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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Beam is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva is trying to keep Beam in close.
Beam pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva wants to control but Beam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Beam is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beam is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beam is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Beam eventually gives up the hold.
Beam tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Beam has passed into side control.
Silva tries to hold on but Beam pushes him away.
Beam prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva tries to hold on but Beam postures up.
Beam punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Beam trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Beam is going olschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beam tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Beam has taken his back!
Beam misses with an elbow to the head.
Silva wants to control his opponent's hands but Beam gets his hands free.
Beam biding his time, looking for the opening.
Silva trying to control the action but Beam just sinks the hooks in.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the hands but Beam won't let him.
Silva can't escape the position.
Beam controlling from the back.
Beam is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Silva prevents Beam from getting a body triangle.
Silva is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Beam.
Beam scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Silva is looking for a way out.
Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
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.
Beam throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Silva!
Silva covering up well and avoiding damage.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Beam is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beam to get the leverage.
Beam looks gassed!
Silva wants to control but Beam is keeping busy.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Beam sits in half guard.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Beam is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beam decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beam dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Beam looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Beam closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Beam wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Silva is looking to control Beam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is looking for a sweep. Beam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beam trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva moves into full guard.
Beam trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beam is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Beam moves into the clinch.
Beam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Beam counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Beam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Beam's attempts to control the action.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Beam tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Beam working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beam working Silva over with strikes here.
Beam sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to hold on but Beam pushes him away.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Beam has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva tries to hold on but Beam pushes him away.
Beam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Beam scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Beam looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
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 wants to control but Beam is having none of it.
Beam thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva tries to hold on but Beam pushes him away.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Beam throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Beam is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Beam seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva wants to control but Beam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Beam trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Beam is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva trying to control but Beam postures up.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Beam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beam is working away from the top position though.
Beam slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Beam makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silva really felt that one!
Beam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beam looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Beam postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Beam from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beam is one step ahead there.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Beam counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Beam has a good base and remains in mount.
Beam raining down shots from the mount!
Beam landing strikes from the mount.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Beam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Beam trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beam throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva tries to hold on but Beam pushes him away.
Beam tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Beam.
Beam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva can't escape the position.
Beam controlling the pace for now.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Beam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beam 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Beam!
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energy
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hype
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