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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Lee!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee pulls Silva into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Lee's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee 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.
Lee looks gassed!
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Silva working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lee postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva 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 looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Lee can't escape the position.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is controlling an arm, preventing Silva from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
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 trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Lee manages to avoid easily.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
Silva avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva clinches but Lee breaks the clinch
and Lee counters with a body kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Lee.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lee is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lee blocks the strikes from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva moves into full guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Lee passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva jumps guard but Lee stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee jumps guard but Silva stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fedor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Lee.
Lee jumps guard but Silva stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee drags the fight down to the ground.
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.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Lee working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Austin Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lee has escaped and now he's on top!
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Lee jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Lee 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.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Lee working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Lee working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Austin Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva misses with a body shot.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fedor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Lee.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Silva has his feet on Lee's thighs here. He's pushed Lee off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Lee screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Silva!
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