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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mitrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BulletTooth Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitrione comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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261 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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295 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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, Matt Mitrione!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BulletTooth Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Mitrione misses with a low kick.
Mitrione takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva forces Mitrione back against the cage and clinches.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mitrione was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mitrione keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitrione has wrist control.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitrione avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitrione is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitrione preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva prevents Mitrione from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but Mitrione is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mitrione wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva is looking to stand up but Mitrione won't let him.
Mitrione is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
BulletTooth Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitrione is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitrione shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitrione scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Mitrione looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitrione swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mitrione fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Mitrione back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BulletTooth Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mitrione throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitrione moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitrione leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitrione looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitrione misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitrione fails with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Mitrione scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Mitrione misses.
Mitrione throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Mitrione only half commits.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitrione to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitrione moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitrione lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitrione throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mitrione counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Mitrione to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitrione defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Mitrione scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Mitrione fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Mitrione moves out of range.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Mitrione leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matt Mitrione has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BulletTooth Silva.
Mitrione throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitrione pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Mitrione settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Mitrione misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitrione throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitrione off to one side.
Mitrione dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Mitrione tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva rushes Mitrione and presses him up against the cage.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Mitrione leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Mitrione dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matt Mitrione is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitrione feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Mitrione then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Mitrione's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitrione tries to avoid it.
Mitrione throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitrione falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Mitrione's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Mitrione utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control but Mitrione is working from the bottom.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mitrione controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mitrione misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Mitrione counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitrione fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mitrione has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Mitrione, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mitrione has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Mitrione sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mitrione tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matt Mitrione is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Mitrione.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mitrione slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitrione is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mitrione jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Mitrione gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Mitrione. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitrione displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
BulletTooth Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BulletTooth 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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