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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dante Silva's chin.
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dante Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dante Silva thuds a left hand into Thiago Silva's body.
Dante Silva throws a lazy right hand but Thiago Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dante Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dante Silva lunges at Thiago Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thiago Silva's hand.
Thiago Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Thiago Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dante Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thiago Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Dante Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dante Silva swings for the body but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
Dante Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dante Silva misses with a double jab.
Dante Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thiago Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Dante Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thiago Silva.
Dante Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Thiago Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago Silva misses with a hook
and Dante Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dante Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dante Silva moves out of range as Thiago Silva strikes.
Thiago Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Thiago Silva misses.
Dante Silva misses with a hook.
Dante Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thiago Silva avoids the body shot from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Thiago Silva misses.
Thiago Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dante Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thiago Silva moves away.
Dante Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Dante Silva.
Dante Silva throws the left hand but Thiago Silva avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thiago Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dante Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thiago Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dante Silva tries to land a leg kick but Thiago Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Dante Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thiago Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thiago Silva walks into a straight right hand from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thiago Silva swivels and escapes.
A big left from Dante Silva misses.
Dante Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thiago Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thiago Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dante Silva manages to avoid it.
Thiago Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dante Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Thiago Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Thiago Silva as he connects with a hook.
Thiago Silva slips a straight right by Dante Silva.
Dante Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thiago Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dante Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dante Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Dante Silva misses the target.
Thiago Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dante Silva.
Thiago Silva checks a leg kick.
Dante Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dante Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Thiago Silva misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Thiago Silva. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dante Silva throws a shot from downtown. Thiago Silva moves away and avoids it.
Thiago Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dante Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Dante Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Thiago Silva misses with a straight left.
Dante Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dante Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Dante Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Thiago Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dante Silva.
Thiago Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thiago Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dante Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Thiago Silva drives through and clinches with Dante Silva against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dante Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dante Silva cracks a nice hook into Thiago Silva's ribs.
Thiago Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Dante Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dante Silva misses with a looping right.
Dante Silva jabs Thiago Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dante Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thiago Silva misses with a left hand
and Dante Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dante Silva throws a series of punches but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
Thiago Silva misses the shot to the body.
Thiago Silva misses with a left hand
and Dante Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dante Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thiago Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dante Silva.
Dante Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Thiago Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thiago Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dante Silva looks to land a left hand but Thiago Silva moved out of range nicely.
Thiago Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dante Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Thiago Silva.
Dante Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thiago Silva scores with a jab.
Thiago Silva rushes Dante Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thiago Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thiago Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thiago Silva stalling against the cage.
Dante Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thiago Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thiago Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dante Silva as Thiago Silva tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dante Silva.
Thiago Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Dante Silva controls his hands.
Dante Silva being controlled against the cage.
Thiago Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dante Silva's elbow.
Dante Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Thiago Silva won't allow it.
Thiago Silva pushes Dante Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Thiago Silva fails to land.
Thiago Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dante Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Dante Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thiago Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dante Silva as Thiago Silva tries to tie him up.
Dante Silva tries to circle away but Thiago Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Thiago Silva misses with a body punch.
Thiago Silva stalling against the cage.
Thiago Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Dante Silva prevents a body shot from Thiago Silva.
Dante Silva leaning against his opponent.
Dante Silva is trying to break the clinch but Thiago Silva is controlling him.
Dante Silva wants to break free but Thiago Silva has control.
Thiago Silva digs a right hand underneath Dante Silva's ribcage. Dante Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thiago Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dante Silva backwards.
Thiago Silva taking a breather.
Dante Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thiago Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thiago Silva.
Thiago Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago Silva tries to work over Dante Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thiago Silva tries a body shot but Dante Silva blocks it.
Dante Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thiago Silva is keeping busy.
Thiago Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Dante Silva.
Thiago Silva tries to work over Dante Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dante Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thiago Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Dante Silva is trying to break the clinch but Thiago Silva has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thiago Silva lands a shot to the body.
Dante Silva is breathing heavily.
Thiago Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dante Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thiago Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thiago Silva has Dante Silva pushed against the cage.
Thiago Silva trying to stall but Dante Silva improves his position.
Thiago Silva lands with a right to the head.
Dante Silva blocks a body shot from Thiago Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago 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. This is the final round!
Thiago Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dante Silva throws a leg kick but Thiago Silva moved away.
Thiago Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Thiago Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thiago Silva misses with a hook. Dante Silva ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Thiago Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thiago Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dante Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dante Silva digs a good body shot into Thiago Silva's ribs.
Thiago Silva moves away from the strike by Dante Silva.
Dante Silva swings for the body but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Thiago Silva.
Dante Silva lands with an overhand left.
Thiago Silva instigates a clinch.
Thiago Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante Silva prevents a body shot from Thiago Silva.
Thiago Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dante Silva breaks the clinch.
Thiago Silva throws a series of punches but Dante Silva avoids them all with ease.
Dante Silva cracks Thiago Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thiago Silva throws a hook but Dante Silva blocks it.
Dante Silva cracks Thiago Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thiago Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dante Silva moves away.
Dante Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dante Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Thiago Silva misses with an uppercut.
Dante Silva stuns Thiago Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dante Silva misses with a hook
and Thiago Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dante Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thiago Silva on the side of the head.
Dante Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dante Silva swings for the body but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
Thiago Silva ducks under a wild hook from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva throws a combination that misses
and Thiago Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thiago Silva misses with a hook
and Dante Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dante Silva digs a good body shot into Thiago Silva's ribs.
Dante Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Thiago Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Dante Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Thiago Silva moves away from the strike by Dante Silva.
Dante Silva misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dante Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Thiago Silva.
A swing and a miss from Thiago Silva.
Dante Silva swings for the body but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
Dante Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Thiago Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dante Silva at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Dante Silva.
Thiago Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva throws a body punch but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
Thiago Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dante Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Dante Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thiago Silva's head.
Dante Silva slips under a jab from Thiago Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago Silva misses with an uppercut. Dante Silva saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Dante Silva.
Thiago Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dante Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dante Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thiago Silva.
Dante Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Thiago Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Dante Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dante Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dante Silva takes a swing at Thiago Silva's ribcage but misses.
Thiago Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva throws a series of punches but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thiago Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Dante Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thiago Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dante Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Silva!
Dante Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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