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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Beta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog Beta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 0 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Beta!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beta feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva wants to stand but Beta is controlling the position.
Beta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beta passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Beta is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Beta is looking for a kimura here.
Beta is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
That's two 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.
Beta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Beta passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beta decides to stand back up.
Beta shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Beta shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dog Beta.
That's four 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.
Beta fails with the takedown.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Beta. Beta gets slowly back to his feet.
Dog Beta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Beta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Beta circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Beta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Beta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beta is defended easily by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beta shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Beta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dog Beta.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva tries to clinch up but Beta circles away and keeps his distance.
Beta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Horrible takedown by Beta or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beta to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Beta wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beta postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Beta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Beta trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Beta forces his way into half guard.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Beta is controlling him
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beta is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Beta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Beta throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beta throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beta is defended easily by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beta misses the shot to the body.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beta fails to land the takedown.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Beta.
Dog Beta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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 dodges the punch combination from Beta.
Silva wants to clinch up but Beta keeps it at a distance.
Beta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beta closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beta lands in his opponent's guard.
Beta's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four 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.
Beta wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beta forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Beta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beta 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Beta!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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