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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrady's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child. Silva has chosen BLUNT- The Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob McGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in and drives through. McGrady sprawls well.
McGrady looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
McGrady misses with a body kick.
Silva jabs at McGrady's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. McGrady moves away and avoids it.
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McGrady's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McGrady is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
McGrady is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva wants to pass the guard but McGrady is keeping the position.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGrady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! McGrady looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McGrady looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McGrady!
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but McGrady keeps moving and retains side control.
McGrady remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
McGrady misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva keeping hold of McGrady's head, controlling as best he can.
McGrady trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Silva is not content to let McGrady control the position.
Silva trying to control but McGrady postures up.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
McGrady thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
McGrady prevents Silva from improving his position.
Ground and pound from McGrady.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
McGrady works his way into side control.
Silva wants to control but McGrady postures up.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McGrady wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGrady controls the position.
Sloppy strikes there by McGrady.
McGrady working away.
Silva tries to bench press McGrady off him but McGrady keeps the position.
McGrady landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
McGrady has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McGrady wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McGrady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
McGrady is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Silva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGrady but McGrady pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matt Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGrady. McGrady obviously looking to wear him down.
McGrady works Silva's body with a nice hook.
McGrady works Silva's body with a nice hook.
McGrady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from McGrady misses.
Silva shoots in and drives through. McGrady sprawls well.
McGrady tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGrady.
McGrady feints a jab promting Silva to slip. McGrady then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva looks to throw the jab but McGrady is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrady throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McGrady drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is looking to control McGrady's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva controlling the position.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Matt Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but McGrady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGrady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and McGrady settles back down.
McGrady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGrady throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. McGrady does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGrady lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva looks to throw the jab but McGrady is out of range.
McGrady is looking to score with low kicks.
McGrady fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
McGrady just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGrady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva cracks McGrady with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGrady stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGrady wants it to stay on the feet.
Bob McGrady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Silva.
McGrady loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a swing at McGrady's ribcage but misses.
McGrady fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva moves out of range as McGrady strikes.
Silva moves forwards but McGrady connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGrady was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from McGrady.
McGrady shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGrady's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McGrady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGrady takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGrady thows a body shot but no joy.
McGrady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGrady missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but McGrady shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGrady manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by McGrady.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from McGrady. McGrady gets slowly back to his feet.
McGrady displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
McGrady dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGrady moves out of range of the strikes.
McGrady lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bob McGrady will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silva throws a hook but McGrady blocks it.
McGrady throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
McGrady uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
McGrady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGrady throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGrady throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range as McGrady throws a body kick.
McGrady is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGrady.
McGrady scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but McGrady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGrady cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from McGrady misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGrady looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva cracks McGrady with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva avoids the body shot from McGrady.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
McGrady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGrady waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
McGrady attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGrady slips a jab from Silva.
McGrady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGrady misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a body punch but McGrady moves out of range.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from McGrady as Silva shoots in.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGrady sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGrady just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from McGrady. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGrady. McGrady circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab from Silva.
McGrady is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGrady moves away.
McGrady is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva looks for a takedown but McGrady sprawls well.
McGrady lands a slapping body shot.
McGrady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables McGrady to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McGrady postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGrady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
McGrady lands a couple of digs.
Silva 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.
McGrady tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva 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.
McGrady controlling from the top position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGrady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGrady stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGrady!
McGrady tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
McGrady bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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 Bob McGrady.
I think McGrady 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bob McGrady!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bob McGrady waved his t-shirt featuring XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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