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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Scaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Wanderlei Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Scaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Scaum coming out on top.
Scaum shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Scaum sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva tries to clinch there but Scaum circles away.
Scaum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a right and a left that Scaum avoids nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Scaum is having none of it.
Silva gets caught napping as Scaum dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Scaum is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Silva.
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 working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Scaum asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Scaum lands a decent elbow from side control.
Scaum decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Scaum, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Scaum against the cage but Scaum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scaum connects with an inside leg kick.
Scaum feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Scaum changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva looks gassed!
Scaum seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two 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 looking for a guillotine here but Scaum defends easily.
Silva is working an open guard so Scaum takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Scaum scores with a head kick.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scaum swivels and escapes.
Dave Scaum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Silva moves to clinch but Scaum breaks away
and Scaum counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scaum counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaum gets a takedown into half guard.
Scaum stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Scaum has managed to clinch.
Scaum jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Scaum manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Scaum controlling his opponent.
Scaum has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scaum lands with some strikes.
Scaum is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Scaum's body position as best he can.
Scaum controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Scaum has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Scaum dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva tries to clinch but Scaum moves away
and Scaum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Scaum is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Scaum persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Scaum gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva looks for a takedown but Scaum sprawls well.
Scaum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scaum gets slowly back to his feet.
Scaum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Scaum shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Scaum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Scaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scaum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Scaum circles away.
Scaum stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Scaum shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Scaum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scaum scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Scaum raining down hammerfists from mount.
Scaum looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Scaum prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Scaum controlling from mount.
Scaum cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Scaum cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Scaum lands a big elbow.
Scaum controlling the pace for now.
Scaum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Scaum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaum controlling the pace for now.
Scaum has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Scaum scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Scaum working Silva over with strikes here.
Scaum dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scaum controlling the position easily from mount.
Scaum scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Scaum cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scaum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scaum lands a heavy elbow.
Scaum looking to control and managing it successfully.
Scaum get's back to his feet.
Scaum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scaum.
Scaum has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scaum looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Scaum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Scaum dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Scaum misses with a head kick.
Scaum closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Scaum pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Scaum is avoiding it.
Silva leaves Scaum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dave Scaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scaum scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Scaum trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Scaum defends easily.
Dave Scaum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Scaum is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scaum passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva!
Scaum controlling from mount.
Scaum's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaum mounts Silva! Really nice guard pass there!
Scaum content just to control the position here.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Scaum.
Scaum content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Scaum connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Scaum content just to control the position here.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Scaum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scaum with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Silva is really stuck here.
Good control from Scaum.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Scaum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scaum 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Scaum!
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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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