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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Montgomery Nagendra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagendra comes to the cage accompanied by Mozart - Lacrimosa. Silva has chosen Where Da Hood At? as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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223 lbs
16 - 19 - 0 |
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217 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Montgomery Nagendra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nagendra is defended easily by Silva.
Nagendra closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Nagendra wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nagendra connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Nagendra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva trying to control here.
Nagendra is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nagendra wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is controlling Nagendra's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nagendra postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Nagendra throwing strikes but missing.
Nagendra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagendra being controlled here momentarily.
Nagendra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nagendra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Nagendra shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Nagendra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Nagendra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nagendra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Montgomery Nagendra has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagendra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nagendra gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nagendra's sensitive parts.
Nagendra is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a head kick but Nagendra moves out of range.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva has Nagendra up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagendra wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Nagendra has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nagendra changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva tries to work over Nagendra's front leg with a kick but Nagendra checks it.
Silva stuns Nagendra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nagendra thows a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Nagendra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Nagendra.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nagendra is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Nagendra is blocking nicely.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Nagendra tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Nagendra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva prevents Nagendra from breaking the clinch.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Nagendra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Nagendra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nagendra pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Nagendra is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Montgomery Nagendra's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nagendra lands with a good body shot.
Silva thumps Nagendra with a low kick.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva is looking to slow Nagendra down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Nagendra down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nagendra crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Nagendra gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Nagendra manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nagendra avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nagendra avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Nagendra moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagendra takes one to the chin there.
Nagendra 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.
Nagendra looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Nagendra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva tries to work over Nagendra's front leg with a kick but Nagendra checks it.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nagendra up against the cage.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Nagendra is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nagendra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nagendra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva prevents Nagendra from breaking the clinch.
Silva has Nagendra pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Nagendra blocks with his arms.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Nagendra is blocking nicely.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Nagendra is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nagendra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Nagendra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Montgomery Nagendra's cut is getting worse.
Nagendra working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Nagendra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nagendra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Nagendra has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Nagendra manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva trying to control but Nagendra postures up.
Nagendra is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nagendra is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is looking to control Nagendra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva has Nagendra pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nagendra is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Montgomery Nagendra's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nagendra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nagendra dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagendra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nagendra fails to pull guard.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Nagendra tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Nagendra blocks it.
Nagendra has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Nagendra has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Nagendra tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nagendra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries a knee to the head but Nagendra blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva keeps control of Nagendra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nagendra is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva trying to stall but Nagendra improves his position.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nagendra blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Nagendra is trying to break free.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Nagendra blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nagendra blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nagendra is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Nagendra blocks it.
Silva has Nagendra pushed against the cage.
Nagendra avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Nagendra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nagendra is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Nagendra dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Nagendra is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Nagendra misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagendra is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nagendra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nagendra blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nagendra.
Nagendra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Montgomery Nagendra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Nagendra tries to tie him up.
Nagendra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagendra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Nagendra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nagendra blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Nagendra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nagendra trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nagendra into the cage.
Nagendra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Nagendra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nagendra.
Nagendra misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nagendra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nagendra somewhat.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
As Wanderlei Silva got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Yeah ma nigga! '.
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