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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John L Sullivan IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Sullivan IV has chosen Seven Deadly Sins as his entrance music. John L Sullivan IV has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt Silva's chin.
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 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
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John L Sullivan IV!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Sullivan IV cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Sullivan IV lands a nice looking body kick.
Sullivan IV tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva throws a body punch but Sullivan IV moves out of range.
Sullivan IV on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva shoots in and drives through. Sullivan IV sprawls well.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Sullivan IV throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sullivan IV closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan IV has him pressed against the cage.
Silva prevents a body shot from Sullivan IV.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan IV closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sullivan IV tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sullivan IV as he avoids it easily.
Sullivan IV stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matt Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a body punch but Sullivan IV moves out of range.
Sullivan IV cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Sullivan IV is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan IV was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
A lazy left from Sullivan IV finds it's target.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Sullivan IV.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Sullivan IV saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Sullivan IV is out of range.
Sullivan IV looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva tests Sullivan IV's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A good leg kick by Sullivan IV.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Sullivan IV with a jab.
Silva avoids the head kick by Sullivan IV.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan IV moves away.
Sullivan IV lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Sullivan IV throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Sullivan IV counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Sullivan IV counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV slips a jab from Silva.
Silva moves away from the strike by Sullivan IV.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sullivan IV lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A lazy left from Sullivan IV finds it's target.
Sullivan IV is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sullivan IV counters with a leg kick.
Sullivan IV thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Sullivan IV connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Sullivan IV swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John L Sullivan IV is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sullivan IV lands with a good body shot.
Sullivan IV just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan IV connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Sullivan IV moved out of range.
Silva misses with the combination.
Sullivan IV uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a combination
and Sullivan IV counters with a stiff right hand.
Sullivan IV darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sullivan IV lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva tries to bum rush Sullivan IV with a series of wild strikes but Sullivan IV uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Sullivan IV counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sullivan IV jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John L Sullivan IV dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sullivan IV lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Sullivan IV takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Matt Silva has been cut.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva is rocked!
Sullivan IV connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan IV manages to avoid it.
Sullivan IV lands a slapping body shot.
Silva walks straight into a right hand from Sullivan IV - that's dropped him! Sullivan IV jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Silva from any more punishment! Silva complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John L Sullivan IV!
John L Sullivan IV was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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