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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guru Majja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvera comes to the cage accompanied by Wedlock. Majja is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Afroman - Because I Got High. This should be a great matchup!
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193 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guru Majja!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Majja throws a low kick but Silvera moves out of range easily.
Silvera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvera misses with a hook
and Majja counters with a good low kick that Silvera was not able to check.
A big right from Majja misses.
Majja throws a leg kick
and Silvera counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A good leg kick by Majja.
Majja throws a wild body kick that Silvera sees coming a mile off.
Majja misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Majja misses the target.
Silvera throws a jab when Majja was well out of range.
Majja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvera.
Silvera tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Majja throws a body punch but Silvera moves out of range.
Silvera doesn't manage to clinch there - Majja circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Majja darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Majja scores with a body shot.
Silvera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good leg kick by Majja there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Majja misses with a leg kick
and Silvera counters by clinching up.
Silvera trying to stall but Majja improves his position.
Majja can't find room to land a body shot as Silvera controls the action.
Majja makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Majja lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Majja blocks an uppercut.
Silvera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Majja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Majja scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Majja.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Majja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Silvera fails to land.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera blocks a body shot from Majja.
Majja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Majja blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Majja.
Silvera pushes Majja back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvera misses with an elbow over the top.
Majja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Majja.
Silvera breaks the clinch.
Majja ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Majja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Majja looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvera is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja gets tackled into the cage by Silvera. Silvera maintains the clinch.
Silvera misses with some punches.
Majja tries to circle away but Silvera has him pinned against the cage.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Majja scores with a shot to the side of Silvera's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Majja tries a body shot but Silvera blocks it.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silvera blocks a body shot from Majja.
Majja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
Majja lands a left hand.
Silvera lands an elbow that stopped Majja in his tracks for a moment.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera lands a nice uppercut.
Majja blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Silvera fails to land.
Majja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majja misses with a body punch.
Majja lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Majja breaks from the clinch.
Majja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Majja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Majja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Majja.
Majja wants to slow Silvera down by chopping away at his legs.
Majja thows a body shot but no joy.
Majja tried to score with a low kick but Silvera checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majja fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silvera.
Good leg kick by Majja there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guru Majja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Majja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guru Majja dominated that 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.
Majja ducks right into an uppercut from Silvera.
Silvera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvera wants to clinch up but Majja keeps it at a distance.
Majja connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guru Majja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Majja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Majja buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Majja is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silvera rather than just go for the knockout.
Silvera throws an off balance right hand
and Majja counters with an inside leg kick.
Silvera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silvera moves out of range of the leg kick from Majja.
Majja chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Majja. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Majja comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Majja takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Majja. Silvera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Majja takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Majja misses with a low kick.
Majja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvera was well out of range. Poor timing from Majja.
Majja throws a body punch but Silvera moves out of range.
Majja works the jab nicely.
Majja lands a nice looking body shot.
Majja shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A combination from Silvera does no damage.
Silvera wants to clinch.
Silvera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja gets tackled into the cage by Silvera. Silvera maintains the clinch.
Silvera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Majja digs a right hand into Silvera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silvera's gas tank.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Majja is leaning against Silvera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Majja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvera.
Majja lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvera swings wildly with an uppercut but Majja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvera has Majja pushed against the cage.
Majja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silvera takes a shot to the head.
Silvera swings wildly with an uppercut but Majja uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera misses with the head strike.
Majja lands a body shot.
Silvera tries to circle away but Majja has him pinned against the cage.
Majja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Majja blocks an elbow strike from Silvera.
Majja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Silvera fails to land.
Silvera blocking some punches.
Silvera looking to throw knees to the head but Majja is blocking nicely.
Guru Majja seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Majja lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Majja.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but Majja blocks with his arms.
Silvera blocks a body shot from Majja.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Majja.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Majja lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Majja.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Majja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
Majja avoids the elbow strike from Silvera, against the cage.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Majja lands with a right to the head.
Silvera is trying to push Majja away but Majja has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Majja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
Majja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Silvera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Majja lands with a good body shot.
Majja connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silvera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majja throws a nice inside leg kick.
Majja lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silvera lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guru Majja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Majja takes a swing at Silvera's ribcage but misses.
Majja throws a big shot that misses.
Majja turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Majja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Majja, right into the meat.
Silvera misses with a hook. Majja ducked under it nicely.
Majja avoids the body shot from Silvera.
A big right from Majja misses.
Majja misses with a straight left.
Silvera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silvera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Majja lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Majja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silvera moves out of range of the leg kick from Majja.
Majja throws a leg kick but Silvera sees it coming and moves out of range.
Majja fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silvera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Majja throws a leg kick which misses Silvera's front leg but catches the back leg as Silvera tries to avoid it.
Majja connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Majja - just one landing.
Silvera throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera misses the jab.
Majja throws a leg kick which misses Silvera's front leg but catches the back leg as Silvera tries to avoid it.
Joey Silvera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja misses with an uppercut. Silvera saw that one coming.
Silvera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Majja. Majja obviously looking to wear him down.
Majja chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Majja attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silvera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silvera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Majja connects with a leg kick. Silvera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Majja lands a nice hook to Silvera's body. Silvera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Majja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silvera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Majja digs a good body shot into Silvera's ribs.
Good exchange - Majja coming out on top.
Majja lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silvera on the side of the head.
Majja lands with a kick to the ribs.
Majja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Majja fails to land with a series of punches.
Majja moves into range and connects with a jab.
Majja scores with a body shot.
Silvera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Majja lands a big head kick that sends Silvera tumbling to the mat! Majja takes a step backwards and waves Silvera back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silvera is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Majja is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Silvera flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Silvera is out cold! Majja holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guru Majja!
Guru Majja spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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