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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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186 cm
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wade Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Foley.
Foley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Foley throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids the head kick by Foley.
Silva slips under a jab.
Foley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Foley jabs at Silva's body.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foley.
A nice inside leg kick there by Foley. That's going to slow Silva down.
Foley jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Foley misses.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Foley.
Foley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva avoids the head kick by Foley.
Foley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foley scores with a nice head shot.
Foley misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Foley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Foley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Foley stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A decent looking cross lands there for Foley.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Foley to score with a decent uppercut.
Foley has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foley is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Foley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Foley gets full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Foley keeps moving.
Foley wants to sweep but no luck.
Foley looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva passes Foley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Foley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Foley trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Foley!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foley tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Foley bucks and avoids them well.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foley is looking to escape.
Foley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Foley is blocking nicely.
Foley is trying to escape the mount.
Foley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wade Foley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Foley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Foley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foley connects with a solid leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foley.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Foley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Foley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Wade Foley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foley misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foley goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Foley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva looks for the body kick but Foley saw that one coming.
Foley throws a big shot that misses.
Foley 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.
Silva throws a series of punches but Foley avoids them all with ease.
Foley throws a one two combo.
Foley misses with a straight right.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Foley pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Foley is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Foley is a slippery customer.
Foley is trying to control but Silva manages to pass to mount!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foley is looking to escape.
Foley is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Foley tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Foley?
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Foley controls the position.
Foley is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Foley can't escape the position.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Foley taking shots to the head.
Silva tries to control but Foley wriggling away.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Foley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foley misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Foley. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Foley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Foley.
Foley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
A big left from Foley misses.
Foley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foley throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in but Foley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wade Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Silva.
A combination from Foley does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Foley on the side of the head.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva sizes up Foley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foley with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wade Foley is winning the standup battle so far.
Foley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva wants to control from the top but Foley keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Foley to get back to his feet.
Silva advances to half guard.
Foley moves into full guard.
Foley wants to control but Silva passes easily into half guard.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Foley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley is holding on to half guard well.
Silva wants to control but Foley is keeping him busy.
Foley is trying is best to control the position here.
Foley is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Foley pulls Silva in to control the position.
Foley wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Foley trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
Foley wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Foley trying to control the position here.
Foley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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