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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Puscifer - Conditions of My Parole . Silva has chosen Dirty Hous' as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Larsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Larsson tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva motions for Larsson to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Larsson moves away and avoids it.
Larsson keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Larsson counters with a nice body kick.
Larsson scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larsson.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Larsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Larsson throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Larsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Larsson.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Larsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Larsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva moves away from the strike by Larsson.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a head kick. Larsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Larsson lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Larsson blocks a head kick by Silva.
Larsson tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Larsson counters with a solid body kick.
Larsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Larsson settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands with a nice body kick.
Silva looks winded!
A solid body kick from Larsson.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Larsson.
Larsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Larsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Larsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
A punch combination from Larsson misses.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Larsson misses with the combination.
Larsson tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Larsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva tries to clinch up but Larsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Larsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva wants to clinch up but Larsson keeps it at a distance.
Larsson throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Larsson only half commits.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsson misses with a low kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Larsson is out of range.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Larsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Larsson misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Larsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Larsson tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsson lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Larsson shrugs off.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Larsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva looks to clinch
and Larsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Larsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Larsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsson circles away.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Larsson misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Larsson counters with a body kick.
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 solid body kick from Larsson.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Larsson looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Larsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Larsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Larsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Sven Larsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Larsson misses with a body shot.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Larsson throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Larsson moved away.
A leg kick checked by Larsson.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Larsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Larsson counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Larsson scores with a leg kick.
Larsson stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Larsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Larsson throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Larsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Larsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva scores with a one two! Larsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Larsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Larsson jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Larsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Larsson slips the punch.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larsson. Larsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Larsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Larsson keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Larsson.
Larsson lands a slapping body shot.
Larsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Larsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Larsson counters with a body kick.
Larsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Larsson connects with the punch.
Larsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Larsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Larsson thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson misses with a body kick.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a leg kick but Larsson checks it.
Larsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Larsson's side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva misses with a hook
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
Larsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Larsson.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Larsson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Larsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Larsson's defenses.
Larsson swinging wildly here.
Larsson connects with a single shot there.
Silva forces Larsson back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Larsson.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Silva tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Larsson lands a knee to the body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Larsson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
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!
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Larsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Larsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsson.
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Larsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Larsson managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larsson tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Larsson dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mauricio Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Larsson blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Larsson blocks the elbow strike.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Larsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Larsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Mauricio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Larsson blocks an elbow strike.
Silva is trying to push Larsson away but Larsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Larsson presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Larsson pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Larsson cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson lands with a light punch inside.
Larsson tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Larsson back against the cage.
Larsson cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sven Larsson.
Well Larsson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Larsson!
As Sven Larsson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I got nothing to tell you that my actions here tonight didnt already say. This wasnt personal, it was professional. It was Convicted vs the Pit, class vs crass. It was the now vs the old. The present vs the past. It was right. It was just. It was.'.
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