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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Sliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Sliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sliva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sliva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sliva prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Sliva wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva looks gassed!
Sliva gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sliva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva is working an open guard so Sliva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sliva wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Sliva tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliva wants to clinch.
Sliva instigates a clinch.
Sliva lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
A short left from Sliva.
Sliva lands a knee to the head.
Sliva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sliva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Sliva tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Sliva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Sliva tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliva tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Sliva connects with a knee to the head.
Sliva lands an elbow inside.
Sliva breaks from the clinch.
Sliva is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Sliva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sliva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sliva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sliva scores with a hook to the body.
Sliva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sliva landing knees to the head.
Sliva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Sliva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Sliva counters with a one-two to the body.
Sliva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Sliva counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Sliva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva misses with a left hand
and Sliva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sliva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
A knee to the head by Sliva.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Sliva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sliva looking to stall.
A short left from Sliva.
Sliva tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Sliva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Sliva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Sliva blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Sliva is keeping the position.
Sliva working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sliva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Sliva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sliva gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sliva instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliva decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sliva is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Sliva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva throws a strike but Sliva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sliva gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sliva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sliva.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sliva tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Sliva jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sliva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Sliva has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Sliva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sliva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sliva wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Sliva in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sliva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sliva tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Sliva looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Sliva shrugs it off.
Sliva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson Sliva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sliva tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Sliva will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sliva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sliva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Sliva.
Sliva prevents the takedown attempt.
Sliva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sliva looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
A short left from Sliva.
Sliva looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to pull guard but Sliva holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Sliva misses with an elbow over the top.
Sliva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sliva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sliva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Sliva.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliva scores with a shoulder strike.
Sliva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Sliva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries to circle away but Sliva has him pinned against the cage.
Sliva is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sliva down to the mat. Sliva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson Sliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sliva counter with a right hand.
Sliva moves out of range of the body kick.
Sliva fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Sliva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sliva tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Sliva wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sliva fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Sliva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sliva, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Sliva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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