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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Elbuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed Elbuz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 Sydney, Gabriel da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Elbuz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elbuz shoots in looking for a takedown but da Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elbuz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
da Silva misses with a combination
and Elbuz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Elbuz.
Nice body punch from da Silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Elbuz is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Elbuz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elbuz taking a breather.
Elbuz has had enough of the clinch but da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from da Silva.
Elbuz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
da Silva tries to break free but Elbuz pushes him back against the cage.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
da Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Elbuz keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva tries to circle away but Elbuz has him pinned against the cage.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elbuz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. da Silva smiles and moves away.
Gabriel da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Elbuz.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Elbuz keeps it at a distance.
da Silva tries to clinch but Elbuz is having none of it.
da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Elbuz counters with a solid body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Elbuz. No joy for da Silva on that attempt.
Elbuz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of da Silva's head.
Mohammed Elbuz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva blocks a head kick by Elbuz.
Elbuz 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. Elbuz gets slowly back to his feet.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Elbuz circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Elbuz. No joy for da Silva on that attempt.
Elbuz is trying hard to land a takedown here. da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elbuz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of da Silva's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
da Silva avoids the head kick by Elbuz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elbuz misses with a combination
enabling da Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
da Silva avoids the head kick by Elbuz.
Elbuz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Silva wants to clinch
and Elbuz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Elbuz in a clinch.
da Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Elbuz.
da Silva tries to circle away but Elbuz has him pinned against the cage.
Elbuz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elbuz is looking to clinch.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elbuz throws a head kick that da Silva semi-blocks.
Elbuz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elbuz tries for a takedown but da Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
Elbuz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Elbuz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
da Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Elbuz or perhaps it was just good defense by da Silva which made him look bad.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Elbuz circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva avoids the head kick by Elbuz.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Elbuz circles away.
da Silva wants to clinch but Elbuz slips to the side
and Elbuz counters with a head kick.
Elbuz is trying hard to land a takedown here. da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
da Silva clinches up against the cage.
da Silva lands a right hand.
da Silva avoiding damage.
Elbuz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. da Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Elbuz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva stalks Elbuz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Elbuz's face. Elbuz staggers backwards, shaken.
Elbuz closes this distance looking for a takedown but da Silva circles away.
Elbuz looks gassed!
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elbuz swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Elbuz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elbuz throws a head kick but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Elbuz keeps it at a distance.
Elbuz lands with a kick to the temple. da Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Elbuz throws a head kick but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva avoids the head kick by Elbuz.
da Silva wants to clinch but Elbuz slips to the side
and Elbuz moves into the clinch.
da Silva is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by da Silva.
Elbuz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
da Silva is trying to stall.
da Silva works on Elbuz's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elbuz backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel da Silva dominated that round.
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.
Elbuz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? da Silva is fending him off so far but Elbuz persists. Nope, da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
da Silva tries to clinch but Elbuz is having none of it.
Elbuz swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Elbuz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elbuz darts in and clinches da Silva up against the cage.
da Silva is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for da Silva.
Elbuz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
da Silva is struggling to control the position.
Elbuz is trying to maintain a safe position but da Silva gets an underhook and turns Elbuz into the cage.
da Silva is trying to push Elbuz away but Elbuz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Elbuz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elbuz is working for takedown but da Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Elbuz misses with a knee strike.
da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Elbuz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva is trying to stall.
A short right from da Silva on the inside.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elbuz circles away.
Elbuz takes the fight into the clinch.
Elbuz misses with a knee strike.
da Silva is trying to push Elbuz away but Elbuz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elbuz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Elbuz looking to throw knees to the head but da Silva is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
da Silva stalling.
Elbuz wants to get back to striking at distance but da Silva won't allow it.
Elbuz stalling in the clinch.
Elbuz misses with a knee to the head.
da Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Elbuz.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by da Silva.
da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Elbuz wants to stall.
da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gabriel da Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
da Silva is trying to break free.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from da Silva.
da Silva tries to break free but Elbuz pushes him back against the cage.
Elbuz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Elbuz backwards.
da Silva is trying to push Elbuz away but Elbuz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva wants to break free but Elbuz has control.
da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elbuz misses with a knee to the head.
da Silva works on Elbuz's body with a couple of short punches.
Elbuz tries a knee to the head but da Silva blocks it.
Elbuz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Elbuz has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Elbuz is controlling him.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Elbuz has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Elbuz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite da Silva's efforts to push away.
Elbuz is stalling here.
da Silva tries to break free but Elbuz pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel da Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
da Silva walks into a straight right hand from Elbuz.
da Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Elbuz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elbuz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elbuz tries a head kick but it misses.
Elbuz misses with a head kick.
da Silva scores with a three punch combo!
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Elbuz circles away.
Horrible takedown by Elbuz or perhaps it was just good defense by da Silva which made him look bad.
da Silva drives through and clinches with Elbuz against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on da Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
da Silva lands with a left to the head.
Elbuz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
da Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
da Silva stalling in the clinch but Elbuz improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elbuz is looking to control da Silva's arms but da Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Elbuz has his back to the cage.
Elbuz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elbuz effectively controlling the action here.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Elbuz is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Elbuz won't allow it.
da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
da Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elbuz or not.
da Silva just leaning against Elbuz, taking a breather.
Elbuz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. da Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gabriel da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Elbuz.
da Silva lands a shoulder strike.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Elbuz won't allow it.
Elbuz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but da Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from da Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from da Silva.
Elbuz misses with a knee to the head.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Elbuz is controlling him.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Elbuz has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva blocking some punches.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Elbuz keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Elbuz won't allow it.
da Silva taking a breather.
Elbuz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elbuz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva stops a takedown attempt from Elbuz.
Elbuz misses with the head strike.
Elbuz keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Silva tries to break free but Elbuz pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by da Silva.
Elbuz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Elbuz.
Elbuz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elbuz misses with a hook.
Elbuz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with da Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
da Silva tries to break free but Elbuz pushes him back against the cage.
da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Elbuz has the dominant position.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Elbuz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite da Silva's efforts to push away.
Elbuz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four 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.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Elbuz keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva digs a right hand underneath Elbuz's ribcage. Elbuz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
da Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Elbuz closes this distance looking for a takedown but da Silva circles away.
Elbuz scores with a head kick. da Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
da Silva throws a leg kick but Elbuz moved away.
Elbuz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
da Silva avoiding damage.
Mohammed Elbuz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elbuz missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well da 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel da Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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