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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Braulio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Hardy defends it.
Hardy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardy defends it well.
Hardy trying to control here.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Hardy is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hardy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to control.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hardy is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardy avoid being mounted?
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hardy tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Hardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hardy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Hardy preventing the sweep.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
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.
Hardy throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Hardy stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hardy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dan Hardy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
Hardy tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hardy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hardy wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva is pressing down on Hardy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Hardy tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
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.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hardy presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hardy looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Braulio Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardy looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hardy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hardy looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Hardy isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silva is staying active underneath Hardy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Hardy is trying to keep Silva in close.
Hardy 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.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva looking to pass the guard.
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 Dan Hardy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Hardy.
Hardy tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hardy!
Silva trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hardy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hardy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Hardy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardy defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy moves into full guard.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hardy.
Hardy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Hardy's guard.
Silva pushing down on Hardy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hardy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Hardy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hardy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hardy.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Hardy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hardy manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Hardy's guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hardy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Braulio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Hardy keeps moving and retains side control.
Hardy misses with the ground and pound.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva regains half guard.
Hardy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Hardy eventually gives up the hold.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his foot on Hardy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardy works his way back into a safe position though.
Hardy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Hardy pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working for a triangle but Hardy defends it easily.
Dan Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva keeping full guard, as Hardy tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braulio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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