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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Silva (ranked 7215 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Mountain (ranked 5227 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannibal Mountain will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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346 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franklin Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Mountain!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Mountain with that takedown attempt.
Mountain has a takedown stuffed.
Mountain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mountain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mountain avoids it.
Mountain fails to pull guard.
Franklin Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Mountain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva controls Mountain momentarily but Mountain frees himself.
Mountain showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mountain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mountain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mountain.
Mountain slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva looking to control.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mountain is one step ahead there.
Silva throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mountain gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mountain to the ground. Silva is now in Mountain's guard.
Mountain manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mountain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mountain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Mountain shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Mountain.
Mountain with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Mountain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Mountain looks winded!
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Mountain on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Mountain as Silva shoots in.
Mountain misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Mountain fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mountain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mountain tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mountain shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mountain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mountain struggling a bit here.
Mountain is looking for a sweep.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mountain is holding Silva down, trying to stall.
Mountain is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to control but Mountain is keeping him busy.
Franklin Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mountain is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mountain tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Mountain is defending well.
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.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Mountain parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mountain to escape.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mountain is trying to improve his position.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mountain struggling a bit here.
Mountain is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Mountain defends the submission attempt.
Mountain gets back to full guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Mountain won't let him.
Mountain trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mountain wriggles free and stands up.
Mountain dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mountain.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mountain's half guard.
Mountain makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silva really is a fat lump.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mountain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a counter high kick but Mountain was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mountain misses with a takedown
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Mountain holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Mountain tries for a takedown. No joy.
Franklin Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Mountain.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Mountain pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mountain is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
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 Franklin Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mountain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Mountain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mountain shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mountain has a takedown stuffed.
Franklin Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Mountain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain misses with a double jab.
Silva is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mountain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Mountain. Mountain maintains the clinch.
Mountain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva stalling.
Silva pulls guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Mountain won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Mountain being controlled here momentarily.
Mountain trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep here but Mountain controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mountain manages to get himself to full guard.
Mountain wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mountain is proving hard to escape from.
Mountain trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mountain dives on top into guard.
Mountain tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Mountain gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mountain misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mountain manages to circle out of the way.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mountain is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for takedown but Mountain is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mountain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Mountain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mountain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Mountain tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Mountain postures up.
Hannibal Mountain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mountain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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