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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Van Wissil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Break. The key to victory for Anderson da Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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184 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson da Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Van Wissil! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! da Silva tries for a takedown but Van Wissil circles away easily and Van Wissil counters with a nice uppercut. da Silva fails with the takedown and Van Wissil counters with a lovely straight right hand! Van Wissil bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Van Wissil advances to mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Van Wissil prevents da Silva from getting the reversal. da Silva tries to hold on but Van Wissil postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. da Silva regains half guard. da Silva trying to control from the bottom.
da Silva tries to roll over but Van Wissil keeps him under control. da Silva is working hard here to advance position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. da Silva trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
da Silva tries to reverse the position but Van Wissil maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Wissil takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. da Silva is looking to improve his position but Van Wissil isn't that keen on the idea. Van Wissil takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Wissil dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
da Silva wants to clinch and Van Wissil counters with a single leg into guard. da Silva didn't expect that. da Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Wissil's guard. Van Wissil has a closed guard, preventing da Silva from standing up. Van Wissil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. da Silva trying to control but Van Wissil is working from the bottom. da Silva stops Van Wissil from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Wissil has his feet on da Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Anderson da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. da Silva misses with a takedown attempt and Van Wissil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Van Wissil is looking to advance position but da Silva won't allow it. da Silva pushes Van Wissil off looking to stand but Van Wissil dives back in and keeps control.
Van Wissil not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. da Silva is trying to stand back up but Van Wissil is controlling him
Van Wissil seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Van Wissil wasn't active enough on the ground. Van Wissil checks a low kick from da Silva. Van Wissil feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. da Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Wissil's guard. Van Wissil keeping moving, preventing da Silva from controlling successfully. Van Wissil wants to stand up but da Silva is controlling him. da Silva wanted to stand there but Van Wissil had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. da Silva wants to pass the guard but Van Wissil is keeping the position. Van Wissil can't keep his opponent in guard - da Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. da Silva is keen to just control but Van Wissil is a slippery customer. Van Wissil is trying to stand.
da Silva tries to pass to full mount but Van Wissil defends it. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Van Wissil wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Wissil 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!
da Silva tries to sprawl but Van Wissil drives through with a takedown into half guard. da Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Van Wissil controlling the action here. Van Wissil prevents da Silva from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Wissil with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. da Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Van Wissil won't allow da Silva to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. da Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Wissil controls the pace. da Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike Van Wissil has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. da Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Wissil moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Van Wissil drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Van Wissil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. da Silva is keeping the position for now. da Silva trying to control the position.
Van Wissil stays in close to da Silva's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. da Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Wissil is controlling him. Anderson da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mike Van Wissil has got the better of the ground game so far.
And that's the end of the fight! Mike Van Wissil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Van Wissil 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Van Wissil!
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energy
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hype
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