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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Blok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jaicko Lawrence - Caribbean Girl . Blok has chosen Bangarang as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael Blok told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Blok!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blok drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blok landing a few strikes.
Blok stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Blok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blok fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blok counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blok lands a nice short elbow.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Blok manages to mount him!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Blok pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blok content just to control the position here.
Blok with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blok putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blok fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blok with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Blok working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva tries to hold on but Blok pushes him away.
Blok connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Blok smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blok breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blok content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blok working Silva over with strikes here.
Blok raining down shots from the mount!
Blok is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Blok's body position as best he can.
Blok is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Blok fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blok scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Blok with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Blok cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva is rocked!
Blok working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Blok punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Blok cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blok controlling from the full mount.
Blok connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blok raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blok scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blok scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blok controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Blok has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Blok unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blok controlling his opponent.
Blok breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Blok dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva tries for a takedown but Blok circles away easily
and Blok counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blok.
Blok looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blok drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blok jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blok stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blok must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Blok.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blok blocks a head kick by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva wants to clinch but Blok slips to the side
and Blok counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brock Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blok shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Blok working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blok putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blok has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
BOOM! Blok connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blok takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blok lands a heavy elbow.
Blok lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Blok.
Blok lands a heavy elbow.
Blok breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blok dominating with strikes here.
Blok controlling the pace for now.
Blok working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Blok landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blok tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blok landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blok is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Blok content just to control the position here.
Blok pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blok looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blok postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Michael Blok has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Blok isn't that keen on the idea.
Blok cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Blok connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blok raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blok lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Blok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Blok feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Blok changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva has his foot on Blok's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blok works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Blok scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Blok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blok not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working an open guard so Blok takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Blok.
Blok manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Blok scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blok's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blok is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Blok was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blok circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blok counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blok wants to stand up but Silva is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blok in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Blok is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blok with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Blok landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Blok wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Blok.
Blok is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva is trying to control but Blok passes into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blok working the head and body with strikes.
Brock Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Blok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blok in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Blok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Michael Blok!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Michael Blok!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Michael Blok!
Michael Blok wins by unanimous decision!
Michael Blok took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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