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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorion Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anderson Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rorion Dorian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorian.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Dorian pushes him off.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Dorian pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch but Dorian moves out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Dorian pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dorian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dorian off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rorion Dorian.
Dorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorian keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but Dorian keeps it at a distance.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Dorian tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dorian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
The fighters circling - Dorian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva tries to clinch up but Dorian circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Dorian circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch but Dorian moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but Dorian is having none of it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a push kick but Dorian slaps the foot to one side.
Silva wants to clinch up but Dorian keeps it at a distance.
Dorian dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Dorian's head and hops out.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dorian closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Dorian.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dorian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to buck Dorian off but Dorian is having none of it.
Dorian throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dorian.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Dorian moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rorion Dorian will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dorian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Dorian persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tries to clinch but Dorian is having none of it.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dorian.
Dorian gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Dorian is controlling well.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dorian on the ground.
Dorian wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dorian is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Dorian is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dorian keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch there but Dorian circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Dorian is avoiding it.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch.
Dorian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rorion Dorian.
That's two 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.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Dorian pushes him off.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dorian.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a low kick but Dorian avoids it.
Silva tries to clinch but Dorian moves out of range.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dorian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Dorian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Dorian circles away.
Dorian shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Dorian keeps the fight on the outside.
Dorian tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Dorian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dorian shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Dorian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Dorian's ribcage.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dorian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Dorian blocks it.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dorian keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Dorian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dorian circles away.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Dorian is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorian is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rorion Dorian.
Dorian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Dorian fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva is pushing Dorian up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Silva for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Dorian's takedown attempt.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Dorian blocks with his arms.
Dorian jumps guard but Silva stands there with Dorian around his waist. Dorian gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dorian blocks it with crossed arms.
Dorian wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
That's two 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.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Dorian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Dorian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Dorian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Dorian is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but Dorian is having none of it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Dorian keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up but Dorian circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dorian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dorian wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dorian tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva tries to clinch but Dorian is having none of it.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Dorian ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Dorian keeps the fight on the outside.
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 fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Dorian misses.
Dorian dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Dorian's head and hops out.
Dorian keeps the fight on the outside.
Dorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Dorian keeps it at a distance.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
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