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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellstrom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Firestarter. Fedor Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Hellstrom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom misses with a looping right.
Tyler Hellstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hellstrom can pounce on him.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hellstrom circles away.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hellstrom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hellstrom is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hellstrom's head.
Silva is pressing down on Hellstrom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hellstrom is holding on for now.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hellstrom keeps working.
Silva is taking a breather. Hellstrom 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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hellstrom keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva working for a submission but Hellstrom is keeping him at bay.
Silva wants to control the pace but Hellstrom is squirming around nicely.
Hellstrom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hellstrom defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hellstrom sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hellstrom regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hellstrom is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hellstrom throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hellstrom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hellstrom looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellstrom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Hellstrom drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Hellstrom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hellstrom is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hellstrom misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hellstrom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Hellstrom tries to clinch up.
Hellstrom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva taking a breather.
Hellstrom stalls.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Hellstrom works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Hellstrom moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a leg kick but Hellstrom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hellstrom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hellstrom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom misses with a straight left.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellstrom throws out the jab.
Silva lands a head kick. Hellstrom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hellstrom scores with a spinning back kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hellstrom.
Hellstrom misses with a few strikes there.
Hellstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hellstrom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Hellstrom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Hellstrom settles back down.
Hellstrom blocks the body kick.
Hellstrom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva lands a head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Hellstrom saw it coming and moves away.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Hellstrom moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Hellstrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Hellstrom tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a head kick but Hellstrom moves out of range.
Tyler Hellstrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Hellstrom misses with a body shot.
Hellstrom throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Hellstrom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva throws and low kick but Hellstrom moves out of range easily.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hellstrom tries to clinch up.
Hellstrom sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva blocks a head kick by Hellstrom.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hellstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Hellstrom blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hellstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Hellstrom scores with a kick to the body.
Hellstrom throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Hellstrom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hellstrom is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Hellstrom trying to control momentarily.
Silva rolls, trying to escape but Hellstrom keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom has Silva flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hellstrom loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Silva hold on?
Hellstrom 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.
Hellstrom working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Silva breaks Hellstrom's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hellstrom is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Hellstrom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Hellstrom keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Hellstrom from standing up.
Hellstrom stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hellstrom works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hellstrom defends well.
Hellstrom working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellstrom works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hellstrom postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fedor Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hellstrom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hellstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Hellstrom throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Hellstrom has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hellstrom scores with a shoulder strike.
Hellstrom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hellstrom smiles and moves away.
Silva throws a leg kick but Hellstrom moved away.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Hellstrom counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Hellstrom drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hellstrom is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellstrom is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Hellstrom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hellstrom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hellstrom misses the jab.
Silva tries to move into range but Hellstrom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hellstrom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva is rocked!
Hellstrom swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Hellstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hellstrom throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hellstrom is looking to land body kicks.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hellstrom tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Hellstrom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hellstrom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Hellstrom settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hellstrom checks a leg kick.
Hellstrom throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hellstrom napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hellstrom struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hellstrom, who protects the arm well.
Fedor Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hellstrom can't do much from the bottom here.
Hellstrom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hellstrom looking for a sweep but Silva has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Hellstrom flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hellstrom's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hellstrom tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva working Hellstrom over with strikes here.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hellstrom is looking to escape.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva punching from mount but Hellstrom doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva trying to control but Hellstrom is having none of it.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellstrom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hellstrom is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Hellstrom clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva defending well as Hellstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Hellstrom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Hellstrom which made him look bad.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hellstrom is out of range.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva prevents Hellstrom from improving his position.
Hellstrom is working hard here to advance position.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hellstrom wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is keen to just control but Hellstrom is a slippery customer.
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.
Hellstrom makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hellstrom.
Hellstrom pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hellstrom wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva trying to control but Hellstrom is working from the bottom.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva pushes down on Hellstrom's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hellstrom tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hellstrom is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hellstrom is not content to let Silva control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hellstrom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Hellstrom.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hellstrom tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Hellstrom throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hellstrom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Hellstrom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Hellstrom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva looks for a takedown but Hellstrom sprawls well.
Hellstrom throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Hellstrom takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body kick from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hellstrom tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Tyler Hellstrom is winning the standup battle so far.
Hellstrom blocks a head kick by Silva.
Hellstrom closes the distance and clinches.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Tyler Hellstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Hellstrom.
Silva jumps guard but Hellstrom stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hellstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Hellstrom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Hellstrom, against the cage.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Hellstrom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Hellstrom - that landed with a thud.
Hellstrom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hellstrom avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hellstrom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hellstrom lands a damaging elbow.
Hellstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hellstrom misses with an elbow over the top.
Hellstrom lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hellstrom lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Hellstrom lands a nice elbow.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom swinging wilding here.
Silva scores with a takedown into Hellstrom's guard.
Hellstrom can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva moves into full mount! Hellstrom won't be happy about that!
Silva throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Hellstrom has his hands clasped together but Silva breaks the hold and Hellstrom is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Silva! Fedor Silva retains his middleweight title!
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