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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Ping Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Jong Ping Pong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ping Pong dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Ping Pong slips a straight right by Silva.
Ping Pong has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ping Pong misses with an uppercut.
Silva cracks Ping Pong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva wants to clinch up but Ping Pong keeps it at a distance.
Ping Pong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva with a hook.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ping Pong misses with a body shot.
Ping Pong misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ping Pong misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Ping Pong moves out of range of the body kick.
Ping Pong throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ping Pong misses its intended target.
Silva lands a front kick.
Ping Pong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ping Pong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Eduardo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ping Pong throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Ping Pong avoids the head kick by Silva.
Nice straight punches there by Ping Pong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ping Pong.
Ping Pong looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Ping Pong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ping Pong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ping Pong scrambles back to his feet.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Ping Pong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Ping Pong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Ping Pong's ribcage. Ping Pong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ping Pong throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Ping Pong controls his hands.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ping Pong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with some punches.
Ping Pong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva blocks a body shot from Ping Pong.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Ping Pong's head.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Ping Pong's ribcage. Ping Pong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ping Pong taking a breather.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Ping Pong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ping Pong is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ping Pong misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands a body shot.
Ping Pong blocks a body shot from Silva.
Ping Pong throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Ping Pong blocks a body shot from Silva.
Ping Pong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Eduardo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Jong Ping Pong.
Ping Pong scores with a decent looking hook.
Ping Pong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ping Pong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ping Pong tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ping Pong blocks a body shot from Silva.
Ping Pong lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ping Pong throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks a body shot from Ping Pong.
Ping Pong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is looking to control Ping Pong's arms but Ping Pong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Ping Pong's ribcage. Ping Pong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ping Pong throws a head punch that misses.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ping Pong is keeping busy.
Ping Pong jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ping Pong controlling the action here for a moment.
Ping Pong swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ping Pong slips under a jab from Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva thumps Ping Pong with a low kick.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ping Pong throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Ping Pong swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva slips a straight right by Ping Pong.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ping Pong doesn't seem phased though.
Ping Pong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ping Pong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva pushes Ping Pong up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Ping Pong.
Silva lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva tries a body shot but Ping Pong blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ping Pong.
Ping Pong lands a right hand.
Silva misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ping Pong.
Ping Pong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ping Pong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ping Pong breaks from the clinch.
Ping Pong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Ping Pong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ping Pong.
Eduardo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva lands with a hook. Ping Pong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Ping Pong ducks down to avoid it.
Ping Pong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ping Pong misses with a looping left.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Ping Pong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ping Pong misses with a low kick.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ping Pong moves out of range.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ping Pong doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Ping Pong should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Ping Pong's head back.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ping Pong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Ping Pong.
Ping Pong throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Ping Pong throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Ping Pong throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a leg kick but Ping Pong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch but Ping Pong is avoiding it.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ping Pong.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva lunges at Ping Pong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ping Pong's hand.
Ping Pong is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva pushes Ping Pong up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Ping Pong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ping Pong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ping Pong tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ping Pong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocking some punches.
Ping Pong successfully pulls guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Ping Pong won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
That kick from Silva tenderised Ping Pong's leg. Ping Pong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ping Pong.
Ping Pong cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ping Pong blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ping Pong on the side of the head.
Ping Pong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ping Pong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva throws a jab when Ping Pong was well out of range.
Ping Pong defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Ping Pong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ping Pong throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch but Ping Pong moves out of range.
Ping Pong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Ping Pong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ping Pong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a leg kick but Ping Pong moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping Pong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ping Pong can do to turn this around?
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ping Pong stops Silva from standing up.
Ping Pong tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ping Pong manages to pass to side control.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva is staying active underneath Ping Pong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kim Jong Ping Pong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva digs a good body shot into Ping Pong's ribs.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Ping Pong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ping Pong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Ping Pong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ping Pong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Ping Pong pushes him off.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Ping Pong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Ping Pong in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva blocks a body shot from Ping Pong.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Ping Pong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ping Pong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ping Pong lands with a left to the head.
Ping Pong lands a nice uppercut.
Ping Pong tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva blocking some punches.
Ping Pong lands a nice uppercut.
Ping Pong breaks the clinch.
Ping Pong throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ping Pong misses the body punch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Ping Pong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ping Pong on the side of the head.
Silva scores with a jab.
Ping Pong misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Silva misses its target.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ping Pong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ping Pong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ping Pong thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Ping Pong throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ping Pong counters with a nice leg kick.
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 Eduardo Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Silva!
A relieved looking Eduardo Silva 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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