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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Sully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Sully has chosen I See You as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Sully!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Sully lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sully is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Sully lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Sully avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sully throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a combination. Sully tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva cracks Sully with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Sully moves away and avoids it.
Sully works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sully.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sully counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sully ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sully swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sully.
Matt Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sully avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body punch but Sully moves out of range.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Sully slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva works Sully's body with a nice hook.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sully avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sully doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Sully.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sully stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sully slips under a jab.
Silva swings for the body but Sully moves out of range.
Silva slips under a jab from Sully.
Silva misses with a hook
and Sully counters with a left to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Sully steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sully digs a good hook to Silva's body.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Donk. Silva catches Sully right on the button with a cross.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Sully moved out of range.
Sully takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Sully takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Sully does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sully was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sully moves out of range.
Sully swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sully scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Sully ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sully moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sully moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva cracks Sully with an open hand slap.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Matt Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Sully.
Sully on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sully dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Sully does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jake Sully is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sully has managed to clinch.
Sully lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Sully misses with a knee strike.
Sully changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva misses with a combination
and Sully counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donk. Silva catches Sully right on the button with a cross.
Sully scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Matt Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sully.
Sully ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Silva.
Sully misses with a few strikes there.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Sully moved out of range nicely.
Sully takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sully throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sully uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Sully's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sully takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sully moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sully takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sully is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Sully does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Sully.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sully has time to react.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Sully off the cage and back into rage.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sully waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Sully makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sully has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sully lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Sully's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Silva.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva cracks Sully with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sully counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Sully 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Sully with a good jab.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sully on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sully has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sully misses with a double jab.
Sully doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Sully doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sully shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sully keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Sully uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Sully counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Jake Sully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sully throws a big shot that misses.
Matt Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Silva!
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