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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramonez Valderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramonez Valderon!
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, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries for a takedown but Valderon circles away easily
and Valderon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valderon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramonez Valderon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valderon avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva looks gassed!
Valderon lands a high kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Valderon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valderon.
An inside leg kick lands from Valderon.
Crunch! Valderon slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Valderon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva dives in and grabs Valderon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valderon pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Valderon scores with a nice body kick.
Valderon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valderon throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valderon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valderon throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice body kick from Valderon.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Valderon - that will leave a mark!
A good leg kick by Valderon.
Valderon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Valderon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Valderon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valderon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valderon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valderon.
That kick from Valderon tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valderon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Valderon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valderon.
Valderon lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valderon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valderon cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Valderon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valderon connects with a solid leg kick.
Valderon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valderon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Valderon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Valderon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valderon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramonez Valderon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Valderon thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Valderon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valderon can pounce on him.
Silva shoots and misses
and Valderon counters with a body kick.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Valderon counters with a body kick.
Valderon lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Valderon counters with a head kick.
Ramonez Valderon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Valderon throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Valderon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valderon is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valderon.
Valderon connects with a solid leg kick.
Valderon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valderon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valderon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valderon lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Valderon counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Valderon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Valderon, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Valderon against the cage but Valderon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valderon feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Valderon lands a head kick!
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valderon connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramonez Valderon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva shoots and misses
and Valderon counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valderon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Valderon pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Valderon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ramonez Valderon is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valderon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valderon counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Valderon.
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.
Valderon lands a head kick!
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valderon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valderon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valderon avoids it really well and circles away.
Valderon scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramonez Valderon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Valderon's waist but Valderon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Valderon's waist but Valderon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Valderon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Valderon. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Ramonez Valderon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown but Valderon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That kick from Valderon tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valderon throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Valderon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valderon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Valderon counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Valderon shows good takedown defense.
Valderon delivers a nice body kick.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valderon.
Valderon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Valderon throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
That's two 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.
Valderon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valderon lands with a slapping head kick.
Valderon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Valderon, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Valderon against the cage but Valderon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valderon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Valderon throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Valderon counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Valderon, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Valderon against the cage but Valderon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valderon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Valderon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva dives in and grabs Valderon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valderon pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Valderon has got the better of the exchanges.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Valderon's guard.
Valderon is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva trying to control but Valderon is working from the bottom.
Valderon being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Valderon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Valderon counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valderon counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valderon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramonez Valderon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valderon, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramonez Valderon!
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energy
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RATING
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