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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gambini (ranked 5300 p4p, 24994 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Gambini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Gambini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Gambini is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gambini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva decides to pull guard.
Gambini trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Gambini won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambini trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Gambini lands a couple of elbows.
Gambini showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gambini from controlling successfully.
Gambini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gambini controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gambini trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gambini scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva controls Gambini momentarily but Gambini frees himself.
That's two 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.
Gambini wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gambini won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gambini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gambini wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
As Gambini backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Gambini manages to avoid it all.
Gambini fails with the takedown.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambini has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Gambini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva rushes Gambini and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gambini is avoiding it.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gambini to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gambini stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Gambini postures up.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
Silva punching from the bottom - just letting Gambini know he's still in a fight.
Gambini trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Gambini is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva looks winded!
Gambini trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gambini is defended easily by Silva.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gambini tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch up but Gambini circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gambini misses with the combination.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Gambini tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Gambini holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paul Gambini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Gambini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gambini manages to pull guard.
Gambini is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Gambini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gambini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambini wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gambini wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gambini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gambini tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gambini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gambini trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gambini passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paul Gambini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gambini working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gambini tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gambini has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambini trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva regains half guard.
Gambini is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gambini wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Gambini is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gambini with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gambini is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva controlling the position well.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is pressing down on Gambini's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gambini has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gambini from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Gambini will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva throws a hook but Gambini avoids it easily.
Gambini shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gambini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Gambini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gambini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Gambini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Gambini forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gambini is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gambini is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Gambini fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gambini gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva wants the takedown. Gambini is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gambini's guard against the cage.
Gambini has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva working away.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gambini's legs.
Silva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gambini sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gambini some visible discomfort.
Silva throws an elbow but Gambini slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gambini tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva wants to control but Gambini is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gambini manages to get back to half guard.
Silva prevents Gambini from improving his position.
Gambini gets back to full guard.
Gambini is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gambini is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Paul Gambini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gambini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva rushes Gambini and presses him up against the cage.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gambini enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gambini manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gambini looking for a sweep. Not yet Gambini, not yet.
Gambini looking to control.
Gambini being controlled here, momentarily.
Gambini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
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energy
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hype
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