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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Galvanizer Moshimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Wanderlei Silva enters the cage!
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189 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Galvanizer Moshimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moshimoto as he avoids it easily.
Moshimoto looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Moshimoto throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Moshimoto, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Moshimoto against the cage but Moshimoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Galvanizer Moshimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Moshimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moshimoto.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Moshimoto moves out of range.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moshimoto's waist but Moshimoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moshimoto could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moshimoto.
Moshimoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva jumps guard and drags Moshimoto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is trying to keep Moshimoto in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Moshimoto pushes his legs off easily.
Silva controlling Moshimoto's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to keep Moshimoto in close.
Moshimoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moshimoto!
Moshimoto is trying to stand.
The referee warns Moshimoto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moshimoto is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva working for a submission but Moshimoto is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Moshimoto is having none of it.
Silva landing shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva drives through and clinches with Moshimoto against the cage.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moshimoto backwards.
Silva jumps guard and drags Moshimoto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looking to control but Moshimoto passes into half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moshimoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moshimoto's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Silva wants to control but Moshimoto is keeping busy.
Silva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Moshimoto.
Silva struggling to land strikes to the head as Moshimoto covers up.
Silva throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Silva misses with an elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva tightening his grip on Moshimoto, looking for the choke.
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Silva working for a choke but Moshimoto is defending well.
Silva looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Moshimoto is keeping busy.
Silva throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Silva thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.
Silva misses with a punch to the head.
Silva gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Moshimoto has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Silva.
Moshimoto is covering up but some of the strikes from Silva are getting through and doing damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moshimoto prevents Silva from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva scores with a takedown into Moshimoto's guard.
Moshimoto keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva gets to his feet. Moshimoto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Moshimoto shows good takedown defense.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Moshimoto shows good takedown defense.
Galvanizer Moshimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Moshimoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva jumps guard but Moshimoto stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moshimoto misses with a knee strike.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moshimoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moshimoto smiles and moves away.
Moshimoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moshimoto works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Moshimoto gets a clinch.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moshimoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Moshimoto is controlling the position.
Moshimoto crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Moshimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Moshimoto tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moshimoto prevents the takedown attempt.
Moshimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moshimoto is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Moshimoto down to the mat. Moshimoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Moshimoto, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Moshimoto against the cage but Moshimoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moshimoto is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Moshimoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moshimoto pinned against the cage. Moshimoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moshimoto moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Moshimoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moshimoto trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Moshimoto prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Moshimoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Moshimoto clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Moshimoto.
Moshimoto staying busy and making it hard for Silva to control.
Silva controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moshimoto is trying to get back to his feet but Silva has full control of the position and if anything, Moshimoto has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Silva is working the ground and pound. Can Moshimoto escape?
Will Silva go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Moshimoto covering up well and avoiding damage.
Silva looking for the RNC.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wanderlei Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
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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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