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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marlo froch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). froch has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, marlo froch!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
froch circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from froch.
Silva tries for a takedown but froch circles away easily
and froch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? froch is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, froch circles away and we're back to standing.
froch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcus Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but froch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch
and froch counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but froch moves away
letting froch counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a series of punches but froch avoids them all with ease.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
letting froch counter with a right hand.
froch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters by clinching up.
froch breaks from the clinch.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
froch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
froch tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and froch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from froch does it's job there.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. froch defends it nicely.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and froch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
froch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
froch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
froch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
froch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
froch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
froch is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
froch with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
froch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
froch trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
froch is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
froch drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
froch is trying to improve his position.
froch is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva controls the position.
Silva throwing strikes but froch manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva gets back to half guard.
froch throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
froch tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva controls his leg.
froch wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
marlo froch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva tries to clinch
and froch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva closes the distance and pushes froch back into the cage.
A hook to the body from froch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
froch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch up
and froch counters with a left to the body.
froch circles away from the clinch attempt
and froch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva fails with the takedown
and froch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
froch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from froch.
It looks like Marcus Silva has been cut.
froch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
froch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva wants to clinch but froch slips to the side
and froch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
marlo froch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
froch has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
froch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
froch managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
froch wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
froch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
froch lands a body shot.
Good exchange - froch coming out on top.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling froch to score with a decent uppercut.
froch slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
froch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by froch - just one landing.
froch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
froch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and froch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
froch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
froch throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
marlo froch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
froch lands a two punch combo.
froch's corner calls for a 1-2. froch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but froch moves away
and froch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for froch.
froch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
froch moves into range and connects with a jab.
froch sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
froch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva closes the distance but froch moves to the side
and froch counters with a straight right hand.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
froch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left lands for froch.
froch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and froch counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
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!
froch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. froch defends it nicely.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
froch throws a good cross that connects.
Danga de danga de dang - froch scores with a four punch combination!
froch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
froch lands with a nice body punch.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
froch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
froch scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
froch shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed froch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
froch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva wants to clinch
and froch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva looks to clinch
and froch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and froch counters with a straight right hand.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
marlo froch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
froch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
froch looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
froch throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from froch.
froch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeping hold of froch's head, controlling as best he can.
froch stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
froch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
froch lands with a cross.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. froch tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag froch to the ground. froch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
froch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
froch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
froch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from froch.
froch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
froch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
froch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
froch trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
froch is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
froch is trying is best to control the position here.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. froch knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva wants to advance to full mount but froch doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
froch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
marlo froch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but froch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
froch looking for a sweep. Not yet froch, not yet.
froch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marcus Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
froch wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva has his foot on froch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. froch works his way back into a safe position though.
froch is stalling in the full guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead froch has moved into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
marlo froch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well froch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... marlo froch!
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