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Round 1
Kicking off the last episode of Contender Series before the October
break is a featherweight affair pitting “Sweetbread” Paiva (13-7,
0-0 DWCS) against American Kickboxing Academy product Driscoll
(11-3, 0-0 DWCS). This will be Paiva’s first bout outside the CES
promotion, having spent his entire career with the New
England-based organization before now. Referee Mark Smith will keep
tabs on this card opener, and with a touch of gloves, the fight is
on. Driscoll walks forward with a jab as he pump-fakes a right leg
kick, and Paiva catches a kick and cracks him with a right hand to
send Driscoll tumbling to the canvas. Paiva allows him to return to
his feet, so Driscoll thanks him with a slapping leg kick. Paiva
slings a right hand and gets countered by a check left hook on the
way in, but Paiva shakes it off and lands a leg kick. Paiva reaches
with a few front kicks to the body, and the two men come together
and start swinging. Driscoll strides forward to get off a knee, and
he uses the momentum to try to take the fight down. Paiva gets
rammed into the fence, and Driscoll nearly drags his legs out from
beneath him. Paiva retains his footing thanks to a fence grab, and
he gets away with another before separating. Driscoll tries to
catch him with a knee up the middle on the break, but Paiva backs
off in time. Driscoll resets and shoots in for a takedown, where he
gets it and takes Paiva’s back when Paiva tries to scramble. The
New England native manages to get back to his feet and shuck off
the hook from his opponent, but Driscoll steps around to try to
secure a standing back take. Paiva defends it but gets wrenched
down to the canvas, where Driscoll lands a single right hand. Paiva
wriggles to his feet for a moment, but Driscoll muscles him back
down to a knee and climbs on to his back. When Driscoll gets his
hook in, Paiva pulls it out and nearly steps out of the position,
and he manages to free himself from the AKA fighter’s grasp. Paiva
lands a leg kick, and Driscoll aims a high kick but clatters off
his man’s guard. Paiva loads up on a right hand, but Driscoll
evades the strike and partially connects with a counter. Driscoll
pops him with a quick head kick, and another comes right after as
Paiva looks flustered. Paiva flings forward a front kick that falls
shy of his intended target, and Driscoll walks him down until the
horn sounds.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Driscoll
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Driscoll
Keith Shillan scores the round: 10-9 Driscoll
Round 2
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Driscoll took the first two rounds.
They touch gloves, and Driscoll opens up with a head kick that gets
blocked. Driscoll walks forward with a left and a power right, and
Paiva is able to swat it out of the way and return with a low kick
that is checked. Both men land single strikes from a distance, but
neither connect with anything of great effect. Paiva flips up a
head kick that is easily defended, and a groin shot from Driscoll
pauses the action. They get back to it and Driscoll cracks him with
a right hand. Paiva wobbles but keeps his wits about him, as he
tries to respond with a reaching left hand but is stifled with a
takedown attempt. Paiva staves it off and backs away only to get
clipped on the cup with another kick. The time does not pause this
time, and instead Paiva walks it off and throws a body kick back at
his adversary. Paiva sets up his jab a few times, but each time it
misses the mark until Driscoll crashes forward for a takedown. The
former CES fighter thwarts it without issue and paws out his jab
again a few times. Driscoll reaches his fingers out and stabs Paiva
in the eye, and we again get a short break. Paiva resumes and gets
off a single leg kick, and Driscoll does not care and instead walks
through it with a few punches and a high kick that lands with an
audible thud to Paiva’s guard. Driscoll continues his success with
a three-punch combination in which only the third strike lands, and
Paiva shakes his head and gets kicked in the chest. Driscoll barely
whiffs with a question mark kick as Paiva is content to throw
single jabs sporadically. Driscoll again targets the head kick and
extends the combination with a punch to the body, and Paiva returns
fire with a single strike. Paiva reaches with a few jabs and ducks
out of the way from superman punch. A head kick and a few punches
over the top from Driscoll conclude the more tepid round.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Driscoll
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Driscoll
Keith Shillan scores the round: 10-9 Driscoll
Round 3
The final frame sees the two greet with a clap of hands, and
Driscoll then takes a step back before flipping up a kick. Driscoll
puts on the gas in the form of several more punches and another
blocked head kick, and chases Paiva down with a jumping knee. Paiva
sits down on a right hand to disrupt a combination, and the New
Englander takes a big right hand on the top of his head to shake
him up. He backs off and Driscoll rushes in for a takedown, but
Paiva quickly reverses the position and pops back to his feet.
