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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurumin Silva (ranked 2431 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Klaus Tannenbaum (ranked 290 p4p, 298 weight class). Tannenbaum comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Andrea Bocelli: O Tannenbaum kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jurumin Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Tannenbaum!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannenbaum lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Tannenbaum pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch
and Tannenbaum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Tannenbaum circles away.
Tannenbaum appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tannenbaum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Tannenbaum shows good takedown defense.
Jurumin Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tannenbaum throws a head kick that misses.
Tannenbaum swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannenbaum breaks from the clinch.
Tannenbaum throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch.
Tannenbaum throws a fast counter high kick but Silva manages to duck under it in time.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva tries to clinch up but Tannenbaum circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tannenbaum manages to get to full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Tannenbaum keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Tannenbaum managing to control the position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Tannenbaum keeps moving.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Tannenbaum looking for a sweep. Not yet Tannenbaum, not yet.
Silva wants to control from the top but Tannenbaum keeps moving.
Tannenbaum working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tannenbaum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tannenbaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Tannenbaum.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Tannenbaum.
The crowd cheers as Tannenbaum lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva moves away from the strike by Tannenbaum.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Tannenbaum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jurumin Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tannenbaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Tannenbaum.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tannenbaum lands with a slapping head kick.
Tannenbaum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tannenbaum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva is looking to clinch but Tannenbaum is avoiding it.
Tannenbaum is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tannenbaum!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tannenbaum gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Tannenbaum dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tannenbaum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tannenbaum can pounce on him.
Tannenbaum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tannenbaum now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva clinches up with Tannenbaum and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Tannenbaum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tannenbaum has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tannenbaum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannenbaum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tannenbaum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tannenbaum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Tannenbaum circles away.
Tannenbaum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tannenbaum cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tannenbaum throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tannenbaum tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tannenbaum to the ground. Tannenbaum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tannenbaum is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Tannenbaum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tannenbaum wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jurumin Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tannenbaum. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tannenbaum scores with a jab to the body.
Tannenbaum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva looks to clinch
and Tannenbaum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries to clinch but Tannenbaum moves out of range.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tannenbaum cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee calls for Tannenbaum to work.
Tannenbaum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klaus Tannenbaum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Tannenbaum. Beautiful body shot.
Tannenbaum leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tannenbaum looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Tannenbaum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Tannenbaum throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tannenbaum tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tannenbaum to the ground. Tannenbaum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum scores with a head kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Tannenbaum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tannenbaum! But no joy.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tannenbaum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tannenbaum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Klaus Tannenbaum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tannenbaum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tannenbaum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tannenbaum lands a body shot.
Tannenbaum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tannenbaum counters with a thumping low kick.
Tannenbaum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum misses with the body kick
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva trying to control the action but Tannenbaum is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tannenbaum has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tannenbaum won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Tannenbaum is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tannenbaum manages to get to full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Tannenbaum keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Tannenbaum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva tries to clinch but Tannenbaum moves away
and Tannenbaum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but Tannenbaum moves out of range.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Tannenbaum is defending well.
Silva swings around for an armbar but Tannenbaum sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
Jurumin Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Tannenbaum from controlling successfully.
Tannenbaum seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tannenbaum wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannenbaum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva working for a triangle but Tannenbaum defends it easily.
Tannenbaum is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Tannenbaum has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tannenbaum passes to full mount!
Tannenbaum wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to control but Tannenbaum is having none of it.
Tannenbaum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Tannenbaum sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Tannenbaum maintains control.
Tannenbaum controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum controlling the pace for now.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tannenbaum sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tannenbaum's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurumin Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tannenbaum controlling the pace for now.
Silva regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Tannenbaum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klaus Tannenbaum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tannenbaum 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Tannenbaum!
Klaus Tannenbaum was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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