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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marijan Matijevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R_m5nZDboc&feature=fvst. Marijan Matijevic looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marijan Matijevic!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matijevic slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Matijevic fails with the takedown.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matijevic blocks a jab.
Matijevic shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matijevic manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matijevic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Matijevic's head.
Matijevic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva with a nice cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Silva misses.
Matijevic slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Matijevic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Matijevic shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mauricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marijan Matijevic.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva throws a right and a left that Matijevic avoids nicely.
Silva throws a right and a left that Matijevic avoids nicely.
Matijevic shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva stalks Matijevic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matijevic's face. Matijevic staggers backwards, shaken.
Matijevic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Silva.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Matijevic looks gassed!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matijevic backs up against the cage.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matijevic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva cracks Matijevic with a good jab.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Jab from Silva.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Matijevic off the cage and back into rage.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matijevic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva moves away from the strike by Matijevic.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matijevic is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a right hand that Matijevic ducks under and follows up with a left that Matijevic also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Matijevic takes one to the chin there.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Matijevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matijevic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Mauricio Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Matijevic moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Matijevic slips under a jab from Silva.
Matijevic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matijevic is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Matijevic.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Matijevic throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matijevic throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Matijevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva works over Matijevic's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
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.
Silva misses with a hook. Matijevic ducked under it nicely.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Matijevic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matijevic shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Matijevic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Matijevic dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Matijevic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matijevic circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Matijevic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Matijevic walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Matijevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Matijevic ducks under and follows up with a left that Matijevic also avoids with ease.
Matijevic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matijevic there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
Matijevic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Mauricio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva cracks Matijevic with a good jab.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matijevic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Matijevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matijevic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Matijevic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Matijevic slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Matijevic backs away looking to recover.
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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva lands a jab.
Matijevic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Matijevic.
Marijan Matijevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries to bum rush Matijevic with a series of wild strikes but Matijevic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mauricio Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Matijevic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Silva!
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