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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bahn Boonliang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bahn Boonliang! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice inside leg kick there by Boonliang. That's going to slow Silva down. Boonliang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Boonliang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boonliang throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Boonliang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boonliang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boonliang tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it. Silva blocks a head kick by Boonliang.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boonliang connects with a high kick. Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boonliang. Silva shrugs it off though. Silva tries to clinch there but Boonliang circles away.
Boonliang tries a head kick but it misses.
Boonliang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boonliang throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off. Boonliang scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boonliang. Bahn Boonliang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boonliang misses with a body kick. Boonliang thumps Silva with a low kick. Boonliang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boonliang misses with a body kick. Silva staying out of range there. Boonliang looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming. Boonliang throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Boonliang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Boonliang throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. Silva is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Boonliang circles away.
Silva blocks a leg kick. Boonliang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Silva avoids the head kick by Boonliang.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boonliang swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silva wants to clinch. Boonliang throws a half hearted mid kick. An inside leg kick lands from Boonliang. Silva moves in looking to clinch but Boonliang pushes him off. Boonliang throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boonliang is looking to land body kicks. Boonliang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Boonliang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boonliang misses with a head kick.
Boonliang goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Boonliang throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Boonliang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Boonliang wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs. Boonliang looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away. Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork. A head kick misses from Boonliang. Boonliang throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. Boonliang looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boonliang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Boonliang settles back down. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick. Boonliang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf. Boonliang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boonliang throws a body kick that misses. Silva blocks a head kick by Boonliang.
Boonliang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boonliang is looking to score with low kicks. Boonliang throws a leg kick that misses. A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick. Boonliang throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Boonliang only half commits. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bahn Boonliang dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Boonliang. Boonliang misses with a leg kick. A kick lands to the mid section there for Boonliang. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boonliang paws at him with a jab and circles away. Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Boonliang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Silva blocks a head kick by Boonliang.
Boonliang throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off. Boonliang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick. Boonliang wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range. Boonliang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Boonliang throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. Boonliang is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boonliang misses with a head kick.
Boonliang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Boonliang throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side. A head kick misses from Boonliang. Boonliang throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range. Boonliang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf. Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boonliang. That one must have hurt. Boonliang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Boonliang scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva is looking to clinch but Boonliang is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boonliang.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boonliang scoring well with a low kick there.
Boonliang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily. Boonliang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Boonliang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boonliang. Boonliang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boonliang is looking to score with low kicks. Silva avoids the head kick by Boonliang.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boonliang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Boonliang thumps Silva with a low kick. Silva blocks a head kick by Boonliang.
Boonliang tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Boonliang throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Boonliang only half commits. Boonliang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage! Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Boonliang.
Boonliang misses with a kick to the body.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Boonliang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boonliang misses with a kick to the body.
Boonliang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Boonliang.
Boonliang throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boonliang. Boonliang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boonliang looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming. Silva takes a kick to the side of the head. Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva tries to clinch but Boonliang moves out of range. Boonliang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover. Boonliang thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bahn Boonliang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Boonliang. A head kick misses from Boonliang. Boonliang cracks the inside of Silva's front leg. Boonliang is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks. Silva wants to clinch up but Boonliang keeps it at a distance. Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boonliang. Boonliang obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva blocks a head kick by Boonliang.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boonliang. Boonliang throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Boonliang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boonliang tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boonliang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boonliang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boonliang misses with a low kick. Boonliang misses with a head kick.
Boonliang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Boonliang circles away.
Boonliang throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Boonliang throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Boonliang missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Boonliang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two 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 is looking to clinch but Boonliang is avoiding it.
Boonliang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Boonliang misses. Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Boonliang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boonliang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Good leg kick by Boonliang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boonliang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Silva tries to clinch up. Silva avoids the head kick by Boonliang.
Boonliang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boonliang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva. Boonliang looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away. An inside leg kick lands from Boonliang. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick. Boonliang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Boonliang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning. Boonliang tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it. Silva tries to clinch up but Boonliang circles away and keeps his distance. Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boonliang. Boonliang obviously looking to wear him down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boonliang.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boonliang can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boonliang.
Boonliang is looking to chop away at Silva's legs. Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Boonliang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boonliang wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs. Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Boonliang lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Boonliang feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boonliang, right into the meat.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bahn Boonliang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Boonliang throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Bahn Boonliang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Boonliang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bahn Boonliang!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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