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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Silva (ranked 712 p4p, 6012 weight class) and Sai Monu (ranked 114 p4p, 598 weight class). Sai Monu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sai Monu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes one on the button.
Monu instigates a clinch.
Monu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Monu blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Monu obliges.
Silva avoiding damage as Monu throws knees to the body.
We've been informed that Monu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Monu connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jackson Silva has been cut.
Monu crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Monu misses with a knee to the head.
Monu lands a body punch.
Monu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monu is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Monu lands a nice elbow.
Monu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Monu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Monu lands a body shot.
Monu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monu crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Monu.
Monu struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Monu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Monu lands with a left to the head.
Monu landing knees to the body.
Monu with a knee to the head.
Monu lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monu.
A left hand lands to the body for Monu.
Monu lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Monu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monu connects with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Monu.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Monu lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Monu.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Monu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Monu tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monu.
Monu lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Monu.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monu.
Monu crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Monu throws an elbow that misses.
Monu is working Silva over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monu.
Monu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Monu lands a left hand.
Monu pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monu lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Monu lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Monu working Silva over with knees to the body.
Monu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Monu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Monu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Monu prevents the takedown attempt.
Monu connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Monu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Monu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Monu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Still in the clinch, Monu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Monu lands a body shot.
Monu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Monu scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Monu connects with a knee to the head.
Monu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Monu is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Monu lands a left hand.
Monu scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Monu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Monu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monu lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Monu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Jackson Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sai Monu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Monu lands with a good body shot.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Monu moves into the clinch.
Monu connects with a knee to the head.
Monu digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Monu scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Monu obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Monu.
Monu landing knees to the body.
Monu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Monu presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Monu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Monu crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Monu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Monu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
A short left from Monu.
Monu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monu lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Sai Monu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Monu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Monu lands with a short shot to the head.
Monu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Monu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monu lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Monu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is rocked!
Monu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Monu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monu lands a body punch.
Monu stalling against the cage.
Monu with a knee to the head.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Monu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Knees to the body from Monu.
Monu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Monu.
Nice elbow from Monu.
Monu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Monu.
Jackson Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Monu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Monu.
Monu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monu scores a nice knee to the body.
Monu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Monu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Monu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Monu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Monu pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Monu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Monu.
Monu lands a nice uppercut.
Monu works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monu digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Monu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Monu scores with a shoulder strike.
Monu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Monu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Monu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Monu.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sai Monu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackson 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. And we move into the final round!
Monu moves into the clinch.
Monu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Monu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Monu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Monu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Monu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Monu.
Monu crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Monu crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Monu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Monu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monu pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Monu lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Jackson Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Monu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Monu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jackson Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sai Monu!
Sai Monu decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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