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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Silvain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvain is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Edu Kehäkettunen & Petos - Moottoriturvat . 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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222 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Silvain!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvain blocks a low kick nicely.
Silvain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zoidberg is fending him off so far but Silvain persists. Nope, Zoidberg circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvain.
Silvain misses with a head kick.
Zoidberg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zoidberg tries to land a front kick but Silvain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silvain bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silvain wants to control but Zoidberg is keeping him busy.
Zoidberg is looking for a sweep.
Zoidberg controls the position for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Zoidberg's face as Silvain controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg tries to improve position but can't.
Zoidberg is trying to control Silvain's posture but Silvain avoids it.
Zoidberg is not content to let Silvain control the position.
Silvain working the strikes but Zoidberg uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zoidberg wants to get back to full guard.
Silvain wants to pass the guard but Zoidberg is defending well.
Silvain wants to take a breather but Zoidberg is having none of it.
That's two 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.
Silvain sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tiago Silvain.
Silvain fails with a takedown attempt.
Zoidberg moves out of range as Silvain throws a body kick.
Zoidberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zoidberg.
Zoidberg is looking to clinch but Silvain is avoiding it.
Zoidberg blocks a leg kick.
Silvain wants to slow Zoidberg down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain tries to break the clinch but Zoidberg is controlling the position.
Silvain tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zoidberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Silvain won't want to take too many of those.
Zoidberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoidberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silvain blocks it with crossed arms.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside that Silvain shrugs off.
It looks like Tiago Silvain has been cut.
Zoidberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silvain blocks the elbow strike.
Silvain tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Silvain is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoidberg throws an elbow but misses.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silvain is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvain tries to pull guard but Zoidberg holds him up against the cage and eventually Silvain drops back down to his feet.
John Zoidberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Silvain.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zoidberg.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silvain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silvain looks gassed!
Silvain is trying to break free.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvain avoids the damage to the body.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zoidberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvain avoids the damage to the body.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zoidberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silvain blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Zoidberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Silvain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zoidberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Zoidberg throws a nice head kick!
Silvain throws a lazy head kick
and Zoidberg counters with a head kick.
Silvain shoots in for a double leg but Zoidberg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tiago Silvain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silvain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvain avoids the damage to the body.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.
Silvain blocks the elbow strike.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Silvain is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoidberg has double underhooks.
Silvain managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoidberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Silvain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silvain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zoidberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvain avoids the damage to the body.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Zoidberg lands an elbow just above Silvain 's eye.
That has opened up Tiago Silvain's cut even more.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvain avoids it.
Silvain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zoidberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvain tries to keep at a distance but Zoidberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Silvain can't break the clinch.
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.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.
Silvain tries to break the clinch but Zoidberg is controlling the position.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but Silvain blocks with his arms.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
Zoidberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zoidberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silvain.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silvain is defending well for now.
Zoidberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Tiago Silvain's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silvain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvain avoids the damage to the body.
Silvain wants a takedown but no success here.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoidberg stops a takedown attempt from Silvain.
John Zoidberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Silvain.
Zoidberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zoidberg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silvain.
Zoidberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silvain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but Silvain blocks it.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Silvain won't want to take too many of those.
Silvain tries to pull guard but Zoidberg won't allow it.
Silvain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zoidberg is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but Silvain blocks it.
Zoidberg missing with knees to the body.
Silvain tries to break free but Zoidberg pushes him back against the cage.
Silvain has had enough of the clinch but Zoidberg keeps him there for the moment.
Silvain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silvain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silvain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zoidberg connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Silvain misses.
Zoidberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up but Silvain circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoidberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvain throws a sloppy head kick
and Zoidberg counters with a leg kick.
Silvain throws a leg kick
and Zoidberg counters with a good, hard body kick but Silvain shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Zoidberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Silvain's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Zoidberg tenderised Silvain's leg. Silvain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zoidberg tries to work over Silvain's front leg with a kick but Silvain checks it.
Zoidberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Silvain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up but Silvain circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoidberg avoids the head kick by Silvain.
Zoidberg clinches with his opponent.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvain is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg is controlling him.
Zoidberg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silvain.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but Silvain blocks with his arms.
Silvain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silvain tries to pull guard but Zoidberg holds him up against the cage and eventually Silvain drops back down to his feet.
John Zoidberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Silvain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zoidberg avoids it.
Silvain wants to break free but Zoidberg has control.
Silvain fails to pull guard.
Silvain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silvain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zoidberg manages to avoid it.
Silvain tries to keep at a distance but Zoidberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Silvain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zoidberg throws an elbow that misses.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but Silvain blocks with his arms.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zoidberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zoidberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silvain.
Silvain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zoidberg just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvain avoids it.
Zoidberg crunches a lovely knee into Silvain's ribcage.
Zoidberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zoidberg just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tiago Silvain's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoidberg throws an elbow but misses.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
Silvain manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silvain fails to pull guard.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but Silvain blocks it.
Zoidberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silvain.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvain has had enough of the clinch but Zoidberg keeps him there for the moment.
Silvain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zoidberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silvain's efforts to push away.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zoidberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvain tries to break the clinch but Zoidberg is controlling the position.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silvain is defending well for now.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but Silvain blocks it.
Nice elbow from Zoidberg.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoidberg throws an elbow but misses.
Silvain working Zoidberg over with knees to the body.
Silvain jumps into guard, dragging Zoidberg to the mat.
Zoidberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvain looking to control.
Tiago Silvain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silvain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zoidberg's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Zoidberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zoidberg, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Zoidberg!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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