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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mad Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West - Amazing. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mad Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julio Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the body shot from Max.
Max cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Max. Silva shrugs it off though.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Max throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva connects with a right hand. Max shakes it off.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice sprawl there from Max as Silva shoots in.
Max misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Max scores with a nice body kick.
Max moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max slips a jab from Silva.
Max tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Max shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Max keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Max gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva wants a takedown.
Mad Max has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Silva.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Max gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Max can't fight it off and eventually Silva manages to take the fight to the floor. Max looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Max looking for a sweep. Not yet Max, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Max holds on and takes a little breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Max manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Max raining down shots from the mount!
Max working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Max cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Max controlling from the full mount.
Max wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to control but Max is having none of it.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva is not content to let Max control the position.
Max controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mad Max just wasn't active enough.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Max throws a head kick that misses.
Silva looks to land a combination but Max avoids it well.
Max ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Max lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Max throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Max throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Max throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Max lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Max manages to avoid it.
Max throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Max dominated that round.
That's time! Max's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Max did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Max wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva is looking to stall here but Max recovers full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Max holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Max looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Max looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Max!
Silva is not content to let Max control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva pushes Max off looking to stand but Max dives back in and keeps control.
Max is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Max is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Max from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Max stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Max works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Max puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Max trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Max with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is looking to control Max's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Max sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mad Max wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Max gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Max. Max obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Silva misses.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Max on that attempt.
Max has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Max prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Max smiles and moves away.
Max tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Max connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Silva is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Mad Max has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max slips under a jab.
Mad Max is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Max dominated that second round.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Max.
Mad Max is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a jab when Max was well out of range.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Max.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva is working for an americana but Max has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Silva was thinking about the submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Mad Max overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Max is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Max lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Max looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Max's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Max is defending well. Silva quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Max has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Silva celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Silva!
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