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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Micke Haglund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micke Haglund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haglund pinned against the cage. Haglund gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Haglund is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Haglund drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haglund tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micke Haglund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Haglund uses from the top position.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haglund looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to sweep here but Haglund controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haglund controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva controls Haglund momentarily but Haglund frees himself.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Haglund from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva clinches.
Haglund tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Haglund is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haglund trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Haglund wants a takedown.
Haglund jumps guard but Silva stands there with Haglund around his waist. Haglund gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva manages to pull guard.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pressing down on Haglund's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haglund is holding on for now.
Haglund knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Haglund tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Haglund is working away.
Silva is looking to advance position but Haglund won't allow it.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Haglund is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haglund is looking to improve his position.
Haglund is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haglund avoid being mounted?
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Haglund shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haglund shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haglund's guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haglund is keeping the position for now.
Haglund might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Haglund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haglund managing to control the position.
Haglund keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Haglund's guard.
Silva controlling the pace.
Silva is tying to control. Haglund wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand up but Haglund is controlling the position.
Haglund tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Haglund is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ricardo Silva just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva tries for a takedown but Haglund circles away easily
and Haglund counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Haglund preventing the sweep.
Haglund looking to pass the guard.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haglund gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Haglund from controlling successfully.
Haglund throwing strikes but missing.
Haglund not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Micke Haglund will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Haglund.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Haglund is looking for a sweep.
Silva trying to control the action but Haglund is working from the bottom.
Haglund is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haglund knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haglund is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but Haglund is working from the bottom.
Haglund keeps Silva under control for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Haglund fails to land the takedown.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haglund's guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haglund is keeping the position for now.
Haglund on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Haglund tries to get out of the position.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Haglund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Haglund's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haglund is not content to let Silva control the position.
Haglund won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva wants to take a breather but Haglund is having none of it.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Haglund is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Haglund changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Haglund trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Haglund has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Haglund tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to hold on to Haglund's head to control him but Haglund postures up.
Silva gets full guard.
Haglund stops Silva from standing up.
Haglund has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haglund controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Haglund from controlling successfully.
Haglund is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Micke Haglund overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haglund working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position.
Haglund trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haglund throwing strikes but missing.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Haglund from controlling successfully.
Haglund tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haglund scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Haglund politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Haglund prefers to stall for the moment though.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Micke Haglund will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Haglund shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haglund is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Haglund is looking to clinch.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Haglund drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haglund misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva manages to pull guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haglund doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haglund manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haglund content to stall in guard here.
Silva is trying to control the position but Haglund postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haglund keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Haglund drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haglund.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micke Haglund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva decides to pull guard.
Haglund with a nice head shot there.
Silva is rocked!
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Haglund wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haglund.
Haglund postures up.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haglund controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haglund scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva keeping full guard, as Haglund tries to pass.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haglund controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Haglund pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Haglund lands a couple of digs.
Silva looking to control.
Haglund is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Haglund postures up.
Haglund stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Haglund being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position but Haglund postures up.
Haglund tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva trying to control but Haglund is having none of it.
Haglund wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Ricardo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haglund has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Haglund defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricardo Silva.
I think Haglund has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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pop
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FIGHT
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