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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Silvain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Mouzone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marlo Mouzone enters the cage!
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261 lbs
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262 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Silvain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Mouzone!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouzone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silvain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mouzone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvain jabs Mouzone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mouzone defending well as Silvain loads up on a big left hand.
Silvain misses with a wild combination.
Silvain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mouzone looks gassed!
Silvain throws a body punch but Mouzone moves out of range.
Silvain misses with an uppercut.
Silvain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvain throws a sloppy head kick and Mouzone moves out of range easily.
Mouzone avoids the head kick by Silvain.
Silvain is looking to slow Mouzone down with leg kicks.
Mouzone blocks a head kick by Silvain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mouzone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvain moves away.
Marlo Mouzone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silvain misses with a body shot
and Mouzone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mouzone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silvain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silvain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvain misses with a few strikes there.
Silvain avoids a kick to the body.
Silvain scores with a head kick. Mouzone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silvain throws a head kick that Mouzone semi-blocks.
Mouzone wants to clinch.
Mouzone doesn't manage to clinch there - Silvain circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouzone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silvain.
Silvain connects with a solid leg kick.
Mouzone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silvain throws a sloppy head kick and Mouzone moves out of range easily.
Silvain tries a head kick but it misses.
Mouzone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silvain circles away.
Silvain connects with a leg kick. Mouzone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silvain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silvain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tiago Silvain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvain looks to score with a jab to the body but Mouzone is just out of range.
Silvain lands a jab to the head.
Mouzone shoots in for a takedown but Silvain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain lands a high kick!
Silvain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mouzone moves away.
Mouzone throws out a loose jab but Silvain uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Silvain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silvain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mouzone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mouzone throws a leg kick
and Silvain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mouzone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mouzone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mouzone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mouzone lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mouzone being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tiago Silvain wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
An inside leg kick lands from Silvain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvain misses with a head kick.
Mouzone fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Silvain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silvain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvain moves away from the strike by Mouzone.
Silvain throws a front kick that sends Mouzone stumbling back into the cage.
Silvain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvain works Mouzone's body with a nice hook.
Silvain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mouzone can do to turn this around?
Silvain scores with a kick to the body.
Mouzone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouzone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mouzone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mouzone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silvain.
Silvain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silvain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mouzone's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain thuds his shin into the meat of Mouzone's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Silvain.
Silvain scores with the left hand. Mouzone knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Mouzone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mouzone shoots for a takedown but Silvain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mouzone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Silvain.
A good leg kick by Silvain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silvain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvain scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silvain misses with a hook. Mouzone ducked under it nicely.
Silvain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tiago Silvain is winning the standup battle so far.
Silvain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mouzone throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain catches Mouzone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mouzone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silvain.
Silvain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mouzone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silvain.
Silvain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silvain lunges at Mouzone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mouzone's hand.
Silvain throws a head kick that Mouzone semi-blocks.
Mouzone fails to land the takedown.
Silvain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mouzone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silvain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiago Silvain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlo Mouzone.
Silvain misses with a wild combination.
Mouzone avoids the head kick by Silvain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain misses with a double jab.
Mouzone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mouzone connects with a nice looking jab.
Mouzone lands an overhand right.
Mouzone moves out of range as Silvain throws a body kick.
Mouzone looks for a takedown but Silvain sprawls well.
A shot to the liver by Silvain. Beautiful body shot.
Silvain throws a big shot that misses.
Mouzone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silvain to score with a decent uppercut.
Mouzone misses with a takedown attempt - Silvain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circling - Silvain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silvain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mouzone lands with an uppercut that bounces Silvain off the cage and back into range.
Silvain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mouzone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silvain. That one must have hurt.
Mouzone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouzone shoots for a double leg takedown but Silvain sprawls well. He's pushed Mouzone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silvain scores with a head kick. Mouzone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvain scores with a head kick.
Mouzone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvain wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Silvain dominated that second round.
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!
Mouzone shoots in for a takedown but Silvain shows good takedown defense.
Mouzone shoots in but Silvain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mouzone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silvain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mouzone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silvain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiago Silvain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlo Mouzone.
Silvain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silvain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silvain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvain lands a leg kick that knocks Mouzone off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvain misses with a looping right.
Silvain lands a jab to the nose.
Mouzone misses with a wild body shot.
Silvain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouzone wants to clinch.
Mouzone has his takedown stuffed
and Silvain counters with a low kick, right behind Mouzone 's knee.
Silvain fails to land with a series of punches.
Mouzone looks to land a left hand but Silvain moved out of range nicely.
Mouzone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvain was well out of range. Poor timing from Mouzone.
Silvain looks to land a left hand but Mouzone moved out of range nicely.
Mouzone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silvain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mouzone.
Silvain looks to land a left hand but Mouzone moved out of range nicely.
Mouzone misses the jab.
Mouzone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marlo Mouzone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouzone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silvain lands a lovely overhand right.
Silvain throws a head kick that misses.
Silvain tries a head kick but it misses.
Mouzone closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silvain's guard.
Mouzone looking to pass the guard.
Silvain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mouzone tries to hold on but Silvain postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silvain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mouzone is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mouzone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mouzone gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Silvain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silvain, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Silvain!
Tiago Silvain retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Tiago Silvain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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