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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilmer Zacarias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. Gilmer Zacarias 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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175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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176 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilmer Zacarias!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Zacarias blocks the low kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Zacarias moves out of range.
Zacarias swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Zacarias avoids them all with ease.
Silva blocks a jab.
Zacarias with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zacarias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zacarias throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Zacarias throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Zacarias shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zacarias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a head kick!
Zacarias looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Zacarias.
Zacarias throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zacarias counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick the misses
and Zacarias counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva thows a body kick. Zacarias tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zacarias throws a lazy head kick
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Zacarias tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zacarias avoids the body shot from Silva.
Zacarias feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Zacarias slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Zacarias blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook. Zacarias ducked under it nicely.
Zacarias throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva cracks the inside of Zacarias's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva misses with the combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zacarias slips under a jab from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks for the body kick but Zacarias saw that one coming.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zacarias throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Zacarias scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zacarias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zacarias is lucky that one didn't land flush.
It looks like Gilmer Zacarias has been cut.
Silva misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Zacarias is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilmer Zacarias dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilmer Zacarias'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.
A low kick from Zacarias is predictable there
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Zacarias.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zacarias misses with a looping right.
Zacarias wants to clinch.
Zacarias thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zacarias tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Zacarias throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zacarias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Zacarias jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zacarias is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zacarias.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zacarias.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zacarias.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zacarias throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zacarias throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zacarias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Zacarias counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zacarias misses with a combination
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Zacarias moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva is trying to break free.
Zacarias lands an uppercut.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Zacarias is controlling him.
Silva tries to break free but Zacarias pushes him back against the cage.
Zacarias tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zacarias stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Zacarias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva wants to break free but Zacarias has control.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Zacarias.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Zacarias pushes him back against the cage.
Zacarias scores with a shoulder strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zacarias in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zacarias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Zacarias scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gilmer Zacarias's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Zacarias loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Zacarias dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Zacarias slips a straight right by Silva.
Zacarias throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zacarias's knee momentarily.
Silva throws a series of punches but Zacarias avoids them all with ease.
Zacarias throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zacarias lands a high kick!
Zacarias wants to clinch.
Silva throws a hook but Zacarias blocks it.
Gilmer Zacarias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Zacarias.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Zacarias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Zacarias counter with a right hand.
Zacarias takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Zacarias counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Silva catches Zacarias right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Zacarias chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zacarias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Zacarias misses the jab.
Zacarias throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Zacarias throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Zacarias holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Zacarias has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zacarias throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Zacarias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Zacarias misses
and Silva counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zacarias misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilmer Zacarias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zacarias 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilmer Zacarias!
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hype
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RATING
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