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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Milat's guard.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Milat has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Milat stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Milat trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to sweep but instead, Milat has passed into half guard.
Milat slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivan Milat has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva shoots in but Milat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Milat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Milat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milat.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Milat checks it.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Milat seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milat throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Milat lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Milat avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Milat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Milat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with the combination.
Milat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Milat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Milat wants it to stay on the feet.
Milat has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Milat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Milat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Milat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Milat has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Milat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Milat has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Milat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Milat.
Silva jumps guard but Milat stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Milat lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milat lands a knee to the body.
Milat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Milat scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Milat dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Milat lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva avoids the head kick by Milat.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Milat saw that one coming.
Milat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Milat defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Milat saw that one coming.
Milat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Milat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Milat throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Milat counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Milat lands with an overhand left.
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 perspire pretty heavily.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milat throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva blocks a head kick by Milat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with the punch.
Milat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva blocks a head kick by Milat.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Milat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Milat walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva blocks a head kick by Milat.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Milat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva blocks a head kick by Milat.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Tiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Milat has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Milat has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva jumps guard but Milat stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Milat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Milat lands with a left to the head.
Milat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Milat lands a nice shot to the body.
Milat looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Milat.
Ivan Milat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva tries to pull guard but Milat holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Milat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Milat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Milat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milat throws a nice head kick!
Silva misses with a double jab.
Tiago Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Milat throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milat works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Milat closes the distance and clinches.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Milat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milat connects with a crisp jab.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Milat.
Silva is rocked!
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Milat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Milat connects with the perfect overhand right and Silva falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Milat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Milat!
Ivan Milat gave a mention to GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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RATING
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