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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Stolbov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stolbov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guano Apes - Open your eyes. Anderson Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vlad Stolbov's chin.
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194 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vlad Stolbov!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stolbov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Stolbov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stolbov.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stolbov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Stolbov shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stolbov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stolbov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stolbov looks gassed!
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Stolbov's torso.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Stolbov.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Stolbov's ribcage.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva looks to land a combination but Stolbov avoids it well.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stolbov back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva rushes Stolbov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Stolbov shrugs it off though.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Stolbov in a clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Stolbov back into the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stolbov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Stolbov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stolbov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stolbov walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Stolbov shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Stolbov.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Stolbov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Stolbov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stolbov up against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stolbov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva cracks Stolbov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva throws a right and a left that Stolbov avoids nicely.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a right and a left that Stolbov avoids nicely.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Stolbov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Stolbov pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolbov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stolbov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Stolbov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stolbov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stolbov somewhat.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Stolbov shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Stolbov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stolbov dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Stolbov's head and hops out.
Silva feints a jab promting Stolbov to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stolbov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stolbov shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stolbov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stolbov is rocked!
Stolbov shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stolbov is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Stolbov.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Stolbov seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Stolbov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stolbov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stolbov dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Stolbov's head and hops out.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stolbov if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva looks to land a combination but Stolbov avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stolbov.
Silva is looking to wear down Stolbov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva thows a body kick. Stolbov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Stolbov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stolbov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Stolbov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Stolbov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Stolbov looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva leaves Stolbov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva tries to bum rush Stolbov with a series of wild strikes but Stolbov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stolbov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stolbov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stolbov moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva instigates a clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Silva here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Silva just leaning against Stolbov, taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stolbov misses with some punches.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Stolbov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stolbov shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Stolbov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva feints a jab promting Stolbov to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stolbov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stolbov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stolbov can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stolbov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stolbov lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Stolbov is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stolbov drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Stolbov off! Stolbov jumps back into Silva's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva throws a series of punches but Stolbov avoids them all with ease.
Stolbov tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stolbov doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stolbov swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stolbov circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stolbov shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stolbov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stolbov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stolbov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stolbov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Stolbov persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Stolbov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination. Stolbov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stolbov fails with the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stolbov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stolbov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stolbov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stolbov 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.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stolbov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stolbov shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stolbov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stolbov's head.
Stolbov shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stolbov.
Silva pushes Stolbov up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stolbov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stolbov shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Stolbov is having none of it.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Stolbov. Stolbov gets slowly back to his feet.
Stolbov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva wants to clinch up but Stolbov keeps it at a distance.
Silva cracks Stolbov with a good jab.
Vlad Stolbov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Stolbov shoots in.
Stolbov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
No luck for Stolbov with that takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Stolbov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva stalks Stolbov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stolbov's face. Stolbov staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
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energy
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hype
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