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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Thiago (ranked 3467 p4p, 444 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 4428 p4p, 521 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Thiago slips under a jab from Silva.
Thiago will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thiago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
It looks like Thiago Thiago has been cut.
Thiago fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thiago connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Thiago Thiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Thiago misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Thiago uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a jab. Thiago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Thiago.
Thiago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thiago throws out the jab.
Silva lands a big right hand that sends Thiago crashing to the mat! Silva stays standing though and waves Thiago back to his feet!
Thiago is rocked!
Thiago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Thiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thiago.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thiago scores with a leg kick.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thiago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thiago tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws out a counter right but Thiago avoids it with no problem.
Thiago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thiago.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thiago, right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Thiago.
Thiago lands with a shot to the body.
Silva moves out of range as Thiago throws a body kick.
Thiago is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Thiago lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thiago scores with a push kick.
Thiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Thiago's head back.
Thiago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thiago tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Thiago feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thiago's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Thiago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thiago - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago throws a body kick that misses.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thiago scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Thiago.
Thiago lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Thiago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Thiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva tries to move into range but Thiago moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thiago Thiago will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thiago Thiago's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thiago lands a body shot.
Thiago moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Thiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Thiago throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Thiago connects with a single shot there.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thiago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thiago throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thiago pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thiago motions for Silva to come forward. Thiago throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws out a counter right but Thiago avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thiago counters with a straight right hand.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Thiago saw that one coming.
Thiago has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thiago with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Thiago's head back.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Thiago tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thiago listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thiago.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Thiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thiago gets a clinch.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Thiago.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva tries to circle away but Thiago has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thiago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Thiago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thiago lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Thiago.
Thiago's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thiago scrambles back to his feet.
Thiago takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thiago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Thiago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Thiago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Thiago throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thiago throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thiago.
Silva throws out a counter right but Thiago avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
It looks like Thiago has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Thiago connects with a body shot.
Jab by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Thiago avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Thiago misses the target.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thiago looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Thiago misses.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Thiago wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A big right from Silva misses.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago slips under a jab from Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Thiago there.
Thiago Thiago is winning the standup battle so far.
Thiago throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Thiago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thiago throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thiago fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thiago moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Thiago counters with a nice body kick.
Thiago misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Thiago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Thiago's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thiago misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thiago explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thiago with a body shot.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva checks a low kick from Thiago.
Thiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Thiago wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thiago. Thiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva scores with a jab.
Thiago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thiago with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thiago.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thiago.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thiago takes one to the side of the head.
Thiago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thiago sprawling to the canvas! Thiago rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Silva finish him?!
Oh Thiago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thiago counters by clinching up.
Thiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Thiago seems to have got his legs back now.
Thiago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Thiago ducks down to avoid it.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Thiago. Thiago maintains the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Thiago has control.
Thiago avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thiago lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thiago.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Thiago tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva throws out a counter right but Thiago avoids it with no problem.
Thiago is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thiago looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva checks a low kick from Thiago.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Thiago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Thiago.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Thiago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thiago cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
A big right from Silva misses.
Thiago appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thiago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thiago tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thiago connects with the punch.
Thiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws out a counter right but Thiago avoids it with no problem.
Cyborg Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thiago doesn't seem phased though.
Silva swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva cracks Thiago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thiago Thiago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Thiago's leg but Thiago calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cyborg Silva.
I think Thiago has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Thiago!
Thiago Thiago decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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RATING
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