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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between marko elos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). marko elos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, marko elos!
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, Mauricio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
elos tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but elos moves away
and elos counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mauricio Silva has been cut.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but elos blocks with his arms.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but elos blocks it.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
elos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
elos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
elos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
elos taking a breather.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
elos pulls guard successfully.
elos is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
elos wants to sweep but no luck.
elos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
elos pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but elos is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break elos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva is fighting to break elos's control of his arms but elos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva trying to control but elos is working from the bottom.
elos is trying to keep Silva in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
elos shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
elos tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but elos moves out of range.
elos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
elos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with elos but elos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
elos keeps the fight on the outside.
elos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
elos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
elos is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from elos.
elos moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by elos.
elos throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Silva wants to clinch
so elos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
elos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
elos throwing strikes but missing.
Silva managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
elos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
elos drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick elos off! elos jumps back into Silva's guard.
elos trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
elos stops Silva from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
elos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for marko elos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
elos throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
elos moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but elos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping leg kick lands for elos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
elos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danga de danga de dang - elos scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marko elos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
elos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with elos, pushing him back against the cage.
elos breaks the clinch.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
elos tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually elos drops back down to his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as elos tries to tie him up.
Silva is trying to break free.
elos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
elos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for marko elos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
elos fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but elos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
elos misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
elos tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but elos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but elos blocks with his arms.
elos takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but elos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
elos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
elos keeps the fight on the outside.
elos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva is looking to clinch but elos is avoiding it.
That's two 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.
elos fails with the takedown.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva tries to break the clinch but elos is controlling the position.
elos blocks the elbow strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but elos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
elos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from elos.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
elos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
elos shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
elos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
elos scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva wants to stand but elos is controlling the position.
elos stands up from Silva's guard - elos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries for a takedown but elos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
elos fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
elos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but elos blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
elos wants a takedown but no success here.
elos managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but elos has double underhooks.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but elos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but elos blocks it.
elos is trying to break free.
elos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mauricio Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
elos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
elos blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva throws a push kick but elos slaps the foot to one side.
elos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - elos circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but elos is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - elos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
elos tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
elos avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
elos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for marko elos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of eloss head.
elos gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. elos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wants to control from the top but elos keeps moving.
elos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silva tries to stand but elos is controlling from the bottom.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
elos has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
elos has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
elos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a head kick but elos moves out of range.
elos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
elos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva drives through and clinches with elos against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
elos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but elos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
marko elos is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
elos pulls guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
elos keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
elos wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but elos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva wanted to stand there but elos had control of the position.
Silva won't allow elos to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
elos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but elos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
elos cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
That's four 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.
elos tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
elos shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch
and elos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
elos postures up.
elos trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
elos tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
marko elos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think elos 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... marko elos!
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