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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plo Koon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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193 cm
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222 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Plo Koon!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva thumps Koon with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Koon misses with a wild body shot.
Silva slips a jab from Koon.
Koon swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Mario Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Koon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Koon raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Koon is stalling here. Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Koon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koon sneaks back into half guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koon's head.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Koon wants to control but Silva passes into side.
Koon wants to control but Silva postures up.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silva decides to stand back up.
Silva throws a body punch but Koon moves out of range.
Koon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Koon misses.
Koon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koon throws a big shot that misses.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koon was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Koon.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Koon.
Silva throws a body punch but Koon moves out of range.
Silva takes a swing at Koon's ribcage but misses.
Koon thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koon.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva throws a push kick but Koon slaps the foot to one side.
Silva throws a hook but Koon avoids it easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a low kick but Koon moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Koon saw it coming and moves away.
Koon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Koon's knee but Koon avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koon shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Koon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva connects with an inside leg 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!
Koon throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koon is out of range and Silva settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mario Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A clash of legs there as Koon blocks the low kick.
Koon missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koon throws a big shot that misses.
Mario Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Koon moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koon is able to avoid easily.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koon.
Koon throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Koon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koon.
Koon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koon throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Koon is breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Koon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva motions for Koon to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is looking to wear down Koon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koon throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Koon scores with a hook.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva thumps Koon with a low kick.
Silva lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Koon crumples to the floor! Silva milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mario Silva!
After winning the bout, Mario Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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