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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liberius Beowulf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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271 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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188 cm
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228 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adonis Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liberius Beowulf!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beowulf.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Beowulf scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beowulf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beowulf lands with a nice body kick.
Beowulf scores with a jab to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva with a jab.
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!
Beowulf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beowulf on the side of the head.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beowulf. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beowulf.
Silva cracks Beowulf with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva slips a straight right by Beowulf.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Beowulf saw that one coming.
Beowulf ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Beowulf misses with a kick to the body.
Beowulf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Beowulf shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva wants to clinch.
Liberius Beowulf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beowulf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Beowulf ducks down to avoid it.
Beowulf lands with a good body shot.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beowulf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beowulf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beowulf throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Beowulf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Adonis Silva has been cut.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Beowulf slips the punch.
Beowulf thumps Silva with a low kick.
Beowulf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beowulf lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beowulf throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beowulf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Beowulf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beowulf takes one to the chin there.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beowulf.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beowulf tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Beowulf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beowulf misses with a body kick.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beowulf lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva clinches up with Beowulf and pushes him back against the cage.
Beowulf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beowulf.
Silva wants to clinch.
A big left from Silva misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beowulf tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Beowulf is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liberius Beowulf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva trying to stall but Beowulf improves his position.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is pushing Beowulf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beowulf.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beowulf.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Beowulf improves position.
Beowulf is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beowulf up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adonis Silva.
Beowulf throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Beowulf throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Beowulf is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Beowulf finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beowulf counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beowulf.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Beowulf connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Beowulf.
Beowulf ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Beowulf gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Beowulf manages to retain guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Beowulf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beowulf keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Beowulf is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beowulf is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Beowulf seems content to control.
Beowulf is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva won't allow Beowulf to pass to mount.
Beowulf takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Liberius Beowulf hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Beowulf, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Beowulf against the cage but Beowulf circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beowulf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beowulf throws a leg kick that misses.
Beowulf has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beowulf there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beowulf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beowulf.
Beowulf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beowulf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liberius Beowulf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva tries for a takedown but Beowulf circles away easily
and Beowulf counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Beowulf. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Beowulf swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva misses with a hook. Beowulf ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a hook but Beowulf avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Beowulf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beowulf tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beowulf can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva is keen to just control but Beowulf is a slippery customer.
Beowulf is looking to improve his position.
Beowulf works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva throws a strike but Beowulf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beowulf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beowulf controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Beowulf is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Silva lands a big elbow.
Liberius Beowulf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
It looks like Liberius Beowulf has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Beowulf is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva looking to finish Beowulf with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beowulf!
That has opened up Liberius Beowulf's cut even more.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Beowulf slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Beowulf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beowulf is looking to escape.
Adonis Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva 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.
Beowulf tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Beowulf is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva is stalling here. Beowulf is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Beowulf has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Beowulf controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Beowulf is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beowulf content just to control the position here.
Adonis Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Adonis Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beowulf has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liberius Beowulf!
Liberius Beowulf got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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FIGHT
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