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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Jones misses with the combination.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Silva looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Jones is not content to let Silva control the position.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Silva stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Silva postures up.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alex Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Silva blocks a head kick by Jones.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Jones is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones is not content to let Silva control the position.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Silva wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Wanderlei Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva works to advance to full mount. Jones defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Silva fails to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones 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 Jones off to one side.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Jones keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Silva trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Silva passes into half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Silva is trying for a kimura here. Jones looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Silva wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva retains his light heavyweight title!
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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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