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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mojo Dojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Los Angeles, Mojo Dojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chael Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dojo is looking to clinch.
Dojo moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Dojo.
Dojo has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva gets through Dojo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dojo tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Dojo is struggling to control the position.
Dojo has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dojo takes a shot to the head.
Dojo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Dojo looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mojo Dojo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dojo jumps guard but Silva stands there with Dojo around his waist. Dojo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Dojo misses with a punch to the body.
Dojo successfully pulls guard.
Dojo working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dojo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dojo is breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Dojo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dojo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dojo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dojo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dojo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dojo tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dojo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dojo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Dojo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dojo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dojo tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dojos head.
Dojo jumps guard but Silva stands there with Dojo around his waist. Dojo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Dojo blocks with his arms.
Silva landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dojo tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dojo avoids it.
Dojo leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dojo up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dojo tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
A short right from Silva.
Dojo jumps guard but Silva stands there with Dojo around his waist. Dojo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dojo avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Dojo working hard to break the clinch.
Dojo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Dojo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Dojo stalling against the cage.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Dojo trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dojo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dojo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dojo won't be happy with that.
Dojo tries to control but Silva manages to take his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tightening his grip on Dojo, looking for the choke.
Dojo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silva's guard. Nice work there by Dojo.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dojo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dojo from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dojo chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dojo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dojo from controlling successfully.
Dojo wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dojo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dojo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Dojo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dojo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva pushes Dojo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dojo trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dojo 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. Dojo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mojo Dojo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dojo wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Dojo.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva is leaning against Dojo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva pushes Dojo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva is leaning against Dojo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dojo up against the cage.
Dojo pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dojo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dojo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
Silva prevents Dojo from improving his position.
Dojo is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Dojo wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dojo kicks off Silva and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva wants to stall.
Dojo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dojo drags the fight down to the ground.
Dojo trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Dojo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Silva 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!
Dojo tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dojo darts in trying to clinch
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dojo tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Dojo successfully pulls guard.
Dojo pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Dojo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dojo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dojo is stalling here. Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dojo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dojo is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dojo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dojo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dojo struggling a bit here.
Dojo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dojo wants to control but Silva postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dojo looks to clinch
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dojo 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. Dojo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva drives through and clinches with Dojo against the cage.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dojo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Dojo tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mojo Dojo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dojo is defending well for now.
Dojo gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dojo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dojo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dojo has a takedown stuffed.
Mojo Dojo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dojo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Dojo fails with the takedown
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Dojo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dojo tries to clinch up
and Silva moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva lands a body punch.
Dojo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dojo being controlled against the cage.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dojo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dojo backwards.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dojo fails to pull guard.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva keeps control of Dojo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Dojo's head.
Dojo fails to pull guard.
Dojo can't get the takedown.
Dojo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dojo jumps guard but Silva stands there with Dojo around his waist. Dojo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chael Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dojo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chael Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chael Silva!
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