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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyro Mancer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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187 cm
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm
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224 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyro Mancer! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Silva. Mancer blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva misses the jab. Mancer doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Mancer is avoiding it.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Mancer's head but Mancer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mancer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Silva is looking to land body kicks. A solid body kick from Mancer. Mancer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Mancer shrugs it off though. Nice jab there from Silva. Mancer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target. Mancer blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses. Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mancer ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mancer scores with a kick to the body.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Mancer moved out of range. Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably and Mancer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking. Mancer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mancer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Mancer tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mancer swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva. A jab from Silva misses. A head kick from Silva lands but Mancer takes it in his stride. A big right from Silva misses. Mancer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mancer slips under a jab. Mancer connects with an inside leg kick. Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mancer thows a leg kick but Silva checks it and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mancer.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mancer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. This has been an exciting period of action! Mancer digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected. Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Mancer lands a nice shot to the body. Mancer digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected. Silva is breathing heavily. Mancer tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body. Mancer avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva. Mancer cracks Silva with a nice body shot. Silva gets through Mancer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Mancer presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Silva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mancer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Mancer crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage. Nice body punch from Mancer - that landed with a thud.
Mancer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Mancer cracks Silva with a nice body shot. Mancer works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches. Mancer lands a body punch. Mancer lands an elbow inside. Mancer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Mancer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Mancer blocks with his arms.
Mancer digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected. Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A short body shot lands from Mancer as the two fighters clinch.
Silva letting Mancer take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mancer pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Mancer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mancer cracks Silva with a nice body shot. Mancer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Mancer is blocking nicely.
Mancer lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off. Mancer lands a body punch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mancer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Mancer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva. Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mancer lands with a short shot to the head. Nice body punch from Mancer. Mancer pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Mancer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not. Mancer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mancer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Mancer has Silva pushed against the cage. Mancer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Mancer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Mancer. Good body shot from Mancer.
Mancer blocks an elbow strike. Mancer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mancer trying to land knees to the body.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Mancer digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected. Mancer avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Mancer lands a knee to the body.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses. Mancer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Mancer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Mancer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards. Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mancer lands with a short head shot on the inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land. Mancer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mancer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Mancer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not. Mancer cracks Silva with a nice body shot. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mancer lands a body punch in the clinch. Mancer pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Mancer trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Mancer.
Still in the clinch, Mancer scores with a nice short uppercut. Mancer lands with a left to the head. Mancer is working Silva over against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyro Mancer dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Mancer throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease. The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mancer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva throws a hook but Mancer avoids it easily. Mancer tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it. Silva throws out a loose jab but Mancer uses good head movement to avoid it. Silva throws a lazy right hand but Mancer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mancer circles away from the clinch attempt and Mancer counters with a head kick. Silva misses with a leg kick and Mancer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Mancer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva throws the kick towards the body but Mancer avoids it. Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Mancer off balance momentarily. Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mancer can pounce on him.
Mancer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily. Silva tries to clinch but Mancer moves away and Mancer counters with an inside leg kick. A head kick misses from Mancer. Mancer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva. Mancer throws a leg kick and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Mancer is breathing heavily. Mancer is looking to chop away at Silva's legs. Nice defenses there by Mancer. Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Silva feints and then cracks Mancer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mancer down. Silva scores with a hook. Silva throws a leg kick which misses Mancer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mancer tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mancer throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mancer. Mancer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva. Silva throws a head kick that misses and Mancer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Mancer blocks with his arms.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mancer walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Mancer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva tries to clinch but Mancer is having none of it. Mancer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Mancer manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Mancer misses with a leg kick and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mancer slips a straight right by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mancer slips a straight right by Silva. Silva connects with a leg kick. Mancer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Silva misses with an uppercut. Mancer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva throws a head kick but Mancer moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Mancer. Mancer swings away with a leg kick that misses. Mancer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Pyro Mancer seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mancer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mancer. That did some damage! Silva throws a push kick but Mancer slaps the foot to one side. Mancer staying out of range there. Mancer ducks under a wild hook from Silva. Mancer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Jab by Silva. Silva misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva misses with an uppercut. Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mancer is out of range and Silva settles back down. Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva instigates a clinch. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Mancer is working Silva over against the cage. Silva takes a shot to the head. Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Mancer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Mancer tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Mancer back against the cage. Mancer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it. Mancer avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Mancer blocks an elbow strike. Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Silva tries to pull guard but Mancer won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Mancer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mancer scores with a shoulder strike. A body shot lands from Mancer.
Mancer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Mancer has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him. Silva lands an elbow inside that Mancer shrugs off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyro Mancer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva throws a jab when Mancer was well out of range. Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mancer moves away from the strike by Silva. Mancer moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva. Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Mancer counters with a left to the body. A nice leg kick lands there from Silva. Mancer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Mancer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A jab from Silva misses. A shot to the liver by Mancer. Beautiful body shot. Mancer connects with the punch. Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Mancer should have avoided that one. Silva throws a body kick the misses enabling Mancer to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva thows a leg kick but Mancer checks it and Mancer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush. Mancer tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch. Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Mancer avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mancer.
Mancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Mancer lands a left hand.
Mancer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not. Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pyro Mancer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Mancer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside. Mancer pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. The referee is keeping an eye on Mancer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mancer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Mancer. Mancer lands a body shot. Mancer tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body. A right hand to the body from Mancer.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mancer tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body. Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mancer avoids it. A left hand lands to the body for Mancer.
Mancer scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mancer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Mancer pressing his opponent against the cage. Mancer scores with an uppercut up the middle. Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mancer blocks it with crossed arms. A right hand to the body from Mancer.
