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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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146 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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159 cm
34
137 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Erik Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Andersen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andersen scrambles back to his feet.
Andersen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
It looks like Marcos Silva has been cut.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andersen throws out the jab.
Andersen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva throws a body punch but Andersen moves out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Andersen avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andersen.
Andersen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Andersen - just one landing.
Andersen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersen lands a slapping body shot.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva slips under a jab from Andersen.
Andersen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andersen misses with a two punch combination.
Andersen misses with a body shot.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Andersen tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Andersen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Andersen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andersen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Jon Erik Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva working over Andersen with some ground and pound. Andersen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Andersen is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andersen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Andersen blocks nicely.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andersen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andersen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andersen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andersen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is in close to Andersen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andersen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Andersen working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Andersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva trying to control but Andersen is working from the bottom.
Andersen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andersen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Andersen wants to hit a switch here but Silva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Andersen there!
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Andersen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva working Andersen over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersen can't escape the position.
Andersen regains half guard.
Andersen is looking to improve his position.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Andersen tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Andersen looking for submissions off his back.
Andersen tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andersen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Andersen's head.
Andersen wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Andersen is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is nestled in close to Andersen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andersen keeps working.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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 Marcos Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcos Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Andersen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andersen wants it to stay on the feet.
Andersen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Andersen dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Andersen throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Andersen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Andersen's shoulder, as Andersen tries to avoid the shot.
Andersen swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Andersen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcos Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andersen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Andersen.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Andersen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andersen keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Andersen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Andersen wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Andersen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andersen's head.
Marcos Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andersen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andersen is breathing heavily.
Andersen 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Andersen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andersen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andersen is on top in guard.
Andersen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Andersen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Combat Zone [15 Elite & Sauna, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Andersen wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Andersen has control of the leg.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Andersen stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Andersen's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva stands up over Andersen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Andersen wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Andersen working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Andersen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Andersen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andersen misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Andersen as he connects with a hook.
Andersen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andersen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andersen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andersen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andersen seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Silva shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Andersen is backing up but Silva catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Andersen covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Silva Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Silva!
A very excited looking Marcos Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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