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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renaldo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DJ Khaled "All I Do Is Win" feat. Ludacris, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg & T-Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renaldo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
Diaz successfully pulls guard.
Diaz is trying to keep Silva in close.
Diaz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz trying to strike off his back.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Diaz looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz trying to control the position.
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.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diaz 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.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz looks gassed!
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renaldo Diaz dominated that round.
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.
Diaz tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Diaz tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diaz is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz missing with knees to the body.
Diaz taking a breather.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz 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.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz 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.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Diaz pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renaldo Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
Diaz prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Diaz controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Diaz is trying to keep Silva in close.
That's two 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 working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Diaz 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to keep Silva in close.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Diaz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Diaz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Diaz working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Diaz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Diaz landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renaldo Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renaldo Diaz!
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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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