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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between wanderlai silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Styles (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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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, wanderlai silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Allen Styles!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Styles throws a solid leg kick but silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Styles.
silva throws out a powerful jab.
silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Styles is trying to stand back up but silva is controlling him
Styles is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
silva is looking for a kimura but Styles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for silva to get the leverage.
silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Styles is defending against the submission attempts here by silva.
silva throwing shots but Styles is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Styles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Styles pushes silva off looking to stand but silva dives back in and keeps control.
silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
silva misses with a head shot. Styles uses the momentum to regain guard.
silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Styles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Styles is trying to control the position but silva postures up.
silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Styles is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Styles has escaped and now he's on top!
silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Styles!
Styles working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Styles has worked his arm free - good work by Styles!
silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
silva is breathing heavily.
Styles wants to control but silva postures up.
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.
silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Styles misses with a wild combination.
silva lands a two punch combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice combination there by silva.
silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Styles sprawls well initially but silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
silva is working for a kimura but Styles is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
wanderlai silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Styles tries to avoid it but silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Styles to the ground. Styles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Styles throws a head kick but silva moves out of range.
Styles is looking to clinch.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for silva with that takedown attempt.
silva tries to keep at a distance but Styles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Styles prevents silva from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva tries for a takedown but Styles manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for wanderlai silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
silva is working for takedown but Styles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Styles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Styles connects with a nasty looking knee right to silva's face.
Styles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
silva tries to pull guard but Styles won't allow it.
Styles landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Styles.
silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Styles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Styles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Styles is trying to stall.
Styles connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Styles.
silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
silva working hard to break the clinch.
silva goes for a takedown attempt but Styles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Styles sprawls well. He's pushed silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Styles tries to avoid it but silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Styles to the ground. Styles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Styles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Styles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Styles sprawls well. He's pushed silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Styles misses.
silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Styles circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva shoots for a takedown but Styles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Styles tries to close the distance and clinch up but silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Styles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
wanderlai silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from silva.
Styles tries to close the distance and clinch up but silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
silva throws a shot from downtown. Styles moves away and avoids it.
silva shoots for a takedown but Styles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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.
Styles jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like wanderlai silva has been cut.
Styles throws a nice looking combination but silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Styles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and silva counters with a shoot takedown. Styles fights it but they end up in guard.
Styles wants to stand but silva is controlling the position.
silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Styles is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of silva, into his guard.
Styles trying to control but silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Styles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on wanderlai silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Styles has closed the distance and engaged silva in a clinch.
silva is trying to drag Styles to the mat but Styles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
silva can't break the clinch.
Styles lands a knee to the body.
Styles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite silva's efforts to push away.
silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Styles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Styles scores a nice knee to the body.
silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Styles smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for wanderlai silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Styles tries to clinch up but silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen Styles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Styles wants to clinch.
silva throws a head kick that misses.
Styles tries to clinch there but silva circles away.
Styles is looking to clinch.
Styles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Styles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
silva scores with a one two! Styles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Styles sprawls well. Styles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. silva gets slowly back to his feet.
silva has a takedown stuffed.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Styles.
Styles fails in his attempt to clinch.
silva lands with a hook. Styles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Styles fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from silva. Styles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Styles throws a right hand that silva ducks under and follows up with a left that silva also avoids with ease.
silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Styles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Styles swivels and escapes.
A jab from silva does it's job there.
silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Styles but Styles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four 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.
Styles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Styles is looking to clinch but silva is avoiding it.
Styles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles tries to clinch up but silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Styles avoids a punch combination nicely.
silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Styles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Styles is looking to clinch.
silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Styles is looking to clinch but silva is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allen Styles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Styles has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allen Styles!
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