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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Shardlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Shardlow!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Shardlow misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Shardlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shardlow looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Matt Silva has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Shardlow as he connects with a hook.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Shardlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shardlow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Shardlow misses.
Shardlow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shardlow slips under a jab.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shardlow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva cracks Shardlow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Shardlow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Shardlow.
Matt Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shardlow tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shardlow misses with a low kick.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Shardlow throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Good shot there by Shardlow.
Shardlow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shardlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shardlow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shardlow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steve Shardlow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shardlow. Shardlow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Shardlow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shardlow is rocked!
Shardlow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Shardlow is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva throws a jab when Shardlow was well out of range.
Crunch! Shardlow slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Silva avoids the body shot from Shardlow.
Shardlow seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva thuds his right hand into Shardlow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Shardlow misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow gets a clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shardlow but Shardlow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shardlow delivers a nice body kick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Shardlow lands an overhand right.
Shardlow scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva avoids the head kick by Shardlow.
Shardlow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva blocks a head kick by Shardlow.
Shardlow lands with a nice body punch.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shardlow's hands.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shardlow's waist but Shardlow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shardlow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice leg kick lands there from Shardlow.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Shardlow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva avoids the body shot from Shardlow.
Shardlow walks into a left hand.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shardlow moves away.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Shardlow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shardlow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Shardlow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva scores with a jab. Shardlow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Shardlow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shardlow digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Shardlow moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shardlow was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shardlow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shardlow has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Shardlow looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Shardlow was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shardlow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shardlow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shardlow throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steve Shardlow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shardlow in his tracks.
Shardlow misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Shardlow's shoulder, as Shardlow tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Shardlow counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shardlow tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shardlow to the ground. Shardlow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva works Shardlow's body with a nice hook.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shardlow.
Silva jabs at Shardlow's body.
Shardlow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Shardlow throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Shardlow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shardlow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Shardlow counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Shardlow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shardlow ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Shardlow scores with a hook.
Shardlow misses the jab.
Shardlow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shardlow.
Shardlow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Shardlow counters with a leg kick.
Shardlow misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Shardlow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shardlow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shardlow lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shardlow or not.
Shardlow avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shardlow stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Shardlow as the two fighters clinch.
Shardlow lands a nice uppercut.
Shardlow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shardlow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shardlow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Shardlow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shardlow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Shardlow. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Shardlow tries to clinch up.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Shardlow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matt Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Shardlow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shardlow wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shardlow is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Shardlow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shardlow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shardlow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shardlow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shardlow scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shardlow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Shardlow is just out of range.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Silva misses.
Shardlow stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shardlow.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shardlow doesn't seem phased though.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shardlow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shardlow.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matt Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shardlow.
Shardlow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shardlow.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shardlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shardlow scores with a hook.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Shardlow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shardlow.
Shardlow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shardlow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shardlow throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shardlow.
Shardlow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shardlow lands the left hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shardlow is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Shardlow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Steve Shardlow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shardlow preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow postures up.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shardlow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva keeping moving, preventing Shardlow from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Shardlow.
I've got Shardlow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Shardlow!
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