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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diego Brandao's chin.
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146 lbs
18 - 19 - 0 |
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153 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a low kick.
A big left from Brandao misses.
Brandao takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Brandao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brandao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva tries for a takedown but Brandao manages to get underhooks.
Brandao trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brandao into the cage.
Good body shot from Brandao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Brandao has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Brandao dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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 is trying to control but can't.
Silva is pressing down on Brandao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brandao is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva wants to control but Brandao is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva gets full guard.
Brandao trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Brandao stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brandao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Brandao from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Brandao is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brandao drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Brandao is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is looking to reverse the position.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Brandao is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brandao defending against the ground and pound.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brandao can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brandao is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brandao trying to control from the bottom.
Brandao tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Brandao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brandao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brandao is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice cross by Silva.
Brandao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Brandao, which made it look bad.
Brandao let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Brandao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandao throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Brandao does it's job there.
Brandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Brandao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Diego Brandao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Silva misses its target.
Silva throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Marcos Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Silva.
A big left from Brandao misses.
Silva slips under a jab from Brandao.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandao.
Silva dives in and grabs Brandao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brandao pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a left hand
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Brandao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brandao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brandao throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Brandao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Brandao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brandao throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Brandao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva moves out of range as Brandao strikes.
Silva takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Brandao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brandao as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brandao connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheers as Brandao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Good leg kick by Brandao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandao.
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brandao tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Brandao's guard.
Brandao has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brandao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Brandao looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Brandao blocks nicely.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brandao trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Brandao is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brandao holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva cracks Brandao with a good jab.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Brandao gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A punch combination from Brandao misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Brandao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brandao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brandao tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Brandao with an uppercut!
Brandao thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Brandao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brandao throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandao misses with a wild combination.
Brandao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brandao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva moves forwards but Brandao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva throws a series of punches but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Brandao is looking to clinch.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Brandao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brandao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brandao is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva defending well as Brandao loads up on a big left hand.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Brandao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brandao is rocked!
Brandao misses with a right hand
and Silva comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Brandao stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Silva is on him like rabid pit bull! Brandao slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Silva!
Our winner, Marcos Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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