Paiva sticks his opponent with a right hand and moves, but Driscoll
follows him and scores with his own strikes. Paiva lunges in with a
punch that clanks off the cup and both men are warned about groin
strikes. Paiva sneaks a right hand over the top with a right hook,
and he winds up and blasts Driscoll with a huge left hand to send
the AKA product crashing to the ground. Paiva steps forward to do
some damage and Driscoll is immediately on him with a takedown
attempt. Paiva hits a speedy switch to flip Driscoll over, and
“Sweetbread” winds up on top in half guard while raining down
punches to the body. Driscoll gets him back to full guard and locks
his foe down before throwing his legs up high to set up an armbar.
Paiva defends it well and uses the opportunity to pass guard, where
he hops over to side control briefly. Driscoll scrambles and
returns Paiva to his guard, where he sets up another armbar that
Paiva powers out of with punches. Paiva fearlessly steps back into
the guard, and Driscoll sees an opportunity and sweeps Paiva, where
he instantly takes Paiva’s back. Paiva rolls to try to get out of
the precarious position, and he gets to his knees as he eats
punches and falls back down to the ground. Driscoll hunts for
another armbar and Paiva slithers out, and the two wildly scramble
and fall over one another until the bell sounds.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Paiva (29-28 Driscoll)
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Paiva (29-28 Driscoll)
Keith Shillan scores the round: 10-9 Paiva (29-28 Driscoll)
The Official Result
Kyle Driscoll def. Dinis Paiva via Unanimous Decision (29-28,
29-28, 29-28)
Round 1
For the first time in Contender Series history, a women’s
featherweight match will take place, as former amateur boxer Wolf
(0-0, 0-0 DWCS) makes her MMA debut against Invicta FC Phoenix
Series 3 bantamweight winner Tennant (3-0, 0-0 DWCS). Clocking in
this 145-pound affair is referee Mark Smith, and the two strikers
do not touch gloves before throwing down. Tennant walks her down
and gets clipped with a right hand over the top. She backs off and
Wolf races forward with four punches that hit nothing but air.
Tennant kicks the leg, and she avoids a counter head kick. Tennant
stomps the knee with a kick, and she kicks the lead leg and tags
Tennant with an overhand left but is similarly hit from a counter.
The two trade leg kicks, and Wolf charges in with a right hand that
glances off the chin. Wolf drills her in the face with three
punches and makes Tennant stumble backwards, and she trips but gets
back to her feet. Wolf pours it on and gets kicked to the body to
disrupt her punching salvo. Tennant goes to the knee a few more
times to keep Wolf off of her, and reaches in with a left hand that
does not connect. She kicks the leg and bounces a left hand over
the top, and this triggers Wolf to go on the offensive with a few
punches. Tennant backs away while defending most of the strikes,
but Wolf keeps on her with some punch combinations and a low kick.
Tennant gets tired of getting hit from a distance and she blitzes
forward to initiate a clinch, but Wolf powers out and even sneaks
in an elbow to force a separation. Wolf sits down on a right hand
that clocks Tennant square on the nose, and she paws out a jab a
few times after it to fluster her opponent. Tennant changes levels
when Wolf reaches with an overhand left, but the former boxer is
able to stuff it and punish her with a solid one-two. A few more
punches from Wolf end the frame.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Wolf
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Wolf
Keith Shillan scores the round: 10-9 Wolf
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Brian Knapp scores the round:
Keith Shillan scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Brian Knapp scores the round:
Keith Shillan scores the round:
The Official Result
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Brian Knapp scores the round:
Keith Shillan scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Brian Knapp scores the round:
Keith Shillan scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Brian Knapp scores the round:
Keith Shillan scores the round:
The Official Result
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Brian Knapp scores the round:
Keith Shillan scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Brian Knapp scores the round:
Keith Shillan scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Brian Knapp scores the round:
Keith Shillan scores the round:
The Official Result
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Brian Knapp scores the round:
Keith Shillan scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Brian Knapp scores the round:
Keith Shillan scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Brian Knapp scores the round:
Keith Shillan scores the round:
The Official Result
