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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Twee Keer (ranked 4710 p4p, 496 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 6028 p4p, 544 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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193 lbs
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188 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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 Hilo, Twee Keer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Keer is now in Silva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keer postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Keer wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Keer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Keer looking to pass the guard.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Keer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Keer is having none of it.
Keer throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Keer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Keer sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keer throws a head kick that misses.
Keer misses with a head kick.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Keer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Keer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keer scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva looks winded!
Keer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Keer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keer wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Keer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keer trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Keer is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Keer.
Silva rushes Keer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Keer.
Keer is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Keer avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Keer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Keer blocks it.
Keer jumps guard but Silva stands there with Keer around his waist. Keer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Twee Keer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keer misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Keer clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Silva.
Keer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Keer avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Twee Keer has been cut.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Keer's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Twee Keer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Twee Keer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keer forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Keer avoids the damage to the body.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keer's defenses.
Keer looking for a takedown.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva keeps control of Keer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keer avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Keer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Keer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Keer.
Keer misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Keer won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Keer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Keer is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Keer content to control rather than advance.
Keer thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Keer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Twee Keer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Keer is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva is looking to escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva clinches up with Keer and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Keer blocks with his arms.
Keer is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Keer's head.
Keer blocks an uppercut.
Keer avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Keer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Keer managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Twee Keer's cut.
That's time! Keer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Keer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Keer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Keer instigates a clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Keer is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Keer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keer looking for a takedown.
Keer lands a takedown into guard.
Keer throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Keer's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Keer's guard.
Keer is controlling Silva's posture.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Keer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keer wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Keer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Keer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Keer throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Keer throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Keer 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Keer's guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Keer.
Keer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva is looking to stand up but Keer won't let him.
Silva stands and steps away. Keer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Keer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Keer as Silva shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Keer misses with a head kick.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Keer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Twee Keer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keer defends it nicely.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Twee Keer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Keer.
Keer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Twee Keer.
I think Keer 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twee Keer!
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energy
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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