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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between anderson silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground and (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is crickets . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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189 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground and!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva looks to land a body kick but and moved away.
silva misses with a few strikes there.
and blocks a leg kick.
silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. and sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
silva closes the distance and clinches up with and, looking for a takedown. silva pushes and against the cage but and circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
silva throws a right hand that and ducks under and follows up with a left that and also avoids with ease.
silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
anderson silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but and avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for anderson silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
silva misses with an uppercut. and saw that one coming.
and scores with a takedown into silva's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
and looking to pass the guard.
and landing with the ground and pound.
and is looking to work some ground and pound but silva has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as and accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
and throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
and slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
and seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. and connects with a nice short shot to silva's temple.
silva is breathing heavily.
and lands strikes from half guard.
and passes to full mount!
and is landing with some decent strikes but silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
and working silva over with strikes here.
and scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish silva?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
and is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
and raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
and with shots to the head and body - silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
and landing shots from mount.
and is landing with some decent strikes but silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
and working silva over with strikes here.
and lands a heavy elbow.
and landing shots from mount.
and has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
silva tries to hold on but and postures up.
and lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
and pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
and fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
and lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
silva is rocked!
and landing strikes from the mount and silva is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by and.
and lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by and.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by and.
and lands with some vicious ground and pound - can silva hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground and dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
and closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming silva to the mat! silva manages to get full guard.
and missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for and!
and is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
and tries to reverse the position but silva maintains control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
silva with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
and wants to try and get back to his feet.
and can't escape the position.
silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
and keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
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.
silva throws a strike there. and manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
silva is just content to waste time from the top position. and takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
silva misses with a takedown
and and counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by and.
and scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
and is working silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
and postures up and lands a big shot to silva's brow.
and with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
and working some strikes from top position.
Ground and has got the better of the ground game so far.
and advances to half guard.
and scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but and scores with a couple of nice shots.
silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but and scores with a couple of nice shots.
and takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
silva taking some punishment here, with and in his half guard.
and throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
and lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
and lands strikes from half guard.
and scoring with strikes to the body and head.
silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from and.
and landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
and throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
and lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
and looks to land a strike but silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground and showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
silva shoots and misses
and and counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
silva pushes and off looking to stand but and dives back in and keeps control.
and not landing any meaningful shots this time.
and has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
and postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. silva looks a forlorn figure.
and unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
and with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
and pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
and working away from the top, dropping strikes.
and dominating with strikes here.
and in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
silva seems to have got his legs back now.
and breaks from silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
and has hold of silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva taking shots to the head.
silva is in a horrible position here. and smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
and dominating with strikes here.
and landing shots from mount.
and in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
and looking to finish silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for silva!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
and lands a nice shot to the head.
silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
and cracks silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
and working the ground and pound effectively.
and scoring with strikes but silva is staying in there.
and has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
and has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of silva's face.
silva taking shots to the head.
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 is looking to improve his position but and isn't that keen on the idea.
and raining down shots from the mount!
and is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! and connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by and.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
and putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
anderson silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ground and comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well and 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 George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground and!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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