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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ganeshwaran Madhavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ganeshwaran Madhavan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madhavan shoots in but no luck this time.
Madhavan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva throws a head kick but Madhavan moves out of range.
Madhavan avoids the head kick by Silva.
Madhavan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madhavan tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Madhavan's head.
Madhavan is rocked!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Madhavan avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Madhavan tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Madhavan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Madhavan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madhavan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ganeshwaran Madhavan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva thumps Madhavan with a low kick.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madhavan dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Madhavan tries a head kick but it misses.
Madhavan seems to have got his legs back now.
Madhavan scores with a jab.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Madhavan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva looks winded!
Madhavan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Madhavan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Madhavan clinches with his opponent.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Madhavan is controlling the position.
Silva tries to circle away but Madhavan has him pinned against the cage.
Madhavan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Madhavan tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Madhavan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madhavan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Madhavan takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Madhavan is controlling him.
Madhavan has clasped his hands together around Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Madhavan advances to mount.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Madhavan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva tries to hold on but Madhavan pushes him away.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Madhavan.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Madhavan's attempts to control the action.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to hold on but Madhavan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva really wants to buck Madhavan off and get back to his feet.
Madhavan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Madhavan tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Madhavan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Madhavan tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madhavan lands with some strikes.
Madhavan prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Madhavan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Madhavan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Madhavan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva is looking to chop away at Madhavan's legs.
Madhavan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva works over Madhavan's head and body with a nice combination.
Madhavan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Madhavan somewhat.
Madhavan closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madhavan shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Madhavan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ganeshwaran Madhavan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madhavan blocks a head kick by Silva.
Madhavan shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Madhavan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Helio Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madhavan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Madhavan moves out of range.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madhavan has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madhavan trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Madhavan into the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Madhavan's efforts to push away.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Madhavan is controlling him.
Silva tries to break free but Madhavan pushes him back against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Madhavan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madhavan tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Madhavan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Madhavan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Madhavan with that takedown attempt.
Madhavan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Madhavan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madhavan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Ganeshwaran Madhavan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madhavan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Madhavan.
Silva tries to bum rush Madhavan with a series of wild strikes but Madhavan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Madhavan shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Madhavan doesn't seem phased though.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madhavan's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Madhavan fails to land the takedown.
Jab from Silva.
Madhavan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Madhavan tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Madhavan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown by Madhavan or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ganeshwaran Madhavan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a right and a left that Madhavan avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madhavan closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Madhavan pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva throws a right hand that Madhavan ducks under and follows up with a left that Madhavan also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Madhavan moves out of range easily.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Madhavan. Madhavan gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Madhavan backs up against the cage.
Helio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a series of punches but Madhavan moves out of range.
Madhavan tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Madhavan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Helio Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a right and a left that Madhavan avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madhavan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madhavan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Madhavan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
A head kick from Silva lands but Madhavan takes it in his stride.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Madhavan.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Madhavan slips the punch.
Madhavan looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Madhavan.
Madhavan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Madhavan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Madhavan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Madhavan wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Madhavan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Madhavan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Madhavan moves out of range easily.
Madhavan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madhavan was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madhavan counters by clinching up.
Madhavan tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Madhavan jumps guard but Silva stands there with Madhavan around his waist. Madhavan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Madhavan has a takedown stuffed.
Silva throws a combination. Madhavan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madhavan shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ganeshwaran Madhavan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helio Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Helio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Helio Silva!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Helio Silva!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Helio Silva!
Helio Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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