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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Patureau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Patureau's choice of entrance music: eminem - lose yourself. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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188 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Patureau!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patureau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva gets a clinch.
Patureau cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Patureau controlling the action here for a moment.
Patureau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Patureau.
Patureau blocks the elbow strike.
Patureau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patureau is looking to clinch.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Patureau shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Patureau looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patureau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patureau wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Patureau is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to control from the top but Patureau keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
enabling Patureau to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patureau obliges.
Patureau slowing the pace effectively.
Patureau fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patureau can't get the takedown.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Patureau smiles and moves away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patureau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patureau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva clinches but Patureau breaks the clinch
so Patureau counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Patureau stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patureau gets a clinch.
Patureau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patureau connects with a knee to the head.
Patureau lands with a right to the head.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Patureau fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vitor Patureau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patureau takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Patureau.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patureau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Patureau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Patureau dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patureau shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Patureau wants to clinch
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Patureau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patureau.
A knee to the head by Patureau.
Patureau jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Patureau is on top in guard.
Patureau decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patureau closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to clinch
and Patureau holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Patureau connects with a knee to the head.
Patureau lands an elbow inside.
Patureau breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Patureau counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Patureau is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Patureau 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. Patureau gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patureau tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Patureau has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Patureau.
Patureau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Patureau lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Patureau.
Patureau is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Patureau tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Patureau.
Patureau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Patureau crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Patureau breaks the clinch.
Patureau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patureau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Patureau 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. Patureau gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Patureau doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Patureau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Patureau with a knee to the head.
Patureau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patureau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
Patureau darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Patureau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patureau tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Patureau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Patureau.
Patureau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patureau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patureau tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Patureau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Patureau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Patureau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Patureau moves into the clinch.
Patureau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Patureau is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Patureau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vitor Patureau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Patureau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patureau lands with a light punch inside.
Patureau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Patureau manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Patureau wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Patureau looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patureau is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Patureau wants to sweep but no luck.
Patureau wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patureau circles away.
Patureau closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patureau lands in his opponent's guard.
Patureau trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his feet on Patureau's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Patureau wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Patureau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patureau obliges.
Patureau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patureau with a knee to the head.
Patureau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Patureau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patureau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patureau connects with a knee to the head.
Patureau content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Patureau lands a left hand.
Silva fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patureau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patureau slowing the pace effectively.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patureau leaning against his opponent.
Vitor Patureau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva is working for takedown but Patureau is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patureau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patureau pulls guard successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Patureau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patureau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Patureau!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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