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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Pavlic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagani Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roll With It. Wagani Silvia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Pavlic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagani Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silvia sprawls well initially but Pavlic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silvia is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pavlic wants to free his trapped foot but Silvia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pavlic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pavlic wants to take a breather but Silvia is having none of it.
Pavlic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silvia missing with punches from the bottom.
Pavlic 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pavlic gets a clinch.
Pavlic lands a takedown into guard.
Pavlic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia trying to keep a closed guard but Pavlic is proving a slippery customer.
Pavlic wants to control from the top but Silvia keeps moving.
Silvia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Pavlic from controlling successfully.
Silvia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pavlic passes into half guard.
Pavlic trying to control from half guard but Silvia is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvia wants to sweep but Pavlic has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silvia is not content to let Pavlic control the position.
Silvia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silvia wants to get back to full guard.
Pavlic blocks the strikes from Silvia.
Silvia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pavlic passes Silvia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silvia pushes Pavlic off looking to stand but Pavlic dives back in and keeps control.
Silvia looks gassed!
Silvia trying to hold on to Pavlic's head to control him but Pavlic postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia has hold of Pavlic's hands but Pavlic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pavlic winds up and cracks Silvia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pavlic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pavlic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silvia has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Pavlic escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Pavlic!
Pavlic tries for a kimura but Silvia is defending well.
Pavlic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvia keeps working.
Pavlic lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pavlic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silvia down.
Pavlic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pavlic in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pavlic trying to control the position but Silvia is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Pavlic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pavlic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pavlic lands with a left to the head.
Silvia trying to land knees to the body.
Silvia pulls guard.
Pavlic postures up and lands a big shot to Silvia's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pavlic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silvia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pavlic stays in close to Silvia's body and controls the position.
Pavlic trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Pavlic throwing strikes from guard but Silvia blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlic cracks Silvia with a solid left hand.
Silvia is breathing heavily.
Pavlic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silvia keeping full guard, as Pavlic tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pavlic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pavlic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvia keeps working.
Pavlic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pavlic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silvia is looking to improve his position but Pavlic isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pavlic controlling the position easily from mount.
Silvia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pavlic tries to control but Silvia wriggling away.
Pavlic dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlic looking to control but Silvia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pavlic controlling from mount.
Silvia is bucking up trying to escape but Pavlic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pavlic with good strikes from the mount here!
Pavlic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pavlic landing shots from mount.
Pavlic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silvia's face.
Pavlic with a couple of short strikes.
Pavlic working for a guillotine from mount but Silvia is in no mood to give up.
Pavlic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pavlic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pavlic landing shots from mount.
Pavlic controlling the pace for now.
Pavlic with shots to the head and body - Silvia looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Pavlic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pavlic rushes Silvia and presses him up against the cage.
Pavlic has Silvia pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pavlic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silvia tumbling to the mat - Pavlic dives into Silvia's guard.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Pavlic from controlling successfully.
Pavlic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pavlic wants to control from the top but Silvia keeps moving.
Silvia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silvia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Pavlic from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Maximus Pavlic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silvia waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Pavlic.
Pavlic closes the distance and clinches.
Pavlic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pavlic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pavlic prevents Silvia from improving his position.
Silvia wants to get back to his feet.
Pavlic is tying to control. Silvia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silvia is looking for a sweep. Pavlic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pavlic lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pavlic.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pavlic moves into the clinch successfully.
Pavlic stalling.
Pavlic lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavlic.
Pavlic has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silvia clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pavlic is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Pavlic looking to break Silvia's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Silvia remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pavlic will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Silvia prevents Pavlic from getting a body triangle.
Silvia rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pavlic wants to pass the guard but Silvia is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silvia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Silvia trying to get back to full guard but Pavlic takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Silvia wants to hold on but Pavlic pushes him away.
Pavlic goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silvia turns into him and now he's in Pavlic's guard.
Pavlic trying to keep a closed guard but Silvia is proving a slippery customer.
Pavlic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia tries to get to full guard but Pavlic has control of the leg.
Pavlic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pavlic trying to pass the guard but Silvia defending well.
Pavlic is looking for a kimura but Silvia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pavlic to get the leverage.
Pavlic is tying to control. Silvia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Pavlic clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pavlic wants to clinch.
Pavlic tries to clinch but Silvia moves out of range.
Pavlic has managed to clinch.
Silvia is trying to break the clinch but Pavlic has him pressed against the cage.
Silvia tries to pull guard but Pavlic won't allow it.
Pavlic has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silvia regains guard immediately.
Pavlic wants to control from the top but Silvia keeps moving.
Silvia keeping busy on the bottom but Pavlic has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pavlic moves into full mount! Silvia won't be happy about that!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlic landing strikes from the mount and Silvia is in trouble!
Pavlic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pavlic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silvia's face.
Pavlic lands a big elbow.
Pavlic breaks from Silvia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pavlic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pavlic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pavlic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silvia hang on?
Pavlic lands a big elbow.
Pavlic controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pavlic cracks Silvia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silvia is desperately trying to improve his position but Pavlic has a good base and remains in mount.
Pavlic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silvia taking shots to the head.
Pavlic wants to control the pace but Silvia is squirming around nicely.
Silvia throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlic trying to control but Silvia is having none of it.
Silvia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pavlic dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Pavlic.
Pavlic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silvia is surviving well by controlling Pavlic's body position as best he can.
Pavlic wants to control the pace but Silvia is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silvia is trying to escape the mount.
Pavlic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pavlic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pavlic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pavlic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Pavlic had his way with Wagani Silvia in 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. This is the final round!
Pavlic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pavlic tries to clinch up but Silvia circles away and keeps his distance.
Pavlic tries to clinch but Silvia moves out of range.
Pavlic closes the distance and clinches.
Pavlic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silvia is trying to keep an underhook but Pavlic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silvia wants to control but Pavlic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silvia tries to roll over but Pavlic keeps him under control.
Pavlic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pavlic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvia keeps working.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pavlic moves into full mount! Silvia won't be happy about that!
Pavlic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvia is looking to escape.
Pavlic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silvia can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silvia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pavlic trying to control but Silvia is having none of it.
Pavlic controlling from mount.
Maximus Pavlic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Maximus Pavlic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pavlic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pavlic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvia keeps working.
Pavlic controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia misses with a strike from the bottom.
The referee asks Pavlic politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pavlic prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pavlic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silvia, who protects the arm well.
Silvia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pavlic cracks Silvia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pavlic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silvia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silvia can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Pavlic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pavlic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silvia, who protects the arm well.
Pavlic cracks Silvia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pavlic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wagani Silvia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silvia is trying to control Pavlic's posture but Pavlic avoids it.
Silvia is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pavlic is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Pavlic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pavlic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Pavlic!
Maximus Pavlic is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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