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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Silvain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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207 lbs
11 - 14 - 1 |
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188 cm
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220 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Silvain!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvain was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannon.
Silvain looks to clinch
and Silvain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cannon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiago Silvain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cannon.
Silvain wants to clinch.
Cannon throws a lazy right hand but Silvain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silvain walks into a straight right hand from Cannon.
Silvain wants to clinch up but Cannon keeps it at a distance.
Cannon misses with a hook. Silvain ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Cannon finds it's way through Silvain's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvain tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvain wants to clinch
and Cannon counters with a nice uppercut.
Silvain tries to clinch up.
Silvain tries to clinch there but Cannon circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silvain prevents a body shot from Cannon.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Silvain throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Cannon.
Cannon lands a right hand.
Silvain misses with a knee to the head.
Silvain misses with a knee to the head.
Cannon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cannon misses with a punch to the body.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Cannon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvain backwards.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
Silvain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvain is struggling to control the position.
Silvain has Cannon pressed against the cage, preventing Cannon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvain is trying to maintain a safe position but Cannon gets an underhook and turns Silvain into the cage.
Cannon has Silvain pushed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silvain as Cannon tries to tie him up.
Silvain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cannon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silvain with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannon tries to work over Silvain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cannon has a couple of punches blocked by Silvain.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silvain obliges.
Silvain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Cannon is looking to control Silvain's arms but Silvain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cannon has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Matthew Cannon has been cut.
Cannon is trying to force a seperation but Silvain has the dominant position.
Silvain connects with a knee to the head.
Silvain tries to land knees in the clinch but Cannon avoids the damage to the body.
Silvain misses with a knee strike.
Cannon misses with a punch to the body.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
Silvain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvain looks gassed!
Cannon misses with some punches.
Cannon has had enough of the clinch but Silvain keeps him there for the moment.
Silvain missing with knees to the body.
Cannon manages to break the clinch.
Silvain closes the distance but Cannon moves to the side
and Cannon counters with a nice body shot.
Cannon moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon connects with a body shot.
Silvain moves into the clinch.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannon tries to circle away but Silvain has him pinned against the cage.
Silvain prevents Cannon from breaking the clinch.
Silvain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvain scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cannon.
Silvain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cannon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silvain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cannon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvain controls his hands.
Cannon wants to break free but Silvain has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matthew Cannon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthew Cannon'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.
Jab, jab by Cannon - just one landing.
Cannon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvain is looking to clinch.
Silvain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silvain takes one on the button.
Silvain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cannon throws out the jab.
Silvain tries to clinch up.
Silvain avoids the body shot from Cannon.
Cannon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silvain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Tiago Silvain has been cut.
Silvain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cannon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvain moves away from the strike by Cannon.
Cannon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cannon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvain tries to clinch but Cannon moves away
and Silvain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain tries to clinch
and Silvain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silvain wants to clinch up but Cannon keeps it at a distance.
Matthew Cannon is winning the standup battle so far.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch but Cannon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvain closes the distance but Cannon moves to the side
and Cannon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silvain tries to clinch but Cannon moves out of range.
Tiago Silvain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silvain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cannon throws out the jab.
Silvain tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch but Cannon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cannon lunges at Silvain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silvain's hand.
Silvain throws a push kick but Cannon slaps the foot to one side.
Cannon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cannon throws the left hand but Silvain avoids the punch easily.
Silvain fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cannon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silvain throws a sloppy head kick and Cannon moves out of range easily.
Cannon misses with an uppercut. Silvain saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cannon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cannon misses with a looping left.
Cannon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cannon counters with a stiff right hand.
Silvain moves in looking to clinch but Cannon pushes him off.
Silvain tries to clinch but Cannon is having none of it.
Cannon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvain moves in looking to clinch but Cannon pushes him off.
Silvain tries to clinch there but Cannon circles away.
Silvain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannon lands with a nice body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silvain in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvain is breathing heavily.
Cannon lands a lovely overhand right.
Silvain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvain slips a straight right by Cannon.
Silvain takes one on the button.
Silvain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvain is looking to clinch but Cannon is avoiding it.
Silvain darts in trying to clinch
and Cannon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvain moves away.
Cannon thuds a left hand into Silvain's body.
Cannon 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.
Cannon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cannon lands a jab.
Cannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvain moves away.
Cannon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cannon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvain manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silvain.
Silvain rushes Cannon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cannon 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!
Cannon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silvain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Cannon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Silvain tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvain is looking to clinch but Cannon is avoiding it.
Cannon misses with a body shot.
Cannon throws a lazy right hand but Silvain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silvain is looking to clinch.
Silvain wants to clinch up but Cannon keeps it at a distance.
Cannon looks to throw the jab but Silvain is out of range.
Silvain wants to clinch up but Cannon keeps it at a distance.
Silvain scores with a head kick.
Silvain has closed the distance and engaged Cannon in a clinch.
Cannon looking to slow down the pace here.
Cannon breaks the clinch.
Silvain needs to keep his hands up - Cannon had a free shot at his head there.
Silvain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon lunges at Silvain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silvain's hand.
Silvain doesn't manage to clinch there - Cannon circles away.
Cannon throws a jab when Silvain was well out of range.
Silvain is looking to clinch but Cannon is avoiding it.
Silvain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cannon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silvain scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvain tries to clinch but Cannon moves away
and Cannon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silvain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cannon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silvain tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Cannon throws a jab when Silvain was well out of range.
Silvain tries to clinch there but Cannon circles away.
Nice defenses there by Silvain.
Silvain lands a head kick. Cannon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain slips under a jab.
Silvain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvain tries to clinch up
and Cannon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silvain wants to clinch.
Cannon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cannon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silvain doesn't seem bothered though.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cannon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cannon thows a body shot but no joy.
Cannon misses with a straight right.
Cannon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cannon counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvain.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cannon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvain tries to clinch up
and Cannon counters with a straight right hand.
Silvain moves to clinch but Cannon breaks away
and Cannon counters with a straight right hand.
Cannon 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.
Silvain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannon lands a glancing blow to the side of Silvain's head.
Silvain tries to clinch but Cannon moves out of range.
Cannon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Silvain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cannon stalling in the clinch.
Tiago Silvain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cannon tries to work over Silvain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cannon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cannon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiago Silvain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cannon managing to block the knees to the body from Silvain.
Silvain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cannon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cannon managing to block the knees to the body from Silvain.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
Matthew Cannon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cannon digs a right hand into Silvain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silvain's gas tank.
Cannon lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matthew Cannon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cannon, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Cannon!
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