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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Marks!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Marks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva tries to clinch but Marks moves out of range.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marks drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Marks misses with a wild body shot.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva scores with a head kick. Marks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big left from Marks misses.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Marks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jan Marks has been cut.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Marks looks gassed!
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Marks's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marks's face.
Marks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva stalls.
Silva landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Marks won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marks is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva working Marks over with knees to the body.
Silva is pushing Marks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Marks won't want to take too many of those.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marks working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Marks is trying to break free.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Marks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva working Marks over with knees to the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marks avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marks avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Marks has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva stalls.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Marks won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marks is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marks is defending well for now.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Marks avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Marks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marks clinches with his opponent.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Marks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Marks wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marks.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marks is defending well for now.
Marks is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva has Marks pressed against the cage, preventing Marks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Marks won't want to take too many of those.
Marks being controlled against the cage.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Marks's ribcage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Marks shrugs off.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Marks won't want to take too many of those.
Silva keeps control of Marks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marks is defending well for now.
Marks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marks.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lunges at Marks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marks's hand.
Marks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marks tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Marks circles away.
Silva pushes Marks away with a front kick.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva catches Marks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marks can do to turn this around?
Marks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marks blocks it with crossed arms.
Marks wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marks tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Marks drops back down to his feet.
Silva taking a breather.
Marks has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Marks can't get the takedown.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Marks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Marks in his tracks for a moment.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four 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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Marks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marks at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Silva.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva rushes Marks and presses him up against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wanderlei Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Marks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marks tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marks is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Marks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva scores with a jab. Marks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marks shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marks's head backwards.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Marks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva scores with a jab. Marks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Marks seems unphased.
Marks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva scores with a head kick. Marks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marks takes a step back to recover.
Silva tries to clinch but Marks is having none of it.
Silva forces Marks back against the cage and clinches.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marks's defenses.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marks.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marks is defending well for now.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marks is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Marks in his tracks for a moment.
Marks managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marks is trying to break free.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marks is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Marks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marks tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marks's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marks as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva keeps control of Marks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Marks.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marks's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marks working aggressively here.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marks's face.
Silva stalling.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marks avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Marks is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Marks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva sizes up Marks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marks swinging wildly here.
Marks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva clobbers Marks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jan Marks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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