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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mart Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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192 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mart Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick from Silva lands but Bull takes it in his stride.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Bull saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bull scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bull.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Bull.
Silva tries to move into range but Bull moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva lands a high kick!
It looks like Mart Bull has been cut.
Silva dives in and grabs Bull's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bull pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Mart Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bull circles away.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Bull tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bull manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva avoids the body shot from Bull.
Bull displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bull misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Bull lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Bull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
Bull thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bull tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bull to the ground. Bull escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bull throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bull misses with a double jab.
Bull throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Mart Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Bull in the body.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bull shows good takedown defense.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bull - that will leave a mark!
Bull plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bull lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bull goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Bull, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Bull against the cage but Bull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Bull which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull stuffs the takedown.
Bull pushes Silva away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mart Bull's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bull lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bull lands a head shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Bull is having none of it.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Bull stuffs the takedown.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bull is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Bull circles away and we're back to standing.
Mart Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bull misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Bull, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Bull against the cage but Bull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Bull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bull.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bull misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Bull shrugs it off.
Bull throws a nice head kick!
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bull's waist but Bull gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bull.
Bull misses with a few strikes there.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bull.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bull lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bull sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Bull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Bull connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bull with a nice cross.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bull shows good takedown defense.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bull throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bull counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva moves away from the strike by Bull.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bull.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bull lands the left hand.
Mart Bull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Bull coming out on top.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bull.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bull tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bull to the ground. Bull escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bull.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Bull sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva dives in and grabs Bull's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bull pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bull scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bull moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Bull sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mart Bull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mart Bull's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Bull paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bull misses with a hook.
Silva catches Bull with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Bull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bull keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bull goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bull.
Bull scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Bull manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mart Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Bull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bull lands the left hand.
Bull lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bull throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Bull with a nice cross.
Bull blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bull sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bull scoring well with a low kick there.
Bull lands a high kick!
Silva tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bull.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bull throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva avoids the body shot from Bull.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bull throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Bull circles away.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Bull tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Bull tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Bull looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bull controls his leg.
Bull is not content to let Silva control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bull tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bull wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bull misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bull trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mart Bull.
I think Bull has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mart Bull!
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