A short body shot lands from Mancer as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mancer as the two fighters clinch.
Mancer missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mancer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Mancer scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head. Mancer tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body. Good body shot from Mancer.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mancer's brow. Silva avoiding damage as Mancer throws knees to the body.
Mancer working some nice short punches in the clinch. Mancer blocks the elbow strike.
Mancer lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mancer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mancer avoids it. Mancer scores with a shoulder strike. Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mancer has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mancer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards. Mancer lands a nice uppercut. Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mancer is defending well for now. Mancer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mancer cracks Silva with a nice body shot. Mancer lands a nice shot to the body. Mancer lands with a light punch inside. Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Mancer blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Mancer scores with a shoulder strike. Mancer lands a body shot. Mancer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mancer. Mancer cracks Silva with a nice body shot. Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Mancer.
A shot in the inside from Mancer. Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Mancer lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards. Mancer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mancer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mancer presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mancer tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Mancer blocks with his arms.
Mancer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mancer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Mancer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Mancer lands a nice shot to the body. Mancer presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Mancer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it. Mancer lands a body punch in the clinch. A right hook to the body lands for Mancer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mancer. Mancer digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank. A right hand to the body from Mancer.
Mancer lands a nice shot to the body. Mancer lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Mancer. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mancer just stands there and leans against the cage. Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Mancer. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mancer works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches. Mancer pressing his opponent against the cage. Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mancer avoids it. Mancer lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyro Mancer really dominated that round. That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mancer scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Silva moves in looking to clinch but Mancer pushes him off. Mancer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva. Silva loads up on a big right hand but Mancer slips the punch. Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mancer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range. Silva misses with a hook. Mancer ducked under it nicely. Silva misses with a body shot
and Mancer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Silva throws a quick inside leg kick. Mancer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva. Mancer scores with a kick to the midsection. Mancer checks a leg kick. Silva tries to land a leg kick but Mancer saw it coming and moves away.
Mancer moves away from the strike by Silva. Mancer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round. Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination! Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva lands the left hand. Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mancer. Silva misses with an uppercut. Mancer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva throws a hook but Mancer avoids it easily. Mancer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab. Silva wants to clinch and Mancer counters with a head kick. Mancer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout. Mancer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Mancer misses with a leg kick and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mancer tries to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Silva misses with a straight right. The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Silva tries to clinch but Mancer moves out of range. Mancer swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva. Silva throws a shot from downtown. Mancer moves away and avoids it. Silva loads up on a big right hand but Mancer slips the punch. Silva cracks the inside of Mancer's front leg. Silva throws a low kick but Mancer moves out of range easily. A kick lands to the mid section there for Mancer. An inside leg kick from Mancer misses. A head kick misses from Mancer. A low kick from Silva misses and Mancer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush. Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mancer counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mancer 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 scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mancer's calf. Mancer is looking to score with low kicks. Silva wants to clinch up but Mancer keeps it at a distance. Silva throws a jab when Mancer was well out of range. Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Mancer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Mancer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range. Silva moves into the clinch. Mancer avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva lands an elbow just above Mancer 's eye. Silva takes an elbow to the temple. Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Mancer is blocking nicely.
Mancer blocks the elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Mancer avoids the damage to the body. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Mancer blocks with his arms.
Mancer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mancer's brow. Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mancer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mancer lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment. Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mancer blocks it with crossed arms. Mancer trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mancer.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Mancer blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mancer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mancer avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Mancer avoids the damage to the body. Mancer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mancer scores with a nice short uppercut. Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyro Mancer dominated that fourth round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mancer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Mancer's head back.
Mancer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away. A bone on bone clash there as Mancer blocks the leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up and Mancer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush. Silva connects with a leg kick. Mancer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Mancer counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Mancer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Silva throws a series of punches but Mancer avoids them all with ease. Silva misses with a head kick.
Mancer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mancer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Mancer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Silva darts in and clinches Mancer up against the cage. Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Mancer as the two fighters clinch.
Mancer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Mancer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Mancer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mancer avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva. Mancer lands on the inside with an uppercut. Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top. Mancer scores with a nice hook to the head. A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land. Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Mancer.
Mancer lands a body shot. Mancer lands a shot to the body. Mancer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Mancer lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment. Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mancer missing with knees to the body.
Mancer lands a body shot. Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mancer scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head. Silva misses with a knee to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Mancer. Mancer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards. Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Mancer leaning against his opponent.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Mancer blocks an elbow strike. Silva misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mancer. Silva lands a knee to the head.
Mancer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva tries to pull guard but Mancer holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Mancer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Mancer trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Silva misses with a knee to the head. Mancer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Mancer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head. Silva avoiding damage as Mancer throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mancer is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mancer avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva. A right hand to the body from Mancer.
Mancer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Silva misses with a knee strike.
Mancer works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches. Nice elbow from Mancer. A right hand to the body from Mancer.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mancer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Mancer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mancer avoids it. Mancer blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Mancer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Mancer lands a shoulder strike. Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Mancer lands a shot to the body. Mancer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nice elbow from Mancer. Nice body punch from Mancer - that landed with a thud.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mancer trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mancer presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Pyro Mancer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mancer blocks an elbow strike. Mancer blocks the elbow strike.
Mancer avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva. Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Mancer avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva. Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses. Mancer lands a nice shot to the body. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mancer's brow. Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mancer is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Silva trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mancer's brow. Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses. Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Mancer avoids the damage to the body. Mancer is working Silva over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Pyro Mancer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Mancer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyro Mancer! Pyro Mancer is the new light heavyweight champion!
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