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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wandy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Matinheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by U Know. Wandy Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wandy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paavo Matinheimo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matinheimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matinheimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Matinheimo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Matinheimo avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matinheimo trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matinheimo into the cage.
Matinheimo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Matinheimo jumps guard but Silva stands there with Matinheimo around his waist. Matinheimo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matinheimo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matinheimo or not.
Matinheimo looks gassed!
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!
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matinheimo up against the cage.
Silva gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matinheimo.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matinheimo backwards.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Matinheimo's ribcage.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matinheimo's face.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva with a knee to the head.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matinheimo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Matinheimo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Matinheimo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Matinheimo in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matinheimo.
Matinheimo is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matinheimo has his back to the cage.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matinheimo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matinheimo tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Matinheimo stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Matinheimo has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva works on Matinheimo's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matinheimo misses with a body punch.
Silva blocks a body shot from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Matinheimo backwards.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Matinheimo successfully pulls guard.
Matinheimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matinheimo is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Matinheimo's guard.
Matinheimo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Matinheimo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Matinheimo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matinheimo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Silva is looking to clinch but Matinheimo is avoiding it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matinheimo fails with the takedown.
Wandy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Matinheimo.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matinheimo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matinheimo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Matinheimo slips a straight right by Silva.
Matinheimo scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matinheimo swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a leg kick
enabling Matinheimo to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Matinheimo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matinheimo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matinheimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matinheimo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matinheimo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matinheimo lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Matinheimo keeps it at a distance.
Matinheimo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matinheimo throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wandy Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matinheimo slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Nice jab there from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo blocks a head kick by Silva.
Matinheimo misses with a body shot.
Matinheimo lands a nice shot to the body.
Matinheimo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Matinheimo checks a low kick from Silva.
Matinheimo misses with the combination.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matinheimo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva slips a jab from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo misses the jab.
Wandy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Matinheimo misses.
A punch combination from Matinheimo misses.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matinheimo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Matinheimo down.
Silva thows a body kick. Matinheimo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the body shot from Matinheimo.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Good body shot from Silva.
Matinheimo takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matinheimo backwards.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Matinheimo prevents it.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Matinheimo's head.
Silva trying to stall but Matinheimo improves his position.
Matinheimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Matinheimo does it's job there.
Silva tries to clinch but Matinheimo moves out of range.
Matinheimo tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matinheimo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matinheimo connects with a body shot.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matinheimo can do to turn this around?
Matinheimo scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Silva.
Matinheimo misses with a body shot.
Matinheimo misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Matinheimo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matinheimo lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva wants to clinch up but Matinheimo keeps it at a distance.
Matinheimo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Matinheimo lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matinheimo. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matinheimo ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matinheimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matinheimo moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva defending well as Matinheimo loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matinheimo.
Matinheimo throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Matinheimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Matinheimo misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Matinheimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Matinheimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matinheimo misses with a straight right.
Matinheimo gets the takedown into side control.
Matinheimo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Matinheimo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Matinheimo tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Sloppy strikes there by Matinheimo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matinheimo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Matinheimo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Matinheimo trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Matinheimo 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Matinheimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matinheimo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matinheimo swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Matinheimo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Matinheimo misses with an uppercut.
Matinheimo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matinheimo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matinheimo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matinheimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wandy Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Matinheimo misses with a wild body shot.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo connects with a looping right hand.
Paavo Matinheimo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matinheimo misses with an uppercut.
Matinheimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Matinheimo misses the shot to the body.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva wants to clinch but Matinheimo slips to the side
enabling Matinheimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva stuns Matinheimo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matinheimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Matinheimo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matinheimo wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Matinheimo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Matinheimo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matinheimo landing punches.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Matinheimo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Matinheimo with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Matinheimo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wandy Silva!
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energy
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hype
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