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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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188 cm
28
202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
24
195 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 Amsterdam, Anderson Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Drwal! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva moves into range and clinches up with Drwal. Drwal is trying to break free. Silva breaks the clinch.
Drwal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drwal wants to clinch. Drwal misses with a double jab.
Drwal tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. Drwal moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Drwal is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Drwal swings away with a leg kick that misses. Drwal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut. Drwal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage. 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! Drwal tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Drwal ducks right into an uppercut from Silva. Drwal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drwal.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva. Tomasz Drwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Drwal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drwal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drwal blocks a head kick by Silva.
Drwal 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. Drwal fails in his attempt to clinch. Drwal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drwal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva. A telegraphed right hand from Drwal misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drwal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Drwal tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Drwal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Drwal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva. Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Drwal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Drwal misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick. Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drwal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Drwal moves out of range easily. Drwal avoids the head kick by Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva. Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drwal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away. Drwal tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance. Drwal tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Drwal tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Silva moves into the clinch. Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Drwal moves out of range and Silva only half commits. Silva throws a head kick that Drwal semi-blocks.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drwal. Silva is looking to slow Drwal down with leg kicks. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drwal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva. Drwal dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Drwal tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage. Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to move into range but Drwal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Drwal misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Drwal dominated that round. The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva forces Drwal back against the cage and clinches. Drwal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lands an elbow inside that Drwal shrugs off. Drwal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Drwal closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage. Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Drwal is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Drwal misses its intended target. The fighters circling - Drwal throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A swing and a miss from Drwal. Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nice uppercut there from Drwal. Silva moves out of range of the strikes. Silva checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drwal connects with a body shot. Drwal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Silva tries to land a leg kick but Drwal saw it coming and moves away.
Drwal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning. Silva throws a leg kick but Drwal checks it. Drwal thows a body shot but no joy. Silva avoids the body shot from Drwal.
Drwal tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance. Drwal closes the distance but Silva moves to the side and Silva counters with an inside leg kick. Drwal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Drwal takes a shot right to the bread basket. Drwal tries to clinch but fails miserably and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drwal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Drwal in his tracks momentarily. This has been an exciting period of action! Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drwal's sensitive parts. Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva. Drwal is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Drwal rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage. Drwal has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Silva is pressed up against the cage. Drwal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Drwal pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch. Drwal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drwal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Drwal.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva breaks from the clinch.
Drwal misses with a right hand and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body. Drwal is breathing heavily. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drwal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Drwal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Drwal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Drwal wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range. Silva has closed the distance and engaged Drwal in a clinch.
Drwal avoiding damage.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Drwal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva. Drwal takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses. Drwal tries to clinch up and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Silva. Silva keeps the fight on the outside. Drwal misses with the combination.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drwal. Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drwal. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drwal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Drwal pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch. Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tomasz Drwal will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses. Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drwal misses the jab. A solid body kick from Silva. Drwal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Drwal is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Drwal misses with the combination.
Drwal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drwal looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range. Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drwal misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a leg kick. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Drwal fails in his attempt to clinch. Drwal pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Drwal follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Drwal closes the distance and clinches. Silva lands an elbow inside that Drwal shrugs off. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silva avoiding damage as Drwal throws knees to the body.
Drwal goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Drwal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drwal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva. Drwal moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off. Drwal wants to clinch. Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Drwal darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage. Drwal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva is trying to push Drwal away but Drwal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Drwal has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Drwal. A knee to the head by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drwal tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Drwal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Silva with a jab. Good shot there by Drwal. Silva rushes Drwal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Anderson Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far. Silva leaning his opponent against the cage. Drwal misses with some punches.
Drwal is looking for a takedown. Silva breaks the clinch.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Drwal 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Drwal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. A good leg kick by Silva. Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drwal throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Drwal shrugs it off. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Drwal tries to clinch but fails miserably and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick. Drwal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tomasz Drwal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Drwal moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off. Drwal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drwal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Drwal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drwal tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Drwal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Anderson Silva. I think Drwal 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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