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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Murdock (ranked 4082 p4p, 4636 weight class) and Michael Silva (ranked 543 p4p, 588 weight class). Michael Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Murdock blocks it.
Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murdock misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Murdock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Frank Murdock has been cut.
Murdock fails to pull guard.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Murdock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murdock closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Murdock jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Murdock.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murdock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Murdock is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Frank Murdock's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Murdock drops back down to his feet.
Murdock is breathing heavily.
Murdock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murdock successfully pulls guard.
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Murdock tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Frank Murdock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Murdock dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Murdock jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murdock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murdock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Michael Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva has Murdock up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murdock tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Jeez, Frank Murdock's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Murdock'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 tries to clinch but Murdock moves out of range.
Silva drives through and clinches with Murdock against the cage.
Murdock goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murdock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murdock ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Murdock no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Murdock has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock looking to control.
Silva stands and steps away. Murdock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murdock, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murdock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murdock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
Murdock has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
Silva pushes Murdock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Murdock manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Murdock has managed to clinch.
Murdock jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murdock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Murdock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Silva!
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FIGHT
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