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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silas Redd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen Skyscrapers - Ready, Set, Fall! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silas Redd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Redd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Redd scores with a spinning back kick!
Anderson throws a push kick but Redd slaps the foot to one side.
Redd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Redd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson throws a low kick but Redd avoids it.
Anderson takes a swing at Redd's ribcage but misses.
Anderson takes a swing at Redd's ribcage but misses.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Redd moved away.
Redd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Redd, right into the meat.
Redd cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Redd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Redd swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Redd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Redd.
Anderson 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.
Redd lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Redd lands with a nice body kick.
Silas Redd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redd throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redd was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Redd throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Redd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Redd scores with a leg kick.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redd lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Redd misses with a head kick.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redd.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Redd's ribs.
Redd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson tries to bum rush Redd with a series of wild strikes but Redd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Redd counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Redd checks it.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Redd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Redd's defenses.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Redd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Redd thumps Anderson with a low kick.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Redd's leg. Redd is trying to keep his angry face on.
A leg kick checked by Anderson.
Redd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Redd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redd manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redd jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Redd checks a low kick from Anderson.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Redd feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Redd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Redd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Redd rather than just go for the knockout.
Redd lands a body shot.
Redd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Redd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Redd throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Redd throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silas Redd dominated that round.
That's time! Redd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Redd motions for Anderson to come forward. Redd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redd.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Redd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Redd is just out of range.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Redd counters with a big head kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Redd counters with a nice kick to the body.
Redd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Redd blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Redd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redd avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Anderson Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Redd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Redd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Redd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Redd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redd moves away.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Redd avoids nicely.
Anderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Redd.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Redd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Redd.
Silas Redd is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a swing at Redd's ribcage but misses.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redd circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Redd avoids it well.
Redd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Redd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Redd to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Redd counters with a solid body kick.
Redd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Redd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crunch! Redd slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Redd feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Anderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Redd. That one must have hurt.
Redd scores with a kick to the body.
Redd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Redd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redd throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Redd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Redd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Redd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Redd scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redd feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Redd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Redd!
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Redd lands with a kick to the ribs.
Redd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anderson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Redd has got the better of the exchanges.
Redd is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Redd.
Redd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Redd lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silas Redd dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Redd throws a head kick that misses.
Redd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Redd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Redd tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Redd is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Redd is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Redd avoid being mounted?
Redd is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Redd uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Redd wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Redd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Redd wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Redd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Redd is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
Anderson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Redd controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Redd gets to his feet. Anderson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Redd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Redd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Redd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Redd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Redd backs away looking to recover.
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Redd checks it
and Redd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redd was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Redd - the referee stops the clock and Anderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Redd. Anderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redd blocks the body kick.
Redd throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Redd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Redd - the referee stops the clock and Anderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Redd. Anderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Redd thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redd throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Redd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anderson back to the cage. Redd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Redd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silas Redd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Redd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Silas Redd!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Silas Redd!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Silas Redd!
Silas Redd wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Silas Redd 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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energy
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hype
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