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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mbama Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sushibaby. Mbama Ku has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Edson Silva's chin.
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240 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mbama Ku!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ku scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ku.
Ku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva tries to control but Ku wriggling away.
Ku takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ku defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ku wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ku looks gassed!
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ku swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva cracks Ku with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ku is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ku and Silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Ku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Ku tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva landing strikes.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ku taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva trying to control the action but Ku is working from the bottom.
Silva tries for a kimura but Ku is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva tries for a kimura but Ku is defending well.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ku is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ku keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ku.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ku gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Ku is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ku is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ku and Silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ku some visible discomfort.
Ku misses with a strike from the bottom.
Ku regains half guard there - taking advantage of Silva's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ku landing rabbit punches to the side of Silva's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Ku avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ku!
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Ku tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva is going olschool here, as he tries to force Ku to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ku shrugs it off.
Ku can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Ku is in no mood to give up.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Ku manages to avoid easily.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Ku is in trouble!
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Ku wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Ku looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has control of Ku's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ku regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Ku is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ku tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva working Ku over with strikes here.
Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Ku is having none of it.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva avoids the attempt from Ku to control.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks Ku's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ku is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Ku tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ku is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ku bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Ku misses with the ground and pound.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ku gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Ku off and gets back to his feet.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ku counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ku wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Ku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Ku trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ku from controlling successfully.
Ku stops Silva from standing up.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Ku slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ku from controlling successfully.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ku keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva cracks Ku with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Edson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Ku is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mbama Ku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edson 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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