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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BB Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with BB Man's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BB Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Man takes the fight into the clinch.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Man lands a left hand.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
Man has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man smiles and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man instigates a clinch.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Man decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Man defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Man moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Come on Man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva wants to break free but Man has control.
Man is working Silva over against the cage.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Man keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva looking for a takedown.
BB Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Silva jumps guard but Man stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva is trying to drag Man to the mat but Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Man is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva letting Man take a breather here.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
A short uppercut from Man.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Man for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man smiles and moves away.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a combination
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BB Man dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Man digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Man pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Man has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
Man is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Man stalling in the clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Man.
Man digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man has Silva pushed against the cage.
Man lands a shot to the body.
Man is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
BB Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Man has Silva pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Man seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by BB Man.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Man digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Man.
Man gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man stalling in the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by BB Man.
Man forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Man keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Man.
A hook to the body from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BB Man dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man taking a breather.
Silva has Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva wants to break free but Man has control.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Man's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man smiles and moves away.
BB Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Silva throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Man.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Silva is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Man stalling in the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by BB Man.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Man finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
BB Man is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a combination
and Man counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
BB Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Man.
Stalling in the clinch from Man.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Man cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Man lands an uppercut.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Man has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Man presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BB Man clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by BB Man.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Man is struggling to control the position.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by BB Man.
Man clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Man.
BB Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Man keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Man.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Man lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Man to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a shot to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Man has Silva pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by BB Man.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Man clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man pressing his opponent against the cage.
Man cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Man.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva has Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BB Man had his way with Wanderlei Silva in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Man.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva tries to pull guard but Man won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by BB Man.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Man has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Man cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva letting Man take a breather here.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Man.
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by BB Man.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Man clinches up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Man presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
Man is struggling to control the position.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee calls for Man to work.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva letting Man take a breather here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
BB Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BB Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
BB Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BB Man!
A pretty intense looking BB Man took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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hype
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