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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Aint no sunshine - DMX. Anderson Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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174 lbs
15 - 6 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Marx!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marx changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Marx manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marx shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva motions for Marx to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva checks a low kick from Marx.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marx moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Marx.
Marx throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marx lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marx avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marx was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
A low kick from Marx misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marx throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva is looking to wear down Marx with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marx attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.
Marx is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marx tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Marx counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Marx counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Marx.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marx.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Marx tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marx motions for Silva to come forward. Marx throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mark Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Marx misses with a double jab
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Marx is just out of range.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marx scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva misses with a body punch
and Marx counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Marx throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva misses the body punch
and Marx makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Marx's belly button to the back.
Marx throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Marx scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marx throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Marx is chipping away with strikes.
Marx throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Marx is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Marx's best efforts.
Marx throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marx throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marx missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marx not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marx throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marx missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marx thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Marx missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marx not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marx thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Marx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marx throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marx.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Marx's head back.
Marx misses with a body kick.
Marx misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Marx tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Marx.
Marx lands the left hand.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marx lands a front kick.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Marx throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marx attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva takes a swing at Marx's ribcage but misses.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws the left hand but Marx avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
Marx tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Marx misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marx misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marx tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marx throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Marx counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva thuds a left hand into Marx's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Marx comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marx has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Marx!
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hype
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