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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Felguk-2nite. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonardo Silva's calf.
Leonardo Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anderson Silva wants to land a leg kick but Leonardo Silva is out of range.
No luck for Leonardo Silva with that takedown attempt.
Anderson Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Leonardo Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Leonardo Silva wants to control from the top but Anderson Silva keeps moving.
Anderson Silva wants to stand and escape but Leonardo Silva is having none of it.
Anderson Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Leonardo Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leonardo Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leonardo Silva checks a leg kick.
Anderson Silva throws a leg kick but Leonardo Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leonardo Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson Silva throws a combination that misses
and Leonardo Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anderson Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo Silva.
Leonardo Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leonardo Silva blocking some punches.
Leonardo Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson Silva.
Leonardo Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonardo Silva instigates a clinch.
Leonardo Silva is trying to break the clinch but Anderson Silva is controlling him.
Anderson Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonardo Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Silva throws a hook but Leonardo Silva avoids it easily.
Leonardo Silva shoots in for a takedown but Anderson Silva shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonardo Silva shoots in for a takedown but Anderson Silva shows good takedown defense.
Anderson Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson Silva wants to clinch
and Leonardo Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Leonardo Silva trying to move into half guard but instead Anderson Silva has managed to sweep!
Leonardo Silva trying to control the position.
Anderson Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leonardo Silva is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva is trying to keep Anderson Silva in close.
Leonardo Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We're going to have a standup here because Leonardo Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anderson Silva throws a leg kick
and Leonardo Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson Silva.
Leonardo Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva shoots in but Anderson Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leonardo Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Leonardo Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Leonardo Silva backwards.
Leonardo Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson Silva has double underhooks.
Anderson Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonardo Silva.
Anderson Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leonardo Silva's efforts to push away.
Leonardo Silva is trying to force a seperation but Anderson Silva has the dominant position.
Anderson Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonardo Silva.
Leonardo Silva is trying to push Anderson Silva away but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leonardo Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson Silva misses with some punches.
Leonardo Silva can't break the clinch.
Leonardo Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leonardo Silva wants to break free but Anderson Silva has control.
Leonardo Silva tries to break free but Anderson Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Leonardo Silva.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leonardo Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson Silva tries to clinch but Leonardo Silva is having none of it.
Anderson Silva misses with a left hand
and Leonardo Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Leonardo Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson Silva thinking.
No luck for Leonardo Silva with that takedown attempt.
Leonardo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Leonardo Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonardo Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Leonardo Silva wants to control from the top but Anderson Silva keeps moving.
Anderson Silva keeping full guard, as Leonardo Silva tries to pass.
Leonardo Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anderson Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leonardo Silva is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva is pulling down on Anderson Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson Silva, at least for the moment.
That's two 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leonardo Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anderson Silva tries to clinch but Leonardo Silva moves away
and Leonardo Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonardo Silva shoots in for a takedown but Anderson Silva shows good takedown defense.
Leonardo Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leonardo Silva somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonardo Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson Silva can pounce on him.
Anderson Silva misses with an uppercut
and Leonardo Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson Silva didn't expect that.
Anderson Silva controlling Leonardo Silva's posture.
Anderson Silva looking to control.
Leonardo Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Leonardo Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leonardo Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leonardo Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leonardo Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonardo Silva.
Leonardo Silva shoots in and drives through. Anderson Silva sprawls well.
Leonardo Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Leonardo Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Leonardo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leonardo Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leonardo Silva trying to control but Anderson Silva is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Leonardo Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anderson Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leonardo Silva is out of range and Anderson Silva settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson Silva motions for Leonardo Silva to come forward. Anderson Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson Silva throws a leg kick but Leonardo Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leonardo Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson Silva is fending him off so far but Leonardo Silva persists. Nope, Anderson Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson Silva throws a low kick but Leonardo Silva moves out of range easily.
Anderson Silva tries to clinch but Leonardo Silva is having none of it.
Anderson Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Leonardo Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson Silva backing up. Anderson Silva nods at Leonardo Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson Silva misses with a low kick.
Leonardo Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Leonardo Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anderson Silva is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Anderson Silva!
Leonardo Silva controlling from the full mount.
Leonardo Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anderson Silva for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leonardo Silva.
Anderson Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leonardo Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Leonardo Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson Silva's guard.
Leonardo Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva wants to control from the top but Anderson Silva keeps moving.
Leonardo Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Anderson Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Leonardo Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson Silva has Leonardo Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Anderson Silva throws a leg kick but Leonardo Silva checks it.
Anderson Silva clinches.
Anderson Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson Silva tries to land a leg kick but Leonardo Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Anderson Silva stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leonardo Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson Silva swivels and escapes.
Anderson Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leonardo Silva is out of range.
Anderson Silva misses with an uppercut
and Leonardo Silva moves into the clinch.
Anderson Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leonardo Silva blocks an uppercut.
Anderson Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonardo Silva tries to break free but Anderson Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Leonardo Silva is trying to break the clinch but Anderson Silva is controlling him.
Leonardo Silva can't break the clinch.
Leonardo Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Anderson Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo Silva 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leonardo Silva, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Leonardo Silva!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Leonardo Silva!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Leonardo Silva!
Leonardo Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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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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