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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinical Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cpw comes into the arena with Purple Rain blaring out of the sound system. Silva has chosen Thunderstruck by AC/DC as his entrance music. 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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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinical Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Andy Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to work over Cpw's front leg with a kick but Cpw checks it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Cpw keeps it at a distance.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Cpw counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cpw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cpw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Cpw blocks the leg kick.
Cpw checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cpw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cpw misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a jab when Cpw was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpw tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws the left hand but Cpw avoids the punch easily.
Silva blocks a jab.
Cpw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cpw throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Cpw throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That kick from Silva tenderised Cpw's leg. Cpw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Cpw takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Cpw avoids it.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Cpw sees coming a mile off.
Cpw shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Cpw to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cpw keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cpw bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Cpw misses with an uppercut.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cpw checks a low kick from Silva.
Cpw lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Cpw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cpw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Cpw's knee but Cpw avoids it well.
Cpw 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.
Nice body punch from Cpw.
Cpw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cpw's hands.
Cpw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cpw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Cpw avoids it.
Cpw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Silva is looking to chop away at Cpw's legs.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cpw.
It looks like Andy Silva has been cut.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cpw.
Silva tries a low kick but Cpw avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cpw is able to avoid easily.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cpw's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cpw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Cpw's knee but Cpw avoids it well.
Cpw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cpw will feel that in the morning.
Cpw throws a good cross that connects.
Cpw throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Cpw looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cpw.
Cpw blocks a low kick nicely.
Andy Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cpw lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Cpw down.
Silva lands a head shot.
It looks like Clinical Cpw has been cut.
Cpw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Cpw moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Cpw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva throws a head kick that Cpw semi-blocks.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Cpw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Cpw.
Cpw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cpw scrambles back to his feet.
Cpw misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Cpw counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva avoids the body shot from Cpw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cpw throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cpw misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the body from Cpw misses
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cpw.
Cpw throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva 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.
Cpw lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Cpw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cpw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva thumps Cpw with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Cpw moved out of range nicely.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cpw scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cpw.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cpw blocks it with crossed arms.
Cpw tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva has Cpw pushed against the cage.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva feints and then cracks Cpw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cpw down.
Cpw moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Cpw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Andy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cpw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva checks a low kick from Cpw.
Silva swings for the body but Cpw moves out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Cpw's front leg but catches the back leg as Cpw tries to avoid it.
Cpw misses with a wild body shot.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Cpw looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Cpw counters with a nice body shot.
Cpw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Cpw throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cpw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cpw misses with a wild combination.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cpw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cpw misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cpw.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cpw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva has Cpw pressed against the cage, preventing Cpw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Cpw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cpw walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cpw. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cpw moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cpw misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Cpw sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cpw.
Cpw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Cpw.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cpw.
Cpw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Cpw manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cpw misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Silva really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Cpw off balance momentarily.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cpw backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cpw misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Cpw 's knee.
Cpw moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Cpw scores with a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva wants to slow Cpw down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Cpw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva wants to clinch but Cpw slips to the side
and Cpw counters with a two punch combo.
Cpw misses with the combination.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cpw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Cpw throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpw lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva thows a body kick. Cpw tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Cpw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Cpw 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.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva rushes Cpw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva keeps control of Cpw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva has Cpw pressed against the cage, preventing Cpw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Cpw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Cpw working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cpw is trying to break free.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cpw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Silva dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cpw blocks a head kick by Silva.
Cpw lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cpw throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cpw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva tries to work over Cpw's front leg with a kick but Cpw checks it.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Cpw keeps the fight on the outside.
Cpw just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Cpw moves his leg out of the way.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cpw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cpw throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a low kick as Cpw jumps back.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cpw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cpw lands a nice shot to the body.
Cpw checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cpw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva thows a body kick. Cpw tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cpw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cpw misses the shot to the body.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Cpw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Cpw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cpw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cpw will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cpw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cpw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cpw manages to avoid it.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cpw.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Clinical Cpw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cpw tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Andy Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cpw throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva walks into a jab.
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 Clinical Cpw.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Andy Silva!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Andy Silva!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Andy Silva!
Andy Silva wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Andy Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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