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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfe Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van der lie silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsen comes to the cage accompanied by "Get Out" by Circa Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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188 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfe Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Van der lie silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen jabs at silva's body.
Larsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larsen misses the jab.
Larsen stuffs the takedown.
Larsen misses with a hook.
silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Larsen did well to prevent silva getting side control.
Larsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Larsen works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Larsen, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Larsen wants to sweep here but silva controlling him for the moment.
Larsen trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
silva prevents Larsen from getting back to his feet.
Larsen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Larsen tries to get out of the position.
Larsen trying to keep a closed guard but silva is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
silva shoots in for a takedown but Larsen shows good takedown defense.
Larsen throws a big shot that misses.
silva shoots in for a takedown but Larsen shows good takedown defense.
Wolfe Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van der lie silva.
Larsen is looking to clinch.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch but silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen swinging wildly here.
silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Larsen tries to get to full guard but silva has control of the leg.
Larsen wants to control the action here but instead silva manages to pass to full mount!
silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Larsen is looking to escape.
Larsen wants to control but silva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Larsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Larsen thows a body shot but no joy.
silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Van der lie silva has been cut.
Larsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and silva counters with a shoot takedown. Larsen fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Van der lie silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Van der lie silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Larsen swats away the attempt to clinch by silva.
Larsen misses with an uppercut.
Larsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larsen throws a hook but silva avoids it easily.
silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Larsen was covering up waiting for the punch and silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva won't allow Larsen to sweep him here.
Larsen is working hard here to advance position.
silva postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Larsen is on top in guard.
Larsen scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two 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.
silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Larsen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Larsen shrugs it off.
silva avoids the attempt from Larsen to control.
silva manages to capitalize on a mistake by Larsen to take his back!
Larsen manages to reverse the position and now he's in silva's guard. Nice work there by Larsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva wants to get back to his feet but Larsen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Larsen manages to get himself to full guard.
Larsen looking to control.
silva stopping the sweep attempt from Larsen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larsen wants to stand up but silva is controlling him.
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.
silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larsen is keeping the position for now.
silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
silva stopping the sweep attempt from Larsen.
Larsen wants to get back to his feet but silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van der lie silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Van der lie silva's cut.
That's time! Larsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Larsen with a poor takedown
and silva moves into the clinch.
silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Larsen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
silva can't get the takedown.
Larsen takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Wolfe Larsen has been cut.
silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Larsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Larsen won't be happy with that.
Larsen can't do much from the bottom here.
silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen stuffs the takedown.
Wolfe Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van der lie silva.
silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Larsen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Larsen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Larsen throws a combination. silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
silva closes the distance and clinches up with Larsen, looking for a takedown. silva pushes Larsen against the cage but Larsen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wolfe Larsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Larsen does no damage.
silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larsen misses with a double jab
and silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Larsen to stand up.
Larsen connects with a nice looking jab.
Larsen looks to land a left hand but silva moved out of range nicely.
silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten silva somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract silva.
Wolfe Larsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Larsen misses with the combination.
Larsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larsen swinging wildly here.
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four 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.
Larsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsen throws a looping overhand right but silva ducks down to avoid it.
Larsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Larsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Larsen misses with a few strikes there.
Wolfe Larsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsen blocks a head kick by silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
silva throws a head kick that misses.
Larsen with a lazy takedown attempt
and silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Larsen!
Van der lie silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van der lie 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van der lie silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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