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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paula Tejando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Jon Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paula Tejando!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Tejando.
It looks like Jon Silva has been cut.
Tejando lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Tejando drops Silva with a left right combo! Tejando follows him down to the ground into side control.
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!
Tejando decides to stand back up.
A combination from Tejando does no damage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tejando but Tejando pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tejando lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jon Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Tejando should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Tejando pushes him off.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Tejando will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva tries to clinch there but Tejando circles away.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Tejando sprawls well.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tejando looks gassed!
Silva sizes up Tejando with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tejando cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Paula Tejando has been cut.
Silva scores with a jab. Tejando acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tejando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tejando swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Silva cracks Tejando with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paula Tejando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tejando.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tejando moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tejando counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jon Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silva tries to clinch but Tejando moves away
and Tejando counters with a two punch combo.
Tejando will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tejando falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Tejando counters with a one-two to the body.
Jon Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva lands a head kick. Tejando smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Tejando circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tejando circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Tejando.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tejando counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown but Tejando circles away easily
and Tejando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tejando cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Tejando scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva avoids the body shot from Tejando.
Silva misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Tejando counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to clinch
and Tejando counters with a nice body shot.
Tejando misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva closes the distance but Tejando moves to the side
and Tejando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tejando throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Tejando didn't expect that.
Tejando wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tejando can do anything to dispel that myth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paula Tejando dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva works over Tejando's head and body with a nice combination.
Tejando looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tejando.
Tejando misses with a two punch combination.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tejando counters with a two punch combo.
Tejando throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tejando really felt that one!
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva wants to control from the top but Tejando keeps moving.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tejando is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tejando wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva passes into half guard.
Tejando is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva trying to control from half guard but Tejando is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva decides to stand and escape the position.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Tejando counters with a left to the body.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tejando lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva tries for a takedown but Tejando circles away easily
and Tejando counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tejando avoids the body shot from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tejando with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Tejando tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tejando manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tejando ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tejando misses with a few strikes there.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tejando lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tejando takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva keeps Tejando at a distance using the push kick.
Tejando throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Tejando shrugs it off.
Tejando is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tejando throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tejando but Tejando pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tejando lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch there but Tejando circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Silva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tejando connects with a body shot.
Tejando moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tejando counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva clinches.
Tejando is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Tejando wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Tejando throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva clinches but Tejando breaks the clinch
and Tejando counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva throws a combination that misses
letting Tejando counter with a right hand.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Tejando misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tejando tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tejando smiles and moves away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Tejando keeps it at a distance.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tejando's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tejando throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jon Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Tejando sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tejando has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Tejando closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tejando is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tejando uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tejando takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tejando lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tejando is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Tejando circles away and we're back to standing.
Paula Tejando seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Tejando.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Tejando sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tejando swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tejando counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tejando takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tejando throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tejando has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva prevents Tejando from breaking the clinch.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Tejando has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Tejando prevents the takedown attempt.
Tejando is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Tejando tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tejando will feel that in the morning.
Tejando swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Tejando will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Silva!
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RATING
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