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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Whacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whacker has chosen Hound Dog as his entrance music. Anderson Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Whacker!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whacker has managed to clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Whacker holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Whacker tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Whacker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Whacker. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whacker throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whacker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Elvis Whacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whacker swinging wildly here.
Whacker tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whacker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva drives through and clinches with Whacker against the cage.
Whacker lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Whacker wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Whacker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Whacker to his feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whacker defends it nicely.
Whacker clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Whacker shrugs it off.
Whacker lands a jab-cross combination.
Whacker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whacker clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whacker tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Whacker is trying to break free.
Whacker is trying to break free.
Whacker breaks from the clinch.
Whacker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elvis Whacker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whacker stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Whacker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Whacker.
Whacker cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whacker drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Whacker is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Whacker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Whacker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whacker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whacker works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Whacker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whacker lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whacker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Whacker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva keeps control of Whacker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whacker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Whacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whacker throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Whacker is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Whacker is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Whacker wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whacker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Whacker tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whacker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whacker throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Whacker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whacker looks to clinch
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Whacker's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva passes into half guard.
Whacker is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elvis Whacker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Whacker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whacker slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Whacker tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whacker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whacker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whacker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whacker misses with a head kick.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whacker throws and low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whacker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whacker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Whacker.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Whacker which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab lands there for Whacker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whacker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whacker throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Whacker wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Whacker won't be happy with that.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Whacker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Whacker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whacker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whacker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whacker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Whacker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva tries to control but Whacker wriggling away.
Whacker bucks up and throws Silva to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Whacker lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Whacker sprawls well.
Whacker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whacker as he jumps to the side.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Whacker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whacker wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes one on the button.
Whacker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Whacker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva dives in and grabs Whacker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whacker pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Whacker clinches.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whacker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Whacker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Whacker pushes him off.
A right-left combo lands from Whacker.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whacker swivels and escapes.
Whacker tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elvis Whacker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Whacker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from Whacker both land. Nice combination.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Whacker sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whacker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Whacker misses with the combination.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Whacker sprawls well.
Whacker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Whacker.
Whacker's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Whacker duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whacker drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Whacker is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Whacker.
Silva looking to stall.
Whacker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whacker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whacker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Whacker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whacker is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Whacker stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Whacker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whacker is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva has Whacker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Whacker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva tries for a takedown but Whacker manages to get underhooks.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Whacker manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whacker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Whacker is predictable there
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Whacker!
Silva won't let Whacker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Whacker is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Silva has taken his back!
Whacker looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Will Silva go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Whacker has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Silva loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Whacker hold on?
Silva has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Whacker has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Silva is punishing Whacker with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for the choke from the back.
Whacker wants to get back to his feet.
Silva lands shots from the back.
Silva is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Whacker knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Whacker for a finish.
Whacker wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Whacker wants to get back to his feet.
Silva has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Whacker controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Whacker has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Whacker has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whacker 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Anderson Silva!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Anderson Silva!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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