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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cheol Sannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheol Sannon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheol Sannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sannon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sannon scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Sannon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sannon stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sannon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sannon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sannon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sannon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sannon throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sannon's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Sannon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Sannon to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to stand but Sannon is controlling from the bottom.
Silva stops Sannon from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sannon lands an uppercut.
Sannon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Sannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva landing knees to the head.
It looks like Cheol Sannon has been cut.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Sannon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Sannon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sannon is breathing heavily.
Sannon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sannon prevents Silva from standing back up.
Sannon gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Sannon shoots in.
Sannon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Silva.
Cheol Sannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Sannon pushes him off.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva wants to clinch up but Sannon keeps it at a distance.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Sannon circles away.
Sannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva has Sannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Sannon in his tracks for a moment.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Sannon blocks with his arms.
Sannon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sannon's face.
Silva with a knee to the head.
A short right from Sannon.
Sannon is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Sannon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sannon's defenses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva working Sannon over with knees to the body.
Sannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Sannon's ribcage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sannon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sannon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Sannon manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sannon thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva wants to stand up but Sannon is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to control the position.
Sannon postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheol Sannon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cheol Sannon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Sannon moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Sannon clinches with his opponent.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Sannon blocks it.
Sannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sannon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Sannon wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Sannon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sannon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is looking to clinch but Sannon is avoiding it.
Silva wants to clinch.
Sannon avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sannon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sannon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheol Sannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sannon tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Sannon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sannon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Sannon lands an elbow.
Sannon cracks Silva with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sannon is chipping away with strikes.
Sannon tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sannon in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sannon wants to control for a moment but Silva uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sannon winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sannon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sannon throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sannon's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Sannon is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
Sannon is trying to keep Silva in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sannon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Cheol Sannon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cheol Sannon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sannon trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sannon into the cage.
Sannon gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sannon decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sannon shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Sannon. Sannon gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sannon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sannon keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheol Sannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva rushes Sannon and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sannon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva prevents a body shot from Sannon.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sannon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Sannon 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheol Sannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Sannon blocks it.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sannon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Sannon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Sannon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Sannon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sannon working aggressively here.
Sannon 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.
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 taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva is looking to control Sannon's arms but Sannon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Sannon tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Sannon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sannon tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva trying to stall but Sannon improves his position.
Sannon can't get the takedown.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Sannon gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wanderlei Silva.
Sannon ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Sannon misses with a combination
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sannon.
A body shot lands from Sannon.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Sannon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Sannon's takedown attempt.
Sannon has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sannon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Sannon dives into Silva's guard.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sannon.
Sannon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sannon throwing strikes but missing.
Sannon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sannon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sannon.
Sannon is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Sannon working some strikes from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sannon misses with a few strikes there.
Sannon wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Sannon slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Sannon fails with a takedown attempt.
Sannon cracks Silva with a good jab.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sannon tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Sannon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cheol Sannon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sannon throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wanderlei Silva.
I think Sannon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cheol Sannon!
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