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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall Ferguson (ranked 907 p4p, 1312 weight class) and Jackson Silva (ranked 114 p4p, 160 weight class). Jackson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson scores with a jab to the head.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ferguson.
Ferguson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ferguson checks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tests Ferguson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferguson lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson checks the leg kick.
Ferguson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferguson.
Silva looks to land a combination but Ferguson avoids it well.
Ferguson cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferguson misses the jab.
Silva swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva tries to bum rush Ferguson with a series of wild strikes but Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva motions for Ferguson to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination but Ferguson avoids it well.
Ferguson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferguson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Ferguson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Ferguson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Ferguson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Ferguson moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Ferguson misses the jab.
Silva throws a right hand that Ferguson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferguson also avoids with ease.
Ferguson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Ferguson.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jackson Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Ferguson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ferguson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Ferguson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferguson throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niall Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferguson misses the target.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Ferguson lands a jab to the nose.
Niall Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
It looked like Ferguson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferguson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ferguson feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Ferguson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ferguson looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson scores with a hook.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niall Ferguson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferguson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson works the jab nicely.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a hook
and Ferguson counters with a nice right hand that sends Silva toppling to the canvas! Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferguson finish him?!
Silva is rocked!
Silva misses with the combination.
Ferguson cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferguson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva misses with a double jab
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ferguson has got the better of the exchanges.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Ferguson counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ferguson.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferguson finish him?
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Ferguson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferguson lands a head shot.
Ferguson sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ferguson is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Silva.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferguson throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva takes a swing at Ferguson's ribcage but misses.
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ferguson lands an overhand right.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson drops Silva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Silva looks back up at him and smiles so Ferguson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ferguson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Silva throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferguson throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Ferguson avoids nicely.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Silva looks to move away, Ferguson throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Ferguson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva takes a swing at Ferguson's ribcage but misses.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ferguson counters with a crisp one two that drops Silva! Ferguson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Silva to his feet! Silva is in big trouble!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferguson sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ferguson is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That has opened up Jackson Silva's cut even more.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ferguson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niall Ferguson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Ferguson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferguson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferguson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Ferguson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ferguson missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferguson is looking to counter punch.
Ferguson scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Ferguson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferguson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva thows a leg kick but Ferguson checks it
and Ferguson comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Silva stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Ferguson is on him like rabid pit bull! Silva slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niall Ferguson!
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