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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 390 p4p, 1133 weight class) and Jackson Silva (ranked 63 p4p, 174 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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7 - 0 - 0 |
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250
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Old Leg Tartakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tartakov moves into the clinch.
Tartakov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tartakov scores with a hook to the body.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Tartakov.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Tartakov.
Tartakov lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tartakov misses with some punches.
Tartakov breaks the clinch.
Tartakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tartakov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Check out the look on Tartakov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Tartakov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tartakov trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Tartakov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Tartakov working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tartakov trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to roll over but Tartakov keeps him under control.
Tartakov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Tartakov control the position.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Tartakov is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Tartakov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Tartakov throws a body shot but no joy.
Tartakov throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tartakov feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Jackson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Tartakov gets a clinch.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tartakov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Old Leg Tartakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Silva.
Tartakov throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tartakov after a bit of a struggle.
Tartakov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Old Leg Tartakov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body kick from Tartakov.
Tartakov throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tartakov avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tartakov is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Tartakov circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tartakov tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tartakov to the ground. Tartakov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Old Leg Tartakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Silva.
Tartakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tartakov throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Tartakov is looking to clinch.
Tartakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tartakov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Tartakov sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tartakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tartakov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Tartakov closes the distance and clinches.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Tartakov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Tartakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Tartakov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tartakov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tartakov throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tartakov defends well and Silva ends up having to push Tartakov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tartakov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Tartakov gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Tartakov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Old Leg Tartakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tartakov pinned against the cage. Tartakov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov misses with a kick to the body.
Tartakov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tartakov cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Old Leg Tartakov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tartakov has passed into side control.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Tartakov works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tartakov landing strikes from the mount.
Tartakov landing shots from mount.
Tartakov tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Tartakov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva wants to control but Tartakov is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Tartakov.
Silva tries to hold on but Tartakov pushes him away.
Tartakov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tartakov tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tartakov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tartakov cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Old Leg Tartakov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Tartakov tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Tartakov throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Tartakov.
Old Leg Tartakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Silva.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Tartakov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tartakov digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Tartakov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tartakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Tartakov sprawls well.
Tartakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Tartakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tartakov defends well and Silva ends up having to push Tartakov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Tartakov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Tartakov getting side control.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Tartakov working some strikes from top position.
Tartakov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tartakov forces his way into half guard.
Tartakov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tartakov drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Tartakov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Tartakov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Tartakov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Tartakov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tartakov lands with some strikes.
Tartakov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tartakov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Tartakov is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tartakov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tartakov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tartakov unloading with bombs!
Silva is rocked!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Tartakov's attempts to control the action.
Tartakov lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Tartakov finish him?
Tartakov cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tartakov softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Silva is out cold! Tartakov jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Old Leg Tartakov!
Old Leg Tartakov retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Old Leg Tartakov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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