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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Witer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Wanderlei Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Witer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva works over Witer's head and body with a nice combination.
Witer dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Witer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Witer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Witer.
Witer won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Witer stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Witer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Witer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witer trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Witer slips nicely into half guard.
Witer wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Witer not doing much here.
Witer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Witer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
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.
Witer is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Witer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Witer circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Witer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Witer tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Witer shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Witer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Witer closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Witer is controlling the position.
Witer breaks from the clinch.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Witer dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Witer's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Witer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Witer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva is not content to let Witer control the position.
Witer is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witer prevents Silva from standing back up.
Witer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Witer seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Witer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Witer.
Witer closes the distance and clinches.
Witer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Witer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Witer dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Witer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Witer wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working an open guard so Witer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Witer has managed to clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Witer is controlling him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva wants to break free but Witer has control.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Witer - that landed with a thud.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Witer is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Witer won't allow it.
Witer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Witer just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Witer prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Witer breaks from the clinch.
Witer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva looks to land a combination but Witer avoids it well.
Witer throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Witer has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Witer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Witer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Witer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Witer tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Witer controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Witer's attempts to control the action.
Witer working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Witer dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Witer fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Witer shoots in.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Witer or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Witer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Witer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Alex Witer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva tries to bum rush Witer with a series of wild strikes but Witer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to bum rush Witer with a series of wild strikes but Witer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Witer pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Witer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Witer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Witer counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Witer dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Witer throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Witer slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Witer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Witer.
Silva tries to circle away but Witer has him pinned against the cage.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Witer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Witer keeps him there for the moment.
Silva wants to break free but Witer has control.
Witer manages to break the clinch.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva tries to bum rush Witer with a series of wild strikes but Witer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Witer backs up against the cage.
Witer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva misses with the combination.
Witer shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Witer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Witer tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries to bum rush Witer with a series of wild strikes but Witer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva throws a right and a left that Witer avoids nicely.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva looks to land a combination but Witer avoids it well.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Witer.
Witer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Witer shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a series of punches but Witer moves out of range.
Witer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Witer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Witer sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witer controlling the action here.
Witer wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Witer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Witer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Witer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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