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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silvaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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191 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silvaz!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo fails with a takedown attempt.
Silvaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Apollo swivels and escapes.
Apollo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silvaz.
Silvaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Apollo tries to sprawl out of it but Silvaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Apollo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daniel Apollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silvaz.
Silvaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Apollo misses.
Silvaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Apollo tries to sprawl out of it but Silvaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Apollo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvaz tries to clinch there but Apollo circles away.
Apollo tries to clinch there but Silvaz circles away.
Apollo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silvaz is fending him off so far but Apollo persists. Nope, Silvaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvaz throws a nice looking combination but Apollo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silvaz scores with a head kick.
It looks like Daniel Apollo has been cut.
Apollo wants to clinch up but Silvaz keeps it at a distance.
Apollo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silvaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Apollo leaves Silvaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Apollo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Apollo throws a sloppy head kick and Silvaz moves out of range easily.
Apollo tries to clinch up but Silvaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Apollo circles away.
No luck for Apollo with that takedown attempt.
Apollo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apollo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silvaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apollo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silvaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Apollo shoots in and bounces Silvaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silvaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Apollo wants to get up but he can't break Silvaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silvaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvaz is trying to control the position but Apollo postures up.
Silvaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Silvaz, not yet.
Apollo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silvaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Apollo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silvaz on the ground.
Apollo trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Daniel Apollo.
Apollo blocks a head kick by Silvaz.
Apollo instigates a clinch.
Apollo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvaz is looking for a takedown.
Apollo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silvaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Apollo decides to pull guard.
Silvaz throwing strikes but missing.
Silvaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silvaz wants to control from the top but Apollo keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apollo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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 Daniel Apollo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Apollo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Apollo tries for a takedown but Silvaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Apollo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice sprawl there from Apollo as Silvaz shoots in.
Silvaz rushes Apollo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silvaz breaks the clinch.
Apollo leaves Silvaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silvaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Apollo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvaz closes the distance and clinches up with Apollo, looking for a takedown. Silvaz pushes Apollo against the cage but Apollo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Apollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silvaz.
Apollo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silvaz is fending him off so far but Apollo persists. Nope, Silvaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniel Apollo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvaz shoots for a takedown but Apollo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silvaz is breathing heavily.
Silvaz throws a hook but Apollo blocks it.
Apollo shoots in looking for a takedown. Silvaz tries to sprawl out of it but Apollo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silvaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Apollo closes the distance but Silvaz moves to the side
and Silvaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Apollo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Apollo is controlling Silvaz's posture.
Apollo striking off his back but it's not causing Silvaz any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo working for a triangle but Silvaz defends it easily.
Silvaz stands and steps away. Apollo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Silvaz as Apollo shoots in.
Silvaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silvaz tries to clinch up.
Silvaz misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Apollo.
Silvaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Apollo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silvaz circles away.
Daniel Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apollo slips a jab and a cross from Silvaz.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses.
Silvaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silvaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Silvaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silvaz shoots for a takedown but Apollo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Apollo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silvaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silvaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Apollo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Apollo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Apollo trying to control but Silvaz is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvaz 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.
Silvaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silvaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apollo is pressing down on Silvaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silvaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Apollo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silvaz.
Apollo connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice sprawl there from Silvaz as Apollo shoots in.
Silvaz lands a really nice looking cross but Apollo seems unphased.
Silvaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Apollo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silvaz somewhat.
Apollo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silvaz.
Daniel Apollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silvaz.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Apollo gets a clinch.
Apollo tries to score a body lock takedown but Silvaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silvaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Apollo.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvaz avoids it.
Silvaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apollo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvaz has a takedown stuffed.
Apollo tries to clinch but Silvaz is having none of it.
Silvaz closes the distance and clinches.
Apollo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silvaz smiles and moves away.
Apollo fails with a takedown attempt.
Apollo rushes Silvaz and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvaz lands a knee to the body.
Silvaz gets control of Apollo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silvaz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Apollo trying to control but Silvaz is working from the bottom.
Apollo preventing the sweep.
Silvaz is adopting a defensive guard.
Silvaz keeping moving, preventing Apollo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Apollo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Daniel Apollo just wasn't active enough.
Apollo slaps away a takedown attempt from Silvaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Apollo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silvaz as he jumps to the side.
Apollo is looking to clinch but Silvaz is avoiding it.
Silvaz shoots for a takedown but Apollo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Apollo drives through and clinches with Silvaz against the cage.
Silvaz jumps into guard, dragging Apollo to the mat.
Apollo wants to control from the top but Silvaz keeps moving.
Silvaz pulls Apollo in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Apollo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silvaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Apollo with a nice head shot there.
Apollo trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvaz has a closed guard, preventing Apollo from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apollo wants to pass the guard but Silvaz is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvaz is controlling Apollo's posture.
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 Daniel Apollo.
I think Apollo 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Daniel Apollo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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