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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Home (ranked 4435 p4p, 4787 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 The Island, New Home!
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, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Home is looking to score with low kicks.
Home connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Home pushes him off.
Home tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Home.
Home moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, jab by Home - just one landing.
Home throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Home.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Home misses its intended target.
Home throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Home looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Home ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Home dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Home throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Home misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Home misses the target.
Home misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Home is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Home misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Home is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Home pushes him off.
Home keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Home throws out the jab.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Home throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Home avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Home gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Home ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Home takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Home. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut there from Home.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Home misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva digs a right hand into Home's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Home's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Home.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Home swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Home breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Home lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Home. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Home lands with a cross.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Home takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Home lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva wants to counter with a clinch but Home pushes him away.
Silva staying out of range there.
Home takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Home lands a nice shot to the body.
Home getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva slips a straight right by Home.
Home scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Home throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Home avoids a punch combination nicely.
Home is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Home.
Home works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Home tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Home throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Home and move into the clinch position.
Home throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Home moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Home.
Home scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Home blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
New Home dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Home misses the target.
Silva misses with the combination.
Home throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Home scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Home.
Good standup being displayed there by Home as he connects with a hook.
Home cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Home throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Home throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Home connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Home throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Home listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Home is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Home bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva scores with a jab.
Home connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
New Home is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Home with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Home throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Home misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Home scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Home keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Home keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Home connects with a body shot.
Home scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Home breaks the clinch.
Home ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but Home moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a right hand that Home ducks under and follows up with a left that Home also avoids with ease.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Home fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Home throws a big shot that misses.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Home dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
A left lands for Home.
Home throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Home throws out the jab.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Home and move into the clinch position.
Home throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva misses with a hook.
Home sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Home lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Home looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
New Home seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Home throws out the jab.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Home in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Home tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Home back against the cage.
Home can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Home blocks a body shot from Silva.
Home tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Home has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Home misses with a body punch.
Home misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Home goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Home fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Home lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Home working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Home.
Home breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva moves out of range as Home strikes.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Home.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Home misses with an uppercut.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
New Home dominated that second round.
That's time! Home's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Home is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva staying out of range there.
Home throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Home misses.
Silva slips under a jab from Home.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Home throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Home scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Home saw that one coming.
Home throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Home slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Home throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Home displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Home waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
A lazy left from Home finds it's target.
Home misses with a hook.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the body from Home misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Home's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Home lands with a right to the head.
Home misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Home misses with a hook from the clinch.
Home's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Home avoids the body shot from Silva.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva takes a swing at Home's ribcage but misses.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Home throws an off balance right hand
and Home takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Silva blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Home misses with a hook from the clinch.
Home fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Home misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Home controls his hands.
Home misses with a punch on the inside.
Home misses with a punch on the inside.
Home is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Home or not.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva has Home pressed against the cage.
Home misses with a body punch.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Home wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Home breaks the clinch.
Home swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Home defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Home pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Home.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Home uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Home had a free shot at his head there.
Home looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws out a counter right but Home avoids it with no problem.
Silva throws the left hand but Home avoids the punch easily.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Home is just out of range.
Home lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva avoids the body shot from Home.
Home throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Home misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Home connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Home misses.
Home scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva thuds his right hand into Home's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Home walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Home pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Home uses good head movement to avoid it.
Home throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Home's corner calls for a 1-2. Home obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Home throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Home's elbow.
Home lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Home breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Home.
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 New Home.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Home, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... New Home!
New Home decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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