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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BulletTooth Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mitrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mitrione's choice of entrance music: Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane. BulletTooth Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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295 lbs
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261 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BulletTooth Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Mitrione!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitrione throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva stalks Mitrione and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mitrione's face. Mitrione staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Matt Mitrione has been cut.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitrione throws out the jab.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitrione throws a body kick that misses.
Mitrione slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Mitrione takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitrione moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Mitrione there.
Silva looks for a takedown but Mitrione sprawls well.
Mitrione uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Mitrione.
Silva throws a right hand that Mitrione ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitrione also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a combination
letting Mitrione counter with a right hand.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Mitrione counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitrione circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BulletTooth Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Mitrione's head and hops out.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Mitrione shows good takedown defense.
Mitrione tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
A punch combination from Mitrione misses.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Mitrione on that attempt.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitrione is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to stand but Mitrione is controlling from the bottom.
Mitrione lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mitrione cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mitrione is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BulletTooth Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Mitrione's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mitrione counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva shoots in but Mitrione avoids the takedown attempt easily.
BulletTooth Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitrione swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mitrione's knee momentarily.
Mitrione slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitrione dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Mitrione sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BulletTooth Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Mitrione, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitrione counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitrione lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
BulletTooth Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mitrione sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Mitrione actually recovers to full guard.
Mitrione preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Mitrione blocks nicely.
Mitrione pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva wants to control from the top but Mitrione keeps moving.
Mitrione has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mitrione is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitrione's waist but Mitrione gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mitrione backs up against the cage.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mitrione pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Mitrione counters with a left to the body.
Mitrione throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mitrione counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitrione misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
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 BulletTooth Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Mitrione'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitrione.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Mitrione connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mitrione counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva tries to bum rush Mitrione with a series of wild strikes but Mitrione uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitrione swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a series of punches but Mitrione avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Mitrione slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Mitrione tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mitrione manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva wanted to stand there but Mitrione had control of the position.
Mitrione lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Mitrione lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Matt Mitrione has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitrione lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Mitrione connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitrione is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Silva is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Mitrione!
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hype
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pop
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