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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dilberto Pit bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Duality. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dilberto Pit bull!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pit bull circles away.
Pit bull changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pit bull happy to just control the position for now.
Pit bull has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pit bull shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Pit bull looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Pit bull has control of the leg.
Pit bull trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Pit bull throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pit bull on the ground.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Pit bull trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pit bull's brow.
Pit bull wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva wants to break free but Pit bull has control.
Silva jumps guard and drags Pit bull to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Pit bull preventing the sweep.
Pit bull working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Pit bull not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva wants to sweep here but Pit bull controlling him for the moment.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pit bull slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pit bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pit bull manages to get himself to full guard.
Pit bull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pit bull looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva won't allow Pit bull to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to control from the top but Pit bull keeps moving.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Pit bull is retaining full guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilberto Pit bull dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Pit bull's front leg but catches the back leg as Pit bull tries to avoid it.
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pit bull keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Pit bull has wrist control.
Pit bull is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pit bull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pit bull is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Pit bull keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva throws a right and a left that Pit bull avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Pit bull sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pit bull tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pit bull fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pit bull clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva wants to control from the top but Pit bull keeps moving.
Pit bull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva wants to control from the top but Pit bull keeps moving.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva wants to control from the top but Pit bull keeps moving.
Pit bull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Pit bull keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pit bull doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva is trying to control. Pit bull wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pit bull looking for submissions off his back.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva dominated that second round.
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 shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pit bull does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Pit bull is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pit bull has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Pit bull won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Pit bull trying to control here.
Pit bull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pit bull is trying to control but can't.
Silva trying to control the action but Pit bull is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pit bull manages to avoid it.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva is trying to drag Pit bull to the mat but Pit bull just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva prevents Pit bull from breaking the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Pit bull stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pit bull has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Pit bull stuffs the takedown.
Pit bull shoots and misses
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pit bull's guard.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pit bull avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pit bull shoots and misses
and Silva moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pit bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thiago Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva wants to clinch up but Pit bull keeps it at a distance.
Pit bull doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva wants to clinch up but Pit bull keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pit bull counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pit bull is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Pit bull tries to move to full mount but Silva actually manages to regain half guard.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Pit bull is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Silva!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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