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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 3080 p4p, 3798 weight class) and Altaf Hussain (ranked 392 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Altaf Hussain's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Altaf Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hussain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva is pushing down on Hussain's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hussain is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hussain is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Hussain's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalling.
Silva stops Hussain from getting back to his feet.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Hussain's guard.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Hussain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hussain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is 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.
Hussain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hussain wants to clinch.
Hussain stuffs the takedown.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hussain!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva unloading with bombs!
Silva throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Hussain has his hands clasped together but Silva breaks the hold and Hussain is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Silva!
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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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