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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willian Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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193 cm
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263 lbs
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190 cm
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Willian Oliveira! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice body kick there by Silva. A chopping leg kick lands by Silva. Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Oliveira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Silva lands a nice hook to Oliveira's body. Oliveira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva lands with a right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Oliveira shrugs it off though. Silva lands a body shot.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Oliveira's head back.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Oliveira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oliveira somewhat. Oliveira is breathing heavily. Oliveira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oliveira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva lands a head kick. Oliveira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oliveira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willian Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him. Silva lands a head kick. Oliveira smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Silva scores with a jab. Oliveira acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Oliveira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick misses from Silva. Good shot there by Silva. Silva tests Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot. Oliveira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Silva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Oliveira. Silva kicks Oliveira off and gets to his feet. Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Oliveira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Oliveira's side. This has been an exciting period of action! Oliveira looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well. Oliveira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliveira showed some decent athleticism there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Oliveira prevents Silva from standing back up.
Oliveira is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position. Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oliveira scores with a couple of nice shots. Oliveira prevents Silva from standing back up.
Silva is not content to let Oliveira control the position. Oliveira prevents Silva from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Oliveira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Oliveira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Silva is staying active underneath Oliveira, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Silva pushes Oliveira off looking to stand but Oliveira dives back in and keeps control.
Oliveira tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it. Silva wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Oliveira throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely. Oliveira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oliveira lands a nice short elbow. Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oliveira scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Oliveira walks into a straight right hand from Silva. Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva connects with a body shot. Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Silva misses with a body shot.
Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. A left lands for Silva. Silva throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range. Oliveira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Oliveira scoring with punches to the head and body. Oliveira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Oliveira working some strikes from top position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Silva. Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup. Oliveira looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well. Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliveira. Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Willian Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oliveira. That did some damage! Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Oliveira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing. Silva connects with the punch. Excellent takedown into side control there by Oliveira. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Silva struggling a bit here. Oliveira scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Oliveira has just dragged him back down to the mat. Oliveira landing strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oliveira is working to tighten is grip on Silva's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Silva has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Oliveira is really squeezing tight and eventually Silva passes out! Oliveira breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Willian Oliveira!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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