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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher pt. III . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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275 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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282 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Wade!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wade.
It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Wayne Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wade lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva clobbers Wade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wade walks into a left hand.
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!
Wade throws a one two combo.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wade.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva is looking to wear down Wade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva forces Wade back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wade is controlling him.
Wade scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Wade stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Wade tries to tie him up.
Wade scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Wade won't allow it.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva digs a right hand into Wade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wade's gas tank.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wade working aggressively here.
Wade lands with a light punch inside.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Wade as the two fighters clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Wade in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
Wade looks to clinch
and Wade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Wade looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Wade looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wade's elbow.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wade throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Wade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wade looks winded!
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Wade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Wade takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva working Wade over with knees to the body.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from Silva.
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!
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade blocks an uppercut.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Wade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Wade ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wade throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wade dodges the punch combination from Silva.
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 Wanderlei Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wade defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wade trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wade into the cage.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wade has Silva pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wade.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wanderlei Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Wade is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wade's hands.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Wade.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Wade misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Wade back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wayne Wade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wade can do to turn this around?
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wade circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wade to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Wade has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Silva digs a good hook to Wade's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade moves into the clinch.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Wade slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Wade tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Wade rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva slips a straight right by Wade.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wade!
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Wade.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva digs a good hook to Wade's body.
A jab lands there for Silva.
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 Wanderlei Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A big right from Silva misses.
Wade lands with a cross.
Wade drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Wade throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Wade.
Wade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Wade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Wade misses.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wade is defending well for now.
Silva is working Wade over against the cage.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Wade avoids the damage to the body.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wade doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Wade slips under a jab from Silva.
Wade misses the body punch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Wanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Wade tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wanderlei Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade wants to stall.
Wayne Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wade in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wade works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Wade content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with the left hand. Wade knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Wade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wade.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Wade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva gave a mention to 155q/145q Recovery, 140 Bulk/Stam in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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