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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Jaicko Lawrence - Caribbean Girl as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sullivan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sullivan somewhat.
Sullivan misses with a hook.
Sullivan misses with a double jab.
Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
We've been told by Sullivan's head coaches at Ivan's house of pain [300$] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Sullivan throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Sullivan missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Sullivan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt.
Sullivan connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sullivan. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sullivan circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Sullivan as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Sullivan.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Sullivan. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Sullivan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sullivan misses with an uppercut.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sullivan missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva looks winded!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sullivan lands with a right to the head.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sullivan lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Brock Silva has been cut.
Sullivan is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sullivan lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sullivan.
Sullivan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sullivan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sullivan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sullivan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sullivan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Sullivan improves position.
Sullivan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sullivan can't get the takedown.
Sullivan scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sullivan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sullivan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sullivan lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Sullivan.
Nice elbow from Sullivan.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sullivan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silva regains guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sullivan distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sullivan content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Sullivan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sullivan throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sullivan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
James Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Sullivan has managed to clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan avoids it.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan looking for a takedown.
Sullivan lands a left hand.
Sullivan jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sullivan wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Sullivan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Sullivan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sullivan has Silva pushed against the cage.
Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Sullivan lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Sullivan.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Sullivan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sullivan throws an elbow but misses.
Sullivan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sullivan lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sullivan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sullivan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva letting Sullivan take a breather here.
Good body shot from Sullivan.
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!
Sullivan lands an uppercut.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Sullivan lands a jab.
James Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sullivan rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sullivan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sullivan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sullivan is standing up over Silva. Silva looks to escape but Sullivan dives into side control.
Sullivan tries to advance to mount but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sullivan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sullivan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.
Sullivan slows the pace down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We're going to have a standup here because James Sullivan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan is looking to score with low kicks.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
James Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Sullivan persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Sullivan shoots in.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Sullivan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
Sullivan shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Sullivan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sullivan misses with a hook.
Sullivan looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sullivan shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Sullivan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Nice takedown defense from Sullivan. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Sullivan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sullivan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sullivan pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Sullivan thows a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan scores with a nice head shot.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Sullivan there.
Sullivan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Sullivan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sullivan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sullivan has managed to clinch.
Sullivan goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Sullivan shoots in.
Sullivan stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Sullivan - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sullivan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Sullivan. Sullivan maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sullivan.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Sullivan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
James Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sullivan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Sullivan has Silva pushed against the cage.
Sullivan throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Sullivan scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sullivan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sullivan lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Sullivan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sullivan somewhat.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brock Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Sullivan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sullivan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Sullivan!
James Sullivan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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