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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Pochinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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191 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, 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 The Island, Zander Pochinski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pochinski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pochinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Pochinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pochinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Pochinski looking for a sweep. Not yet Pochinski, not yet.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pochinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva trying to control but Pochinski is working from the bottom.
Silva passes Pochinski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pochinski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pochinski defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pochinski taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Pochinski defends the submission attempt.
Pochinski tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pochinski is looking to get back to full guard here but Silva has managed to pass to side control instead.
Silva trying to control the position but Pochinski is working away.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pochinski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pochinski trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pochinski is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Pochinski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pochinski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pochinski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pochinski is working to get back to half guard.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva working for a submission but Pochinski is keeping him at bay.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pochinski is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Pochinski is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva cracks Pochinski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pochinski is looking to escape.
Pochinski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Silva wants to clinch.
Pochinski stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pochinski lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pochinski slips a jab from Silva.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Pochinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Pochinski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pochinski connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pochinski digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Pochinski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pochinski scores with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Pochinski.
Pochinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Zander Pochinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Pochinski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pochinski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pochinski punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pochinski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Pochinski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pochinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Pochinski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Pochinski lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Pochinski with a nice cross.
Silva tries to clinch up but Pochinski circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pochinski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pochinski lands with a shot to the body.
Zander Pochinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pochinski digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Pochinski scores with a punch to the head.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pochinski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Pochinski scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Pochinski lands a lovely overhand right.
Pochinski scores with a nice strike.
Silva is rocked!
Pochinski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pochinski walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Pochinski swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Silva's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zander Pochinski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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