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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Vogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjorn Larsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Vogh's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Vogh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson closes the distance and clinches.
Larsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Larsson has clasped his hands together around Vogh's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Larsson lands some shots froms side control.
Vogh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Larsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vogh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Larsson lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vogh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson trying to control but Vogh is working from the bottom.
Vogh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Larsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Larsson defends well.
Larsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Larsson works over Vogh with some ground and pound from guard.
Vogh keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Larsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vogh's head.
Vogh keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Larsson postures up in Vogh's guard and throws a big left but Vogh blocks it.
Larsson wants to get up but he can't break Vogh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vogh is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Larsson has his hands clasped together but Vogh extends and breaks Larsson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Vogh.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Vogh!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerg Druh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Rose will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerg Druh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Rose!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druh throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Druh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rose.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rose is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Druh's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rose seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Druh is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carl Rose!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Salomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Travinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travinski has chosen Hungry Like the Wolf as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Salomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xavier Travinski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travinski takes a swing at Salomon's ribcage but misses.
Travinski misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Travinski. Salomon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salomon tries to clinch but Travinski moves out of range.
Travinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Salomon.
Salomon moves out of range of the body kick from Travinski.
Travinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salomon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Travinski.
Salomon closes the distance but Travinski moves to the side
and Travinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Travinski is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salomon tries to land a leg kick but Travinski saw it coming and moves away.
Travinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salomon moves away.
Salomon misses with a low kick.
Travinski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salomon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Travinski moves out of range of the leg kick from Salomon.
Travinski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salomon rather than just go for the knockout.
Salomon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Travinski throws a jab when Salomon was well out of range.
Travinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travinski misses with a wild body shot.
Salomon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Travinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Salomon is just out of range.
Travinski takes a swing at Salomon's ribcage but misses.
Travinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Travinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salomon.
Travinski thows a body shot but no joy.
Salomon tries to clinch
and Travinski counters with a shoot takedown. Salomon fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Salomon is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Travinski rolls with it to try and escape but Salomon cranks on the arm and Travinski is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Salomon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rafael Salomon made sure he mentioned Steel Penn - Battle Ready Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Chalidow!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalidow misses with a double jab.
Chalidow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chalidow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chalidow with a poor takedown
and Rock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rock.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chalidow wants to sweep here but Rock controlling him for the moment.
Rock content to stall in guard here.
Chalidow wants to hit a switch here but Rock passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Chalidow there!
Rock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chalidow hang on?
It looks like Mamed Chalidow has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chalidow taking shots to the head.
Chalidow is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalidow is trying desperately to improve position.
Chalidow is squirming around, avoiding Rock's attempts to control the action.
Chalidow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chalidow wants to hold on but Rock pushes him away.
Chalidow taking shots to the head.
Chalidow is still in real trouble! Can Rock finish him?
Rock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chalidow looks a forlorn figure.
Rock controlling the position easily from mount.
Chalidow tries to hold on but Rock pushes him away.
Rock looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chalidow is trying to stand.
Rock with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Rock with shots to the head and body - Chalidow looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rock controlling his opponent.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Rock! Chalidow is hurt baaadly! Rock is firing away with more strikes - Chalidow is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Rock!
A relieved looking Abu Rock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexndr Wennberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Popov Stepan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexndr Wennberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Popov Stepan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wennberg to the mat! Wennberg manages to get full guard.
Stepan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wennberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stepan trying to control but Wennberg is working from the bottom.
Wennberg has a closed guard, preventing Stepan from standing up.
Wennberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wennberg has his feet on Stepan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stepan doesn't manage to clinch there - Wennberg circles away.
Stepan rushes Wennberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stepan jumps guard but Wennberg turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stepan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wennberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wennberg stops a takedown attempt from Stepan.
Stepan prevents Wennberg from breaking the clinch.
Wennberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stepan has Wennberg pressed against the cage, preventing Wennberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wennberg is trying to break free.
Stepan tries to pull guard but Wennberg won't allow it.
Alexndr Wennberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Popov Stepan.
Stepan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Stepan prevents Wennberg from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wennberg has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wennberg wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Stepan looks winded!
Stepan trying to control the action but Wennberg is working from the bottom.
Wennberg's coaches at Hardcore fight company have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Wennberg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stepan is controlling him well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wennberg throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Stepan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wennberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stepan tries to clinch up
and Wennberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wennberg misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wennberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stepan.
