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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flava Flave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flave kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Momma said Tap you Out. Silva has chosen BLUNT- The Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Flava Flave has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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202 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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186 cm
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195 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flava Flave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Flave.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Flave does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flave scores with a punch to the head.
Flave staying out of range there.
Flave looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Flave lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Flave is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Flave keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva works Flave's body with a nice hook.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva defending well as Flave loads up on a big left hand.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Silva.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva tries to bum rush Flave with a series of wild strikes but Flave uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Flave misses the target.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flave throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flave lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva avoids the body shot from Flave.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flave thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Flave's defenses.
Silva digs a good body shot into Flave's ribs.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva misses with a looping right.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Flave lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Flave throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Flave staying out of range there.
Flave is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice takedown defense from Flave. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flave sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flave bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva tries to clinch up but Flave circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Flave.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Flave counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva is looking to clinch but Flave is avoiding it.
That kick from Silva tenderised Flave's leg. Flave is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flave.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Flave counters with a straight right hand.
Flave looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flave circles away quickly and effectively.
Flave is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flave was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Flave had a free shot at his head there.
Flave decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flave prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva tries to kick Flave off but Flave keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Flave looking to pass the guard.
Flave trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Flave thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Flave tries to pass.
Flave trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems keen to control Flave's posture.
Flave trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flave stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Flave trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Flave from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flave keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flave.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Silva misses.
Flave lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva defending well as Flave loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Silva misses.
Flave throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Flave misses.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matt Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck for Flave with that takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Flave ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Flave is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva lands an elbow.
Flave is not content to let Silva control the position.
Flave is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Flave looking for submissions off his back.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to control but Flave is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flave's head.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Flave is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Flave moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Flave will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Flave.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Matt Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva trying to control but Flave is working from the bottom.
Flave is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Flave has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Flave working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva passes Flave's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flave on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Flave wants to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to control but Flave is keeping him busy.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flave is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Flave is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flave actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flave wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Flave actively working from the bottom here.
Silva prevents Flave from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva trying to control the action but Flave is working from the bottom.
Flave looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flave just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Silva.
Flave throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Flave walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flave takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Flave takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Flave is rocked!
Flave throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws the left hand but Flave avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flave misses with a wild body shot.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Flave's head.
Oh Flave is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a hook. Flave ducked under it nicely.
Flave seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Flave's ribs.
Flave misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Flave's head but Flave sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands with a cross.
Flave staying out of range there.
Flave throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Flave takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Flave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flave ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Flave. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Flave to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Flave is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Flava Flave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Flave working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva works over Flave with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flave looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
Silva is looking to advance position but Flave won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flave with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Flave looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flave is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva is trying to control. Flave wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Flave!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Flave looks a forlorn figure.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Flave swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva cracks Flave with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oooh a big shot lands for Silva! Flave is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matt Silva!
Matt Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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