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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Joao Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao Paulo has chosen Pain Confessor- Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Marcus Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Guilherme Joao Paulo's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guilherme Joao Paulo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joao Paulo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joao Paulo doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Joao Paulo throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Joao Paulo throws a head kick that misses.
Joao Paulo wants to clinch.
Joao Paulo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joao Paulo is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joao Paulo tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Joao Paulo shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Joao Paulo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joao Paulo fails to land the takedown.
Joao Paulo fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Joao Paulo is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joao Paulo.
Joao Paulo wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Joao Paulo shoots in.
Marcus Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Joao Paulo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joao Paulo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joao Paulo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joao Paulo fails with a takedown attempt.
Joao Paulo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joao Paulo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Joao Paulo is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Joao Paulo on that attempt.
Joao Paulo shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joao Paulo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joao Paulo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joao Paulo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four 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.
Joao Paulo fails with the takedown.
Joao Paulo lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Joao Paulo on that attempt.
Silva leaves Joao Paulo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guilherme Joao Paulo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joao Paulo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Joao Paulo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Joao Paulo looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Joao Paulo wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joao Paulo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joao Paulo throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joao Paulo is looking to clinch.
Joao Paulo tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Joao Paulo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joao Paulo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joao Paulo doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Joao Paulo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joao Paulo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joao Paulo tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joao Paulo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joao Paulo.
Marcus Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Joao Paulo.
Joao Paulo moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joao Paulo tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Marcus Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joao Paulo tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Joao Paulo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Joao Paulo lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Marcus Silva has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joao Paulo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joao Paulo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joao Paulo.
Joao Paulo tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Joao Paulo is looking to clinch.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joao Paulo is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Joao Paulo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Joao Paulo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Joao Paulo tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Joao Paulo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joao Paulo off to one side.
Silva tries to bum rush Joao Paulo with a series of wild strikes but Joao Paulo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joao Paulo wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Joao Paulo throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Joao Paulo doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joao Paulo misses with a head kick.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joao Paulo shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Joao Paulo!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joao Paulo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joao Paulo shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marcus Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Joao Paulo.
Joao Paulo throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joao Paulo shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Joao Paulo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joao Paulo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Joao Paulo persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Joao Paulo throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Joao Paulo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joao Paulo tries to clinch up.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joao Paulo.
Silva throws a right hand that Joao Paulo ducks under and follows up with a left that Joao Paulo also avoids with ease.
Joao Paulo moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Joao Paulo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva tries to bum rush Joao Paulo with a series of wild strikes but Joao Paulo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joao Paulo throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
That's four 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.
Joao Paulo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Joao Paulo tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Joao Paulo has a takedown stuffed.
Silva throws a right and a left that Joao Paulo avoids nicely.
Guilherme Joao Paulo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joao Paulo tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joao Paulo doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Marcus Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Joao Paulo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Silva.
Well Joao Paulo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Joao Paulo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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