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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kinkeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Jr's entrance music is Pendulum - Blood Sugar. A fine choice. Wanderlei Silva Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 cm
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194 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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203 lbs
30 - 17 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wanderlei Silva Jr! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kalle Kinkeri! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Kinkeri looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Silva Jr throws a right hand that Kinkeri ducks under and follows up with a left that Kinkeri also avoids with ease. Wanderlei Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva Jr misses with a wild body shot. Silva Jr connects with a jab. Silva Jr misses with a body punch
and Kinkeri counters with a nice body kick.
Silva Jr throws a lazy right hand but Kinkeri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kinkeri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Silva Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kinkeri. Some wild striking there from Silva Jr.
Kinkeri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kinkeri misses with an uppercut. Silva Jr saw that one coming. Silva Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silva Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Kinkeri throws a leg kick but Silva Jr moved away. Kinkeri dips to his left and cracks Silva Jr with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round. Kinkeri misses with an uppercut. Silva Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kinkeri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Kinkeri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kinkeri wants to clinch up but Silva Jr keeps it at a distance. Silva Jr checks a low kick from Kinkeri. Silva Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Kinkeri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva Jr on the side of the head. Kinkeri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kinkeri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kinkeri was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva Jr. A looping hook to the body misses from Kinkeri. Silva Jr does a little dance to reset his feet. Silva Jr lands a body shot.
Silva Jr throws a nice inside leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A slow jab from Silva Jr misses its intended target. Silva Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kinkeri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva Jr swinging wildly here.
Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Kinkeri misses and Silva Jr counters with a good low kick that Kinkeri was not able to check. Silva Jr throws a low kick, looking for Kinkeri's leg but Kinkeri calmly moves out of range. Kinkeri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva Jr. Kinkeri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinkeri. Kinkeri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kinkeri scores with a push kick. Kinkeri misses with a hook. Silva Jr ducked under it nicely. Kinkeri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kinkeri misses with a straight left. Silva Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Kinkeri looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva Jr is just out of range. Silva Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinkeri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kinkeri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Silva Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Kinkeri thuds a left hand into Silva Jr's body. Kinkeri moves forwards but Silva Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kinkeri is rocked! Kinkeri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kinkeri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kinkeri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kinkeri. Silva Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 Jr dips to his left and cracks Kinkeri with an uppercut! Kinkeri is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva Jr finish him? Kinkeri misses with a straight left. Kinkeri seems to have recovered his senses. Silva Jr wobbles Kinkeri with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Silva Jr dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Kinkeri to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wanderlei Silva Jr! Wanderlei Silva Jr retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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