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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muay Thai avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Muay Thai slips a jab from Silva.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Muay Thai at a distance.
Muay Thai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Muay Thai sprawls well.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Muay Thai dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva jabs Muay Thai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Muay Thai.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muay Thai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muay Thai tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Johnny Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Muay Thai's defenses.
Muay Thai ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muay Thai sprawls well. Muay Thai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muay Thai has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Muay Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
Muay Thai has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Muay Thai is controlling him.
Muay Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
Muay Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Muay Thai blocks a head kick by Silva.
Muay Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muay Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Muay Thai has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Muay Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muay Thai is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva 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.
Muay Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muay Thai tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muay Thai ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Muay Thai avoids the body shot from Silva.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muay Thai moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Muay Thai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Muay Thai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Muay Thai takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muay Thai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Muay Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muay Thai lands an elbow inside.
Muay Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muay Thai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muay Thai.
Muay Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muay Thai lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Muay Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Muay Thai landing knees to the head.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Muay Thai.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muay Thai lands a knee to the head.
Muay Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muay Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Muay Thai has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muay Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muay Thai prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Muay Thai misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muay Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Muay Thai is breathing heavily.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva avoiding damage as Muay Thai throws knees to the body.
Silva tries to break free but Muay Thai pushes him back against the cage.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Muay Thai.
Muay Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Muay Thai is controlling the position.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Muay Thai is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muay Thai misses with a knee strike.
Muay Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva avoiding damage as Muay Thai throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Muay Thai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muay Thai tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Muay Thai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muay Thai moves away.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Muay Thai under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva shoots in but Muay Thai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Muay Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muay Thai avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muay Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muay Thai tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Muay Thai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muay Thai slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Muay Thai.
Johnny Muay Thai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muay Thai lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Muay Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Muay Thai, against the cage.
Muay Thai has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muay Thai throws an elbow that misses.
Muay Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Muay Thai has double underhooks.
Muay Thai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Muay Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Muay Thai trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Muay Thai into the cage.
Muay Thai scores with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break free but Muay Thai has control.
Nice elbow from Muay Thai.
Muay Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Muay Thai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva can't break 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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