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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Per Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by U Know. Wandy Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
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200 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Svensson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Svensson throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svensson, right into the meat.
Svensson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Svensson scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Svensson. Svensson gets slowly back to his feet.
Svensson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Svensson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svensson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svensson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Svensson getting side control.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva pulls Svensson in close to prevent any damage.
Svensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva has his feet on Svensson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Svensson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Svensson pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Svensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Svensson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Svensson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Svensson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Svensson scoring well with a low kick there.
Svensson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Per Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries to clinch there but Svensson circles away.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svensson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Svensson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Svensson sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Svensson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Svensson's head but Svensson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wandy Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Per Svensson has been cut.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Svensson lands a body shot.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Svensson working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svensson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Svensson is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Svensson is looking to escape.
Silva prevents Svensson from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Per Svensson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Svensson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Svensson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Svensson clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svensson.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Svensson wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Svensson connects with a high kick.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Svensson has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Svensson goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva stalling the fight.
Svensson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Svensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svensson.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Svensson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svensson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Svensson is blocking nicely.
Svensson avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Svensson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svensson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Svensson tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Svensson.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Svensson.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Svensson's face.
Svensson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Svensson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva lands a body shot.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Svensson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Svensson misses with a body punch.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Silva.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Svensson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Svensson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Svensson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Svensson cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Svensson clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Svensson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Svensson landing knees to the body.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Svensson gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Good body shot from Svensson.
Svensson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Svensson connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Svensson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva working aggressively here.
Svensson lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Svensson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Svensson misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Svensson misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
A left hand lands to the body for Svensson.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Svensson.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Svensson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Svensson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Per Svensson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva pushes Svensson up against the cage in a clinch.
Svensson trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva lands an elbow just above Svensson 's eye.
Svensson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Svensson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva decides to pull guard.
Svensson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes Svensson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Svensson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svensson tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Svensson scores a takedown into full mount!
Svensson looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Svensson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Svensson wants to control but Silva has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva has one foot on Svensson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Svensson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Svensson misses with a hook.
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Svensson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Svensson is having none of it.
Svensson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands with an overhand left.
Svensson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Svensson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Svensson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Svensson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Svensson.
Svensson throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Svensson tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Svensson staying calm.
Svensson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Svensson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensson is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Silva really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Per Svensson's cut.
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.
A big right from Silva misses.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Svensson thumps Silva with a low kick.
Svensson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Svensson looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Svensson moves out of range easily.
Silva tests Svensson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Svensson throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svensson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Svensson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Svensson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Svensson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Svensson misses its intended target.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Svensson is out of range.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson jabs at Silva's body.
Svensson darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Svensson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Svensson is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Svensson misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Svensson pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva avoiding damage as Svensson throws knees to the body.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Svensson misses with a knee strike.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Svensson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Svensson's ribcage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Svensson blocks it with crossed arms.
Svensson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Svensson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Svensson digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Svensson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Silva.
Svensson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Svensson trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Svensson misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Svensson is blocking nicely.
Wandy Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Svensson lands a knee to the body.
Svensson lands a body shot.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Svensson.
Svensson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva is leaning against Svensson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Svensson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Svensson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svensson's brow.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svensson.
Svensson clinches with his opponent.
Silva avoiding damage as Svensson throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Svensson as Silva tries to tie him up.
Svensson working Silva over with knees to the body.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Svensson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Svensson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Svensson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Svensson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva trying to stall but Svensson improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Svensson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Svensson blocks it with crossed arms.
Svensson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Svensson.
Svensson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svensson misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Svensson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Svensson throws knees to the body.
Svensson scores with a hook to the body.
Silva is pushing Svensson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Svensson blocks the elbow strike.
Svensson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Silva pushes Svensson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Svensson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Svensson avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Per Svensson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Per Svensson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Svensson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Svensson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Svensson raining down shots from the mount!
Svensson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Svensson thowing shots but they're missing.
Svensson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Svensson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Svensson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Per Svensson!
Per Svensson is the new middleweight champion!
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