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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanderlie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. AJ Foster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vanderlie Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Foster!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Foster looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva forces Foster back against the cage and clinches.
Silva wants to stall.
Foster wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foster blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Foster blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Foster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Foster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Foster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vanderlie Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Foster.
Silva wants to clinch.
Foster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva pushes Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Foster breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
AJ Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
Foster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like AJ Foster has been cut.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foster blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Foster tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Foster drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva prevents Foster from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Foster blocks with his arms.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Foster is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Foster blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foster looking for a takedown.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Foster tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Foster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Foster shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva wants to stand but Foster is controlling the position.
Foster 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.
Foster looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva has his hands on Foster's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foster throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vanderlie Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AJ Foster's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch there but Foster circles away.
Foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
Vanderlie Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Foster circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Foster is avoiding it.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is looking to clinch but Foster is avoiding it.
Vanderlie Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva wants to clinch.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Foster back into the cage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Foster 's eye.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Foster is blocking nicely.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Foster blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Foster blocks it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva looking to stall.
Foster is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Foster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Foster jumps guard but Silva stands there with Foster around his waist. Foster gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vanderlie Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Foster.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Foster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Foster.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Foster has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Foster blocks with his arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Foster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foster blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vanderlie Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on AJ Foster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Foster shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but Foster circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva drives through and clinches with Foster against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Foster.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Foster breaks the clinch.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Foster counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Foster.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Foster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Foster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Foster controls the pace.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Foster on the ground.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vanderlie Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva tries to clinch up but Foster circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva clinches.
Foster tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Vanderlie Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Foster.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Foster shrugs off.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foster blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Foster gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva wants to stall.
AJ Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foster drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Foster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vanderlie Silva!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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