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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Condor Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Condor Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luciano Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Axe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva drops Axe with a right and a left! Silva comes rushing in but Axe regains his composure and manages to keep Silva in guard.
It looks like Condor Axe has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Axe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Axe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Axe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Axe tries to get out of the position.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Axe has wrist control.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Axe wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Axe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Axe controlling the position.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva postures up in Axe's guard and throws a big left but Axe blocks it.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Axe has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Axe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Axe!
Silva wants to stand up but Axe is controlling him.
Axe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Axe wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to stand up but Axe is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Condor Axe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Axe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Axe seems content to control.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Axe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Axe is controlling him
Axe slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Condor Axe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Axe back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Axe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Axe staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Axe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luciano Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva looks to land a combination but Axe avoids it well.
Axe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva throws a one two combo.
Axe is rocked!
Axe misses with a straight left.
Oh Axe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva misses with a combination
and Axe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Axe prevents Silva from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Condor Axe'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.
Axe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Axe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Axe looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Luciano Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva steps in with a hook that catches Axe right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Silva follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Axe looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luciano Silva!
Luciano Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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