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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marion Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobretti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Robert Tepper - Angel of the City. This should be fireworks!
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185 cm
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270 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
22
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marion Cobretti! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Silva! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva throws a head kick that misses and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Silva misses with a head kick.
Cobretti tries to clinch and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cobretti thinking. Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobretti closes the distance but Silva moves to the side and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Cobretti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! This has been an exciting period of action! Cobretti wants to clinch and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Cobretti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Cobretti moves into the clinch. Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Silva is trying to push Cobretti away but Cobretti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Silva tries to break the clinch but Cobretti is controlling the position. Knees to the body from Cobretti.
Cobretti digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank. Silva looks gassed! Cobretti avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cobretti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cobretti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cobretti lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Damian Silva has been cut. Cobretti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cobretti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Cobretti. Cobretti lands a knee to the head.
Cobretti crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage. Cobretti lands an elbow inside. A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobretti. Nice elbow from Cobretti. Cobretti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Cobretti lands a knee to the body.
Cobretti lands a knee to the body.
Cobretti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cobretti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Cobretti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Cobretti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Cobretti digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank. Silva wants to break free but Cobretti has control.
Knees to the body from Cobretti.
Cobretti lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Cobretti lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment. Cobretti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cobretti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Cobretti lands a damaging elbow. Cobretti lands a body punch. Cobretti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knees to the body from Cobretti.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobretti. Cobretti working some nice short punches in the clinch. Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cobretti darts in trying to clinch and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cobretti is lucky that one didn't land flush. Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva circles away from the clinch attempt and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cobretti is lucky that one didn't land flush. A head kick by Silva misses and Cobretti moves into the clinch. Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobretti has him pressed against the cage. Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cobretti looks to clinch and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick. Cobretti tries to clinch and Silva counters with a two punch combo. Cobretti tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Silva counters with a nice leg kick. Cobretti darts in trying to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cobretti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cobretti. Cobretti is struggling to control the position. Silva has had enough of the clinch but Cobretti keeps him there for the moment. Cobretti avoiding damage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobretti has him pressed against the cage. Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobretti won't allow it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Cobretti has him pressed against the cage. Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Cobretti has double underhooks. Cobretti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Cobretti working Silva over with knees to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cobretti landing knees to the body.
Cobretti lands with a short shot to the head. Cobretti landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marion Cobretti dominated that round. The cut man is working on Damian Silva's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cobretti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A head kick by Silva misses and Cobretti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cobretti. Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Cobretti. Marion Cobretti has scored more points in the clinch so far. Silva tries to break the clinch but Cobretti is controlling the position. Cobretti lands a nice shot to the body. Cobretti lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye. Silva can't break the clinch.
Cobretti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Cobretti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Cobretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Cobretti keeps him there for the moment. Cobretti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Silva takes an elbow to the forehead. Cobretti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva is trying to push Cobretti away but Cobretti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Cobretti lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye. Cobretti with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Cobretti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Cobretti lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cobretti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Cobretti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cobretti lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off. Cobretti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva working hard to break the clinch. Silva tries to break the clinch but Cobretti is controlling the position. A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobretti. Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobretti lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment. Silva is trying to push Cobretti away but Cobretti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Cobretti working Silva over with knees to the body. Cobretti tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Cobretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Damian Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup. Cobretti closes the distance but Silva moves to the side and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice. Cobretti looks to clinch and Silva counters with a two punch combo. Damian Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A punch combination from Silva misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Silva digs a good body shot into Cobretti's ribs. Cobretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Cobretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away. Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cobretti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cobretti. Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Cobretti has double underhooks. Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Cobretti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Cobretti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva. Silva tries to circle away but Cobretti has him pinned against the cage. Silva tries to break free but Cobretti pushes him back against the cage. Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Cobretti. Silva can't break the clinch.
Cobretti lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment. Cobretti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Silva is trying to break the clinch but Cobretti is controlling him. Cobretti lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Cobretti is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva is trying to break the clinch but Cobretti is controlling him. Cobretti has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Cobretti landing knees to the body.
Cobretti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Nice elbow from Cobretti. Cobretti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Cobretti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Cobretti scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Cobretti lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye. Silva is trying to break free. Cobretti lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye. Cobretti keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Cobretti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobretti lands on the inside with an uppercut. Silva is trying to break free. Cobretti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now. Cobretti works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches. A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobretti. Cobretti is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cobretti has his back to the cage. Cobretti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cobretti misses with an elbow strike.
Cobretti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around? Cobretti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms. Silva tries to break the clinch but Cobretti is controlling the position. Cobretti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Cobretti keeps him there for the moment. Cobretti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away. Nice elbow from Cobretti. Cobretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to break free but Cobretti pushes him back against the cage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobretti obliges. Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobretti obliges. Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Cobretti lands a body punch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobretti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow. Silva working hard to break the clinch. Cobretti has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Cobretti lands an elbow inside. Silva tries to circle away but Cobretti has him pinned against the cage. Cobretti connects with a knee to the head.
Cobretti lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye. Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobretti looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marion Cobretti dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Damian Silva's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A lazy body kick from Cobretti and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice. Cobretti tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick. A lazy body kick from Cobretti and Silva counters with a one-two to the body. Cobretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away. Silva circles away from the clinch attempt and Silva counters with a straight right hand. Silva throws a head kick that misses and Cobretti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobretti won't allow it.
Cobretti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cobretti lands a nice knee to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobretti. Cobretti keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Cobretti lands an elbow inside. Nice elbow from Cobretti. Cobretti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Cobretti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Cobretti lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Cobretti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A knee to the head by Cobretti.
Cobretti lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye. Silva tries to break the clinch but Cobretti is controlling the position. Cobretti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cobretti lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment. Nice elbow from Cobretti. Silva is trying to break the clinch but Cobretti is controlling him. Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Silva wants to break free but Cobretti has control.
Cobretti landing knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cobretti scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cobretti lands an elbow inside. Cobretti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now. Cobretti throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva. Cobretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Cobretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away. Cobretti moves to clinch but Silva breaks away and Silva counters with a leg kick. Cobretti tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand! Silva throws a combination. Cobretti tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Silva throws a lazy head kick and Cobretti counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva tries to bum rush Cobretti with a series of wild strikes but Cobretti uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A head kick misses from Silva. Cobretti moves to clinch but Silva breaks away and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Cobretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Cobretti tries to clinch and Silva counters with a head kick. Silva throws a head kick that misses and Cobretti counters with a nice kick to the body. Cobretti instigates a clinch. Silva is trying to break the clinch but Cobretti has him pressed against the cage. Cobretti keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Cobretti working Silva over with knees to the body. Cobretti lands a damaging elbow. Cobretti crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage. Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cobretti scores with a knee to the head.
Cobretti lands a nice elbow. Cobretti has Silva pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Cobretti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cobretti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cobretti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cobretti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Silva wants to break free but Cobretti has control.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple. A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobretti. Cobretti throws an elbow but it misses.
Cobretti presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Silva takes an elbow to the forehead. Cobretti throws an elbow that misses.
Cobretti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Cobretti moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off. Damian Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A low kick from Silva is predictable there and Cobretti counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Marion Cobretti showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cobretti, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marion Cobretti!
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