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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Tibayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Who Let the Dogs Out. Adonis Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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271 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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255 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 10 - 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Tibayan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Tibayan scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Adonis Silva has been cut.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Tibayan controls his hands.
Tibayan tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tibayan is keeping busy.
Tibayan stalling against the cage.
Tibayan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva works on Tibayan's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Tibayan is controlling the position.
Tibayan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tibayan looking to slow down the pace here.
Tibayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tibayan breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Tibayan. Tibayan maintains the clinch.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva has Tibayan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tibayan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva has Tibayan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Silva pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tibayan tumbling to the mat - Silva dives into Tibayan's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tibayan keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva wants to control from the top but Tibayan keeps moving.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Tibayan is retaining full guard.
Tibayan keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Tibayan wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adonis Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tibayan's head backwards.
Tibayan lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Tibayan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Tibayan is out of range.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tibayan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tibayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tibayan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tibayan has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tibayan misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tibayan manages to break the clinch.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Tibayan slips the punch.
Tibayan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tibayan!
Tibayan is trying to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws some wild stikes that Tibayan manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adonis Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tibayan lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Tibayan.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Tibayan gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tibayan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva works his way into side control.
Tibayan seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tibayan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Tibayan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva cracks Tibayan with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva wants to control but Tibayan is keeping him busy.
Tibayan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tibayan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Tibayan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Tibayan moves out of range as Silva strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tibayan slips a jab from Silva.
Tibayan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Tibayan.
Tibayan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tibayan works the jab nicely.
Tibayan slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Tibayan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tibayan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tibayan is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looking to stall.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tibayan is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva has picked Tibayan up - he's going for a ride! Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Tibayan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Tibayan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tibayan.
Tibayan really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva with shots to the head and body - Tibayan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tibayan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adonis Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva tries to work over Tibayan's front leg with a kick but Tibayan checks it.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tibayan tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Tibayan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Tibayan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tibayan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tibayan tries to clinch up.
Tibayan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tibayan throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tibayan darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tibayan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva stops Tibayan from getting back to his feet.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva wants to advance to full mount but Tibayan doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Tibayan is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Tibayan blocks nicely.
Tibayan keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva wanted to stand there but Tibayan had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tibayan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tibayan tries to clinch up.
Andrei Tibayan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tibayan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tibayan throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tibayan is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tibayan throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Adonis Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tibayan on the side of the head.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva wants to slow Tibayan down by chopping away at his legs.
Tibayan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adonis Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tibayan blocks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tibayan misses with a looping left.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Tibayan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adonis Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adonis Silva!
Adonis Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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