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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov's entrance music is HINO RUSSO. A fine choice. Jose Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 cm
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182 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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180 cm
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185 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Ivanov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Silva! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Ivanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand! Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ivanov throws out the jab. Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Silva clinches up with Ivanov and pushes him back against the cage. Ivanov working hard to break the clinch. Ivanov tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage. Ivanov working some nice short punches in the clinch. Silva breaks the clinch.
Ivanov moves out of range as Silva strikes. Ivanov throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range. Ivanov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Sergei Ivanov has been cut. Ivanov jabbing away but nothing is landing. Silva connects with a right hand. Ivanov shakes it off. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silva throws a head kick that misses. Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch. Ivanov checks a leg kick nicely. Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Silva slips under a jab. Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Ivanov misses with a straight left. Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ivanov misses the jab. Ivanov throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely. Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivanov. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet. Silva moves in looking to clinch but Ivanov pushes him off. Nice defenses there by Silva. Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva. Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva slips under a jab from Ivanov. The fighters circle momentarily. Ivanov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Silva connects with a high kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ivanov jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well. Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanov moves away. Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanov scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Jose Silva has been cut. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanov paws at him with a jab and circles away. Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ivanov backs up against the cage.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva. Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away. The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ivanov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Ivanov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses. Good shot there by Silva. Silva connects with a body shot that sends Ivanov's belly button to the back. Ivanov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Ivanov takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses. Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ivanov's hands. Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov. Ivanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva. Silva cracks Ivanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Ivanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Nice defenses there by Silva. Ivanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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! Ivanov looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva moves in looking to clinch but Ivanov pushes him off. Silva dodges the punch combination from Ivanov.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ivanov. Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ivanov if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva forces Ivanov back against the cage and clinches. A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ivanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Ivanov working hard to break the clinch. Ivanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice body punch from Silva. Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Silva dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Ivanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Ivanov prevents a body shot from Silva. Ivanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards. Ivanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva. Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands a right hand. Ivanov trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva is pushing Ivanov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Ivanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Ivanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Ivanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ivanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Silva lands with a left to the head. Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it. Silva lands an uppercut. Ivanov tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Silva breaks the clinch.
Ivanov misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Ivanov. Those never looked like landing. Ivanov misses with the combination.
Ivanov throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Silva. Ivanov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ivanov is able to avoid easily. Silva misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss. Ivanov takes one on the button. A jab from Ivanov misses. Sergei Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ivanov throws a big shot that misses. Silva cracks Ivanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Silva walks into a left hand. 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! Ivanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A nice right hand lands inside from Silva. Ivanov can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva working aggressively here.
Ivanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ivanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva. Ivanov thows a body shot but no joy. Ivanov throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot. Ivanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it. Ivanov tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Silva throws a nice inside leg kick. Ivanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva. Silva tries to clinch but Ivanov is having none of it. Ivanov slips under a jab. Ivanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands. Ivanov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanov manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva avoids the body shot from Ivanov.
Silva misses the shot to the body. Ivanov clinches up against the cage. Ivanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Silva is trying to force a seperation but Ivanov has the dominant position. 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! A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov. Silva scores with a nice hook to the head. Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanov.
Jose Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Silva throws out a powerful jab. Ivanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head. Ivanov darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Ivanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! 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.
Ivanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Silva scores with a leg kick.
Ivanov slips a straight right by Silva. Ivanov stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken. Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva is rocked! Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Silva scores with a leg kick.
Ivanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanov finish him? Ivanov pounces like a tiger and cracks Silva with a vicious hook! Silva is down but not out! Ivanov follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sergei Ivanov! Sergei Ivanov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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