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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Toppington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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225 lbs
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205 cm
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275 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandar Toppington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toppington lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Toppington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from Toppington.
Silva avoids the body shot from Toppington.
Toppington scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Toppington counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toppington has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toppington prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva is leaning against Toppington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Toppington blocking some punches.
Silva tries a body shot but Toppington blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
It looks like Aleksandar Toppington has been cut.
Toppington lands a body punch.
Toppington working aggressively here.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva has Toppington pressed against the cage, preventing Toppington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva just leaning against Toppington, taking a breather.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Toppington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toppington blocking some punches.
A short right from Toppington on the inside.
Toppington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Toppington misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Toppington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toppington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toppington tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Toppington back against the cage.
Toppington tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Toppington can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Toppington is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Toppington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toppington struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toppington's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva blocking some punches.
Toppington working hard to break the clinch.
Silva blocks a body shot from Toppington.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Toppington.
A short right from Silva.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Toppington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Toppington backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Toppington as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Toppington lands a left hand.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toppington.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toppington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Toppington tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toppington throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva pushes Toppington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toppington is breathing heavily.
Toppington takes a shot to the head.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Toppington scores with a hook to the body.
Toppington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toppington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Silva.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva pushes Toppington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Toppington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Toppington misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva pushes Toppington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries a body shot but Toppington blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Toppington is rocked!
A short right from Silva.
Oh Toppington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva throws a big uppercut that drops Toppington! More strikes from Silva and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Toppington lies dazed against the cage as Silva celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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