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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ned Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ned Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Ned Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Silva.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s 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!
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ned Gracie has been cut.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gracie jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ned Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
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.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gracie 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. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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