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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 5336 p4p, 2280 weight class) and Kaden Stephens (ranked 485 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaden Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Stephens to the mat.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Stephens trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stephens can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stephens trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stephens manages to get himself to full guard.
Stephens controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stephens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Stephens is working from the bottom.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stephens working a defensive guard here.
Stephens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva won't allow Stephens to sweep him here.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stephens's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva trying to control but Stephens is working from the bottom.
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.
Stephens keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Stephens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stephens is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stephens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Stephens is retaining full guard.
Stephens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stephens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Stephens's legs - danger averted.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Stephens is keeping the position.
Stephens pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stephens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stephens is keeping the position for now.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stephens's guard.
Stephens is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stephens is looking to improve his position.
Stephens is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens moves into full guard.
Stephens trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stephens keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stephens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Stephens is trying to keep an underhook but Silva manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Stephens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva prevents Stephens from improving his position.
Silva working over Stephens with some ground and pound. Stephens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to control but Stephens is keeping him busy.
Stephens works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stephens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stephens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Stephens is defending the position.
Anderson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stephens is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stephens keeps working.
Stephens tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stephens tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva tries to control but Stephens wriggling away.
Stephens tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stephens can do to turn this around?
Stephens is trying to escape the mount.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Stephens keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stephens wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Stephens is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Silva is staying active.
Silva looking to control but Stephens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stephens sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stephens keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens is trying to get back to full guard.
Stephens trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Stephens's hands, connecting with Stephens's forehead.
Stephens trying to control from the bottom.
Stephens is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Stephens is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stephens avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stephens gets full guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Stephens is breathing heavily.
Stephens is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Silva has his hands clasped together but Stephens extends and breaks Silva's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Stephens.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaden Stephens!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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