley decides to stand and escape the position.
Matt Jolley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jolley wants to clinch.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jolley!
Silva walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Jolley, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Jolley against the cage but Jolley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jolley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Jolley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jolley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Jolley throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jolley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jolley misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Jolley is trying to buck Silva off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jolley some visible discomfort.
Jolley throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Jolley misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jolley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jolley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jolley wants to get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Jolley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Silva's cut.
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!
Jolley stuffs the takedown.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jolley throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Jolley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Jolley shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jolley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jolley fails to land with a series of punches.
Jolley throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jolley gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva is standing up over Jolley. Jolley looks to escape but Silva dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jolley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jolley is not content to let Silva control the position.
Jolley throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Jolley misses with a head kick.
Jolley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jolley tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jolley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jolley scores with a punch to the head.
Jolley misses with a wild combination.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jolley.
Jolley throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jolley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jolley is looking to get to half guard.
Jolley is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
You get the feeling that Jolley really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Jolley really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Matt Jolley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Jolley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva throwing strikes here but Jolley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
You get the feeling that Jolley really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Jolley is blocking nicely.
Jolley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Jolley wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Jolley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva avoids the attempt from Jolley to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Jolley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The referee warns Jolley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jolley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jolley tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jolley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jolley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Jolley!
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