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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Velikopolje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velikopolje kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Yngwie Malmsteen & Dio - Dream On. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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217 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hendrik Velikopolje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velikopolje throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Velikopolje.
Velikopolje checks a leg kick.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Velikopolje misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Velikopolje's knee momentarily.
Velikopolje explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velikopolje paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Velikopolje has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velikopolje throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Velikopolje throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Velikopolje uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
A good leg kick by Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Velikopolje makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Velikopolje avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Velikopolje wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Velikopolje lands with a right to the head.
Velikopolje misses with a punch on the inside.
Velikopolje managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Velikopolje scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velikopolje avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Velikopolje takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Velikopolje creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Velikopolje is breathing heavily.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Velikopolje is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Velikopolje avoids the damage to the body.
Velikopolje misses with a punch to the body.
Velikopolje wants to break free but Silva has control.
Velikopolje stalling.
Silva working Velikopolje over with knees to the body.
Velikopolje blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velikopolje.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velikopolje avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velikopolje avoids it.
Velikopolje softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Velikopolje tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velikopolje swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velikopolje blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Velikopolje is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Velikopolje softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velikopolje swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Velikopolje avoids the damage to the body.
Velikopolje works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Velikopolje has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Velikopolje.
Velikopolje on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velikopolje prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Velikopolje avoids the damage to the body.
Velikopolje takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velikopolje takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Velikopolje blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Velikopolje takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velikopolje blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velikopolje is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Velikopolje is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Velikopolje managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva misses with a hook. Velikopolje ducked under it nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Velikopolje is having none of it.
Velikopolje lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Velikopolje forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velikopolje.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Velikopolje blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velikopolje trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velikopolje tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velikopolje fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velikopolje lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velikopolje swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks a body shot from Velikopolje.
Velikopolje manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Velikopolje is blocking nicely.
Velikopolje has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Velikopolje misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Velikopolje avoids the damage to the body.
Velikopolje managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velikopolje is defending well for now.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velikopolje.
Velikopolje tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velikopolje is defending well for now.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Velikopolje scores with a nice hook to the head.
Velikopolje is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velikopolje managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Velikopolje misses with the head strike.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velikopolje.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Velikopolje misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velikopolje.
Velikopolje tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Velikopolje breaks from the clinch.
Velikopolje smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Velikopolje with a jab.
Velikopolje swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Velikopolje throws a head kick that half lands.
Velikopolje lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a low kick as Velikopolje jumps back.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 looks to land a right hand but Velikopolje moved out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velikopolje paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva lands a nice hook to Velikopolje's body. Velikopolje takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Velikopolje scores with a push kick.
Velikopolje throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Velikopolje blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velikopolje misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva is looking to chop away at Velikopolje's legs.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Velikopolje. That did some damage!
Velikopolje slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velikopolje's calf.
Silva is looking to slow Velikopolje down with leg kicks.
Velikopolje swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Velikopolje forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velikopolje avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Velikopolje avoids the damage to the body.
Velikopolje manages to break the clinch.
Velikopolje swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velikopolje lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Velikopolje.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Velikopolje looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Silva has Velikopolje up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velikopolje is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Velikopolje.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Velikopolje in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velikopolje stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Velikopolje swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Velikopolje looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velikopolje.
Velikopolje misses with the head strike.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Velikopolje avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velikopolje avoids it.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva cracks Velikopolje with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Velikopolje avoids the damage to the body.
Velikopolje can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Velikopolje throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velikopolje blocks it with crossed arms.
Velikopolje swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velikopolje on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Velikopolje misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Velikopolje works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Velikopolje trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velikopolje is defending well for now.
Velikopolