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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xaver Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon mm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon mm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Xaver Silva's chin.
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179 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xaver Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brandon mm!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mm tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
mm misses with a double jab.
mm's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and mm duly obliges.
It looks like Xaver Silva has been cut.
mm scores with a three punch combo!
mm throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts mm as he jumps to the side.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from mm.
A punch combination from mm misses.
mm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
mm fails to land with a series of punches.
mm misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mm misses with the combination.
mm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
mm throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
A punch combination from mm misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xaver Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mm fails to land with a series of punches.
mm throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A combination from mm does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
mm throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
mm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
mm looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from mm.
mm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
mm misses with a series of wild punches.
mm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mm misses with a series of wild punches.
mm throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
mm throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
mm throws a right and a left that both miss.
mm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
mm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
mm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
mm throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from mm does no damage.
mm misses with a double jab
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. mm is keeping the position for now.
mm is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva trying to control but mm is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon mm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xaver Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
mm throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
mm throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
mm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
mm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by mm.
mm throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva is rocked!
mm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
mm misses with a two punch combination.
Brandon mm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from mm.
mm throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
mm misses with the combination.
A combination from mm does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from mm.
mm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
mm stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
mm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
mm shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards mm to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from mm.
mm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
mm throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
mm throws a left and a right that both miss
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
mm seems keen to control Silva's posture.
Silva prevents mm from getting back to his feet.
mm seems keen to control Silva's posture.
Silva won't allow mm to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
mm keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brandon mm.
mm misses with a jab, cross combination.
mm looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. mm tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in mm's guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. mm is keeping the position for now.
mm has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
mm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
mm misses with a few strikes there.
mm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
mm misses with a double jab
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in mm's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva trying to control but mm is working from the bottom.
Silva is really struggling to control mm but he's trying to hold on to the position.
mm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but mm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Xaver Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
mm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
mm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but mm keeps working.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but mm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
mm tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control the action but mm is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mm wants to get back to his feet.
Silva with the ground and pound but mm regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xaver Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
mm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva dodges the punch combination from mm.
mm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in mm's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
mm trying to control the position here.
mm keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mm looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
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 Xaver Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xaver Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
mm misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from mm.
mm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandon mm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
mm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
mm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xaver Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mm throws a one two combo.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from mm.
mm throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from mm. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from mm.
Danga de danga de dang - mm scores with a four punch combination!
mm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from mm as Silva shoots in.
No joy there for mm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
mm lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
mm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
mm lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
mm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
mm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for mm!
Silva controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but mm bucks and avoids them well.
mm wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mm wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and mm is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva has a closed guard, preventing mm from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Xaver Silva just wasn't active enough.
mm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mm swinging wildly here.
mm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
mm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
mm throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Silva's jaw, knocking him onto his back! mm dives in looking to finish as Silva flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block mm's strikes! mm is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Silva's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Silva was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon mm!
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