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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rua Nogeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogeira has chosen TIGERS as his entrance music. Silva has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Nogeira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogeira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogeira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nogeira forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Nogeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nogeira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva avoids the head kick by Nogeira.
Nogeira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Nogeira on that attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nogeira sprawls well. Nogeira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Nogeira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogeira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Nogeira motions for Silva to come forward. Nogeira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogeira feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nogeira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogeira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nogeira trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Thiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogeira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nogeira gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nogeira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Nogeira's guard.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Nogeira is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Nogeira wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nogeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogeira, not yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogeira is retaining full guard.
Nogeira keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogeira is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Nogeira blocks nicely.
Nogeira wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nogeira keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Nogeira blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogeira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rua Nogeira will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nogeira as he avoids it easily.
Nogeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Nogeira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Nogeira.
Nogeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Nogeira didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva advances position into side control!
Nogeira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thiago Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Nogeira is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working the strikes but Nogeira uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Nogeira's hands, connecting with Nogeira's forehead.
Nogeira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nogeira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nogeira.
Silva staying busy and making it hard for Nogeira to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the hands but Nogeira won't let him.
Nogeira scores with punches to the body.
Nogeira doesn't have the hooks in and Silva manages to turn into his guard.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Nogeira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva pushes down on Nogeira's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is keen to just control but Nogeira is a slippery customer.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nogeira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nogeira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nogeira is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Nogeira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nogeira wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Nogeira shoots in.
Silva leaves Nogeira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Nogeira.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nogeira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Nogeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogeira, not yet.
Silva trying to control but Nogeira is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogeira pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Nogeira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Nogeira wants to control the action but instead Silva gets a body lock and reverses into Nogeira's guard! Nice work!
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogeira wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Nogeira keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogeira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Nogeira.
Nogeira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stops Nogeira from standing up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Nogeira keeps moving.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogeira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva trying to control but Nogeira is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogeira is retaining full guard.
Silva postures up in Nogeira's guard and throws a big left but Nogeira blocks it.
Silva trying to control but Nogeira is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Nogeira with a solid left hand.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva stands and throws Nogeira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Nogeira controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva working away.
Silva controlling the position.
Nogeira is looking to reverse the position.
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 Thiago Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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