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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Wanderlei Silva Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Big Bird!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bird.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Bird tries to clinch up
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva lands an elbow just above Bird 's eye.
Silva has Bird pushed against the cage.
Bird wants a takedown.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Bird tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva stalls.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Bird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bird takes an elbow to the temple.
Bird presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Bird lands a body shot.
Bird wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Bird avoids the damage to the body.
Bird avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Bird wants a takedown.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bird.
Bird wants to break free but Silva has control.
Bird fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bird tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Bird avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bird blocks it.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird wants a takedown.
Bird wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva stalling the fight.
Bird takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Bird avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bird's brow.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bird is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
A frustrated look appears on Bird's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bird tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bird's brow.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bird blocks it.
Bird drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bird shoots and misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Bird goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working Bird over with knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Bird wants a takedown.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bird 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. Bird gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Bird counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bird can't get the takedown.
Silva stalling the fight.
Bird is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bird tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Bird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva has Bird pushed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bird wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Bird in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Bird tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Bird blocks the elbow strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bird misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Bird looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bird wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bird blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bird has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Bird in his tracks for a moment.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Bird tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bird blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bird blocks it with crossed arms.
Bird trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Bird is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Bird tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bird.
Bird swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva wants to clinch but Bird slips to the side
and Bird counters with a one-two to the body.
Big Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to clinch up but Bird circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bird moves into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bird's defenses.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Bird's ribcage.
Bird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Bird won't want to take too many of those.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bird blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bird blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Bird in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Bird shrugs off.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Bird stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bird is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bird blocks it.
Bird tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Bird is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bird fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Bird tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wanderlei Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva has Bird pressed against the cage.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Bird won't want to take too many of those.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bird blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bird.
Bird doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bird fails to pull guard.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bird misses with the head strike.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bird blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bird avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Bird can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bird.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Bird goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bird.
Bird tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bird has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bird tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Bird shrugs off.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Bird wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bird has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Bird is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bird avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bird blocks it with crossed arms.
Bird avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bird with a poor takedown
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Bird stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bird blocks it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bird avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Bird tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bird's efforts to push away.
Bird tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Bird avoids the damage to the body.
Bird goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bird blocks it.
Bird working hard to break the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bird is keeping busy.
Bird working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Big Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Bird.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
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hype
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