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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Giant!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Giant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giant looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Giant manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva shoots and misses
and Giant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Giant to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hook to the body lands for Giant.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giant is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Giant manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Giant is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Giant is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by El Giant.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Giant counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giant clinches.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giant blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to pull guard but Giant holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Giant lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Giant sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Giant stands up from half guard.
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.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Giant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Giant counters by moving into the clinch.
Giant pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giant kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Giant moves out of range easily.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Giant counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Giant to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Giant moves out of range easily.
Giant throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva tries for a takedown but Giant circles away easily
and Giant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Giant.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Giant is blocking nicely.
Giant drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Giant dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Giant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Giant is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Giant persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Giant sitting in guard here, content to control.
Giant advances to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Giant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. El Giant was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Giant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Giant.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Giant in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Giant gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Giant controlling the action here.
Giant gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Giant counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Giant to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva shoots and misses
and Giant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
El Giant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giant avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Giant moves out of range.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Giant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Giant manages to get underhooks.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Giant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giant avoids the head kick by Silva.
Giant looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries for a takedown but Giant circles away easily
and Giant counters with a two punch combo.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Giant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Giant counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Giant clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four 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.
Giant just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Giant decides to pull guard.
Giant wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Giant is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silva tries to pull guard but Giant won't allow it.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giant blocks it with crossed arms.
Giant has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Giant dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Giant works his way into full mount!
Giant controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Giant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva misses with a takedown
and Giant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Giant has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Giant gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Giant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Giant stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Giant counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Giant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Giant.
Giant is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Giant down to the mat. Giant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Giant throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Giant moves into the clinch.
Giant is stalling here.
Giant receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
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 Giant walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Giant counter with a right hand.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giant takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries for a takedown but Giant circles away easily
and Giant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Giant.
Silva jumps guard but Giant stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Giant has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Giant pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Giant dives into Silva's guard.
Giant passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant slows the pace down.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Giant trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Giant advances nicely into full mount.
Giant get's back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Giant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giant 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Giant!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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