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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Cesar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm LEGEND. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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204 cm
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326 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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191 cm
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300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paulo Cesar Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vic Miller! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Miller is positioning himself to get back to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Miller controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Silva trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom. Miller managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
Miller is trying to get back to half guard. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth. Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Miller gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Ground and pound from Silva. Silva content to control rather than advance. Miller wants to get back to full guard. Miller works his way to full guard. Good work. Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Silva wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Miller keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass. Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paulo Cesar Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground. Miller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Miller! 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! Miller is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though. Miller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Silva trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom. Miller manages to get back to half guard. Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Silva working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Miller's thigh. Miller counters though and makes it back to full guard. Silva won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Miller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Miller can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Paulo Cesar Silva just wasn't active enough. Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silva gets the takedown into side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Cesar Silva dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Miller shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Miller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Silva gets the takedown into side control. Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Miller is letting Silva control him for a moment. Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Miller to see if he's OK. Miller takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Paulo Cesar Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Silva happy to just control the position for now. Silva working the ground and pound. Silva is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Miller is letting Silva control him for a moment. Silva trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom. Miller taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes. Silva wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy. A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position. Silva working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Miller is trying to get back to half guard. Silva advances nicely into full mount. Silva tries to control but Miller wriggling away. Miller taking shots to the head.
Miller is rocked! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Silva controlling from mount. Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Miller is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Miller wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Silva celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Cesar Silva! A victorious Paulo Cesar Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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