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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Tel� (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K blaring out of the sound system. Tel� comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Michel Telo - Ai se eu te pego kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
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209 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 11 - 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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Tel�!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tel� takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tel� moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Tel� takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tel� tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Tel�.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tel� lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Tel� moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Tel� on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A cross from Tel� lands.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Tel� blocks the leg kick.
Tel� wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tel� throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tel� ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tel� avoids the head kick by Silva.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tel�.
Tel� misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tel� has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tel� tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tel� gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tel� stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Tel� keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tel� is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva is looking to escape.
Tel� is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Silva as he works his way to full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Tel� from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tel� prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Tel� from controlling successfully.
Tel� slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tel� has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tel�.
Tel� lands a couple of good shots and Silva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva fending off the submission attempt from Tel�.
Silva preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tel�.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tel� throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Tel� is in full control for now.
Tel� has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tel� patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Silva is trying to stand back up.
A lull in the action here.
Tel� looking to break Silva's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Silva remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Tel� will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tel� missing with punches from the back.
Tel� is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Silva is defending well though. Tel� let's go of the attempt for now.
Tel� is looking for a choke. Silva gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Silva manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Tel�'s closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tel� is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michel Tel� will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tel� uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva tries to bum rush Tel� with a series of wild strikes but Tel� uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tel� lands with a nice body punch.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Tel�.
Silva swings for the body but Tel� moves out of range.
Tel� swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tel�.
Tel� misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Tel� chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Tel� is just out of range.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tel�.
Tel� moves away from the strike by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tel� connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Tel�. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva checks a low kick from Tel�.
A lazy body kick from Tel�
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tel� 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva tries to clinch up but Tel� circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tel� moves out of range of the body kick.
Tel� looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Silva slips a straight right by Tel�.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Tel� gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tel� in particular looking to stall.
Tel� prevents Silva from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Tel� to pass to mount.
Tel� is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Tel� sits in half guard.
Tel� is looking for a kimura here.
Tel� trying to advance position but Silva counters by regaining guard.
Tel� working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tel� presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Tel� blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tel� tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Tel� back against the cage.
Tel� effectively controlling the action here.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tel� uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Tel� lands a nice uppercut.
Tel� is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tel� lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva gets through Tel�'s defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tel� gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tel� lands with a right to the head.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to stall but Tel� uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva works on Tel�'s body with a couple of short punches.
Tel�'s corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eduardo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tel� is able to avoid easily.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Eduardo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Tel� throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Tel� works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Tel� looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michel Tel� will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tel� moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tel� swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Tel� throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tel� displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Tel� throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Tel� connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Tel� counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva moves away from the strike by Tel�.
A big right from Silva misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva slips under a jab from Tel�.
Tel� pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tel� throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Tel� defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tel� doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tel� as Silva tries to tie him up.
Tel�'s corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tel� takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva throws a body punch but Tel� moves out of range.
Tel� scores with a jab to the body.
Tel� lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tel� pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tel� blocks a leg kick.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tel�'s hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tel� scrambles back to his feet.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Tel�.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
A little jabbing left from Tel� on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tel� lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva blocks a head kick by Tel�.
Silva is looking for a counter combo.
Eduardo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tel� throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Tel� misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Tel� does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tel� throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tel� scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tel� paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tel� avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tel� misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tel� uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Tel� counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tel� scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tel� fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Tel� counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tel� scores with a head kick.
Tel� is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tel� with a hook.
Silva is rocked!
Silva tries to land a front kick but Tel� steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva backing away here, and Tel� unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tel� goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Michel Tel� is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tel� counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tel� lands a head kick!
Tel� delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Tel� finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tel� scores with a jab to the head.
Tel� lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva takes a swing at Tel�'s ribcage but misses.
Tel� looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva lands a body shot.
Tel� has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tel� is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tel� lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Tel� is out of range.
Tel� has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tel�.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tel� ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tel�! But no joy.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tel� feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tel� connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Tel� comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tel� has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Tel�!
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