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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Lee looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a push kick.
Lee misses with a combination
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lee tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Lee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Silva counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Lee tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva 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 can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lee uses from the top position.
Lee tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva managing to control the position.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Lee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee throws a body kick the misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva pulls Lee into guard.
Silva pushes Lee off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva pulls Lee into guard.
Silva has his feet on Lee's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Lee misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Lee shrugs it off.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Lee shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
Silva clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lee uses from the top position.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva is pulling down on Lee's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva controlling Lee's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anderson Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Lee shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva pulls guard.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lee blocks a head kick by Silva.
Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
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 Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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