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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg House has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg House!
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, Murilo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.
House shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva wants to stand but House is controlling the position.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and House dives into side control.
Silva is not content to let House control the position.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva rushes House and presses him up against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but House blocks it.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
House tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
House throwing strikes but missing.
House pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva keeping moving, preventing House from controlling successfully.
House seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva gets a clinch.
House is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
House is breathing heavily.
House can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but House pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
House avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murilo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts House as he jumps to the side.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as House shoots in.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.
House fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
House tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but House paws at him with a jab and circles away.
House keeps the fight on the outside.
House swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva wants to clinch.
House keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
House pulls out of a head kick attempt.
House 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.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but House moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
House changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but House manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
House swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
House shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
House throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Murilo Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva instigates a clinch.
House fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
House tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually House drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
House is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns House into the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
House jumps guard but Silva stands there with House around his waist. House gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
House tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
House is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
House wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House misses with a hook to the ribs.
House can't get the takedown.
House jumps guard but Silva stands there with House around his waist. House gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
House fails to pull guard.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
Silva is working for takedown but House is calmly controlling the position for now.
House is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
House is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva wants a takedown.
House has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
House gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
House fails to pull guard.
House trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed House into the cage.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. House fights it off and pushes away nicely.
House shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but House pulls his leg out and moves away.
House darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
House is figuring out what he wants to do next.
House decides to stand and escape the position.
House avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and House counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
House sitting in guard, not really doing much.
House thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
House wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to stand and escape but House is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working an open guard so House takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
House misses with a head kick.
A jab from House misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
House fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
House has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
House tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
House tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
House goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
House wants to break free but Silva has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg House dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
House is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
House is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
House missing with knees to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
House tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
House misses with a knee to the head.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. House avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
House stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent House's takedown attempt.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House wants to break free but Silva has control.
House is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag House down to the mat. House avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva wants to clinch.
House shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva has managed to clinch.
House prevents a takedown attempt there.
Greg House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murilo Silva.
House is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but House blocks it.
House jumps guard but Silva stands there with House around his waist. House gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
House tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
House jumps guard but Silva stands there with House around his waist. House gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
House can't break the clinch.
House tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
House takes a knee right on the jaw!
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
House fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
House manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva tries to clinch but House is having none of it.
House moves out of range of the body kick.
House avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
House has a takedown stuffed.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
House is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
House tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
House throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greg House is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
House tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with House, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes House against the cage but House circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
House shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
House holding on.
House can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to stand back up.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
House pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from House.
House controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murilo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murilo Silva!
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