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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Ferra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by It's a Fight. Hendo Ferra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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193 lbs
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185 cm
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198 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hendo Ferra!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from da Silva.
da Silva scores with a nice head shot.
da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as da Silva sprawls well. da Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferra gets slowly back to his feet.
da Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good shot there by da Silva.
da Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
da Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
da Silva lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
da Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferra's head backwards.
Ferra walks into a stiff left hand from da Silva.
da Silva misses with a straight left.
Ferra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
da Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
da Silva scores with a jab.
da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
da Silva swinging wildly here.
Ferra shoots in and drives through. da Silva sprawls well.
Marco da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Ferra.
da Silva throws a hook but Ferra blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Ferra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from da Silva.
da Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferra moves away from the strike by da Silva.
Ferra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
da Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferra.
da Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco da Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
da Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from da Silva.
Ferra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ferra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
da Silva looks to land a left hand but Ferra moved out of range nicely.
da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ferra is trying desperately to land a takedown but da Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ferra.
da Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ferra needs to keep his hands up - da Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Ferra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling da Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
da Silva jabs Ferra right on the nose. Ferra blinks but takes it well.
Ferra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
da Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva jabs Ferra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
da Silva scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
da Silva throws a hook but Ferra blocks it.
Ferra shoots for a takedown but da Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marco da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Ferra.
Ferra shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. da Silva is trying to defend but Ferra finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva pushes Ferra off looking to stand but Ferra dives back in and keeps control.
Ferra looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ferra is sneakily working for an arm triangle but da Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Ferra wants to free his trapped foot but da Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
da Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
da Silva won't allow Ferra to pass to mount.
That's four 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.
Ferra prevents da Silva from standing back up.
Ferra is pressing down on da Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. da Silva is holding on for now.
Ferra is working for a kimura but da Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Ferra trying to pass the guard but da Silva defending well.
da Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if da Silva tries to get out of the position.
Ferra works his way into full mount!
Ferra moves to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco da Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
da Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by da Silva.
Ferra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
da Silva misses with a looping left.
da Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferra is defended easily by da Silva.
da Silva tests Ferra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferra staying out of range there.
da Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and da Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
da Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferra.
Marco da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Ferra slips under a jab from da Silva.
da Silva throws a hook but Ferra blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferra is defended easily by da Silva.
Marco da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Ferra.
da Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferra on the side of the head.
da Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferra can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferra takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marco da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by da Silva.
da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferra.
Ferra moves out of range of the strikes.
da Silva looks to throw the jab but Ferra is out of range.
da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice body punch from da Silva.
da Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
da Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferra.
Ferra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
da Silva works Ferra's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for da Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco da Silva!
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