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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahmi Guler (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 St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rahmi Guler !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Guler shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guler 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Guler looks winded!
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Guler 's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Guler is keeping the position.
Silva trying to control but Guler is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva wants to control from the top but Guler keeps moving.
Guler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva advances position into side control!
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guler keeps working.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a little break here. Guler wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Guler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Guler parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Guler to escape.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Guler is not content to let Silva control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Silva wants to control but Guler is keeping him busy.
Silva laying and praying for a moment but Guler takes advantage and regains half guard.
Guler wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but Guler is blocking nicely.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Guler blocking the ground and pound.
Guler holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva throwing strikes here but Guler is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Guler blocking the ground and pound.
Silva throwing strikes here but Guler is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva trying to control but Guler is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Guler to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Guler shrugs it off.
Guler is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Guler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Guler looking for the choke from the back.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Guler 's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva passes into half guard.
Guler is breathing heavily.
Guler trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Anderson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guler tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Silva has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Guler defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva trying to control but Guler is having none of it.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva trying to control but Guler is having none of it.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Guler bucks and avoids them well.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to control but Guler has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Guler tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Guler is working from the bottom.
Silva is stalling here. Guler is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Guler has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Guler stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Guler seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guler can do to turn this around?
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva pushes Guler up against the cage in a clinch.
Guler has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Guler to the mat.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Guler manages to pass to side control.
Guler is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Guler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Guler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Guler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Guler sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva wants to control but Guler is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva wants to control the pace but Guler is squirming around nicely.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Guler is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Guler tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anderson Silva.
Guler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Guler moves out of range easily.
Rahmi Guler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Guler enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Guler manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva wants to control from the top but Guler keeps moving.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva trying to control but Guler is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Anderson Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guler gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
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