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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Demar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Demar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demar misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Demar scores with a four punch combination!
Demar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Demar pushes him off.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva shoots in but Demar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Demar misses with a two punch combination.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Demar throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Demar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Demar.
Demar tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Demar sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demar misses with a two punch combination.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demar throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Demar throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Demar throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Demar misses.
Demar swinging wildly here.
Demar blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Demar avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Demar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
A head kick from Silva lands but Demar takes it in his stride.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Demar pushes him off.
Demar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Demar is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Demar circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva lands a front kick.
Demar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Demar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Demar wants it to stay on the feet.
Demar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Demar.
Derek Demar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to clinch but Demar is having none of it.
Demar misses with a few strikes there.
Demar circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demar.
Demar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Demar moves out of range of the body kick.
Demar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demar looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Demar.
Demar fails to land with a series of punches.
Demar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Demar throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Demar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demar misses with a few strikes there.
Demar fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Demar misses.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Demar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Demar sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva darts in and clinches Demar up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Demar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Demar can't break the clinch.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Demar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Demar does no damage.
Demar throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demar misses with the combination.
Demar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries to clinch up but Demar circles away and keeps his distance.
Demar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Demar throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demar fails to land with a series of punches.
Demar swinging wildly here.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Demar moves out of range easily.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up and waves to Demar to follow him.
Demar misses with a series of wild punches.
Demar throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Demar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demar misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Silva lands but Demar takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Demar misses.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Demar circles away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Demar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Demar misses.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Demar.
Silva tries to clinch but Demar moves out of range.
Ed Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demar fails to land with a series of punches.
Demar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Demar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Demar tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Demar has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Demar!
Demar wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Demar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Demar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Silva dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Demar misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Demar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Demar.
Demar stuffs the takedown.
Demar throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demar.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Demar pushes him off.
Silva dives in and grabs Demar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Demar pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Demar does no damage.
Demar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demar misses with a series of wild punches.
Demar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Demar looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
A combination from Demar does no damage.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Demar throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Derek Demar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Demar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Demar does no damage.
Demar misses with a wild combination.
Demar throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demar tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demar slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Demar pressed against the cage, preventing Demar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Demar stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demar prevents the takedown attempt.
Demar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Demar presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva tries to pull guard but Demar holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva keeps control of Demar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva keeps control of Demar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Demar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva is working for takedown but Demar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demar lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Demar swinging wildly here.
Demar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demar slips a jab from Silva.
No joy there for Demar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demar throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Demar.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Demar wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva prevents Demar from standing back up.
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 Ed 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Silva!
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RATING
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