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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Azh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azh comes to the cage accompanied by Manu Militari - Voix De Fait. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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212 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Azh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch up but Azh keeps it at a distance.
Azh throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Azh thows a body shot but no joy.
Azh misses with a series of wild punches.
Azh misses with a wild combination.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azh.
Silva is looking to clinch but Azh is avoiding it.
Azh throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Azh throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Azh fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Azh.
Silva slips a straight right by Azh.
Silva is looking to clinch but Azh is avoiding it.
Azh misses with a two punch combination.
Azh takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Azh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries to clinch but Azh moves out of range.
Azh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Azh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azh misses with a double jab.
Azh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Azh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Azh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azh misses with the combination.
Azh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Azh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva wants to clinch.
Azh misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azh misses with a wild combination.
Silva wants to clinch up but Azh keeps it at a distance.
Azh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Azh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some wild striking there from Azh.
Azh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Azh misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva tries to clinch but Azh is having none of it.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Azh throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Azh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Azh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Azh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Azh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Azh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Azh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azh misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Azh 's knee.
Azh looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Azh misses with a double jab.
Azh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Azh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Azh.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Azh throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azh looking to control.
Azh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Azh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Azh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Azh manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Azh's guard.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Azh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Azh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Azh wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Azh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Azh looking for a sweep. Not yet Azh, not yet.
Azh has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Azh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wanted to stand there but Azh had control of the position.
Azh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Azh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva working for a triangle but Azh defends it easily.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Azh controls the pace.
Azh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Azh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Azh won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Azh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Azh working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Azh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Azh passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Azh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azh looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Azh wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Azh.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Azh.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Azh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azh wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Azh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silva tries to clinch but Azh moves out of range.
Andre Azh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Azh throws a good cross that connects.
Azh throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva defending well as Azh loads up on a big left hand.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azh throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Azh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Azh shrugs it off.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Azh blocks with his arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Azh blocks it.
Azh has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Azh gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Azh drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Azh has Silva in his guard.
Azh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azh trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azh passes into half guard.
Azh has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Azh looking to isolate an arm here. Silva doesn't see it coming and as Azh extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Azh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Azh!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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