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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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218 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Tua!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tua keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Tua gets a clinch.
Tua tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Tua wants to break free but Silva has control.
Tua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tua can't break the clinch.
Silva has Tua pressed against the cage, preventing Tua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva has Tua pressed against the cage, preventing Tua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua lands a slapping body shot.
Tua swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tua crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Tua gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Tua manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Tua looks gassed!
Tua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Tua shrugs it off though.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Tua in the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tua if he has to take too many more of those.
Tua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tua takes a step back to recover.
Silva tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a head kick!
It looks like David Tua has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch but Tua is avoiding it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva lands a head kick. Tua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thor Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva lands a head kick. Tua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Tua circles away.
Tua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tua counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua wants to stand but Silva is controlling his arm.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tua should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tua wants to stand but Silva is controlling his arm.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Tua circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Tua's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tua throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva is looking to clinch but Tua is avoiding it.
Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Tua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tua is breathing heavily.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Tua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Tua has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Tua stumbling back into the cage.
Silva tries to clinch but Tua is having none of it.
Tua swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Tua pushes him off.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva thows a body kick. Tua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch but Tua is avoiding it.
Silva thows a body kick. Tua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Tua's torso.
Tua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
Tua has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tua keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Tua won't allow it.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Silva lands but Tua takes it in his stride.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Tua in the body.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tua has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tua keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to circle away but Tua has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Tua is controlling the position.
Tua managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Tua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tua.
A head kick from Silva lands but Tua takes it in his stride.
Silva is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Tua's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva keeps Tua at a distance using the push kick.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Tua's front leg but catches the back leg as Tua tries to avoid it.
Tua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva wants to clinch.
Tua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva lands a head kick. Tua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Tua's side.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Tua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva is looking to clinch but Tua is avoiding it.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva tries to clinch but Tua is having none of it.
Tua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tua. That did some damage!
Tua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to clinch but Tua moves out of range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Tua circles away.
Silva lands a front kick.
Tua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up but Tua circles away and keeps his distance.
Tua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Tua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva thumps Tua with a low kick.
Silva lands a head kick. Tua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Tua down.
Silva tries to clinch up but Tua circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tua's head.
Tua takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Tua pushes him off.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva cracks the inside of Tua's front leg.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Tua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Tua sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
David Tua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Silva!
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