Stepan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wennberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wennberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Wennberg lands with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Wennberg coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Wennberg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wennberg lands with a big right hook that stumbles Stepan - he's out on his feet here! Wennberg follows up with another monster hook that separates Stepan from consciousness! Stepan falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Wennberg stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexndr Wennberg!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petia Chetkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chetkiy has chosen Маечка as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Petia Chetkiy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petia Chetkiy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chetkiy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chetkiy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chetkiy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chetkiy showed some decent athleticism there.
Paris is not content to let Chetkiy control the position.
Paris actively working from the bottom here.
Paris is not content to let Chetkiy control the position.
Paris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Paris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chetkiy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chetkiy postures up in Paris's guard and throws a big left but Paris blocks it.
Paris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chetkiy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chetkiy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chetkiy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chetkiy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paris's head.
Paris has his feet on Chetkiy's thighs here. He's pushed Chetkiy off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Chetkiy screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Craig Paris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison has chosen Wherever I May Roam as his entrance music. Anderson Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a right hand that Manison ducks under and follows up with a left that Manison also avoids with ease.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Manison has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Silva throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manison lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva is rocked!
Silva throws the left hand but Manison avoids the punch easily.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Manison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice defenses there by Manison.
Manison misses with a double jab.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Manison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Manison thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Manison tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manison on the side of the head.
Manison is working the combinations to good effect here.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manison is rocked!
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Manison looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva walks into a jab.
Manison misses with a double jab.
Silva takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Silva misses.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Manison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manison scores with a shot to the body.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manison throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva throws the left hand but Manison avoids the punch easily.
Manison misses with a double jab.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Manison throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Manison slips under a jab.
Manison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manison.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manison cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manison.
Manison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Manison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Manison misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manison lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Manison slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Manison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.
Silva misses with a hook. Manison ducked under it nicely.
Manison dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva throws a series of punches but Manison moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Manison.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Manison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Manison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Manison throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Manison looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Manison off the cage and back into range.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Manison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Manison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manison tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Manison then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Manison saw that one coming.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Manison jabs at Silva's body.
Manison moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Manison is breathing heavily.
Manison throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Silva throws a one two combo.
That has opened up Konstantin Manison's cut even more.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Manison.
A lazy left from Manison finds it's target.
Konstantin Manison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manison swinging wildly here.
Silva throws a hook but Manison blocks it.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Manison moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manison.
Manison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manison has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manison.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Manison avoids nicely.
Manison throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Manison slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manison circles away quickly and effectively.
Manison scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva stuns Manison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Manison saw that one coming.
Manison throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Manison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Manison misses with a double jab.
Manison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Manison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva throws the left hand but Manison avoids the punch easily.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Manison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manison slips under a jab from Silva.
Manison jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Manison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Manison scores with a three punch combo!
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manison tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Konstantin Manison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manison throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Manison scores with a jab to the head.
Manison throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Manison slips under a jab.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Manison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manison lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manison cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Manison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Manison misses with the combination.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manison.
Manison lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Manison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison jabs at Silva's body.
Manison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Manison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Manison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manison tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manison throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manison dodges the punch combination from Silva.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Manison misses with the combination.
Manison moves out of range of the strikes.
Manison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Manison scores with a four punch combination!
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison moves out of range as Silva strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Manison.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses the jab.
Manison looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Manison does it's job there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manison looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Manison really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
Silva throws a hook but Manison blocks it.
Manison throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Manison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva digs a good hook to Manison's body.
Manison needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Manison ducks down to avoid it.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Manison.
Manison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Manison cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva throws the left hand but Manison avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Manison counters with a two punch combo.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Manison throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Manison.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Manison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Manison. That snapped Silva's head back.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Manison throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Manison misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manison avoids the body shot from Silva.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Manison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manison.
Manison with a nice cross.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Manison slips under a jab.
Manison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Manison throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Manison moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Manison as he connects with a hook.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva scores with the left hand. Manison knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Manison moved out of range.
Manison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Manison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Manison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Manison slips a straight right by Silva.
Manison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manison in his tracks.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Manison scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Manison moves out of range.
Manison cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Konstantin Manison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manison cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big right from Silva misses.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Manison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Manison scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manison throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Silva crashing down! Silva tries to stagger back to his feet but Manison just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Silva asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison is the new middleweight champion!
A less than humble Konstantin Manison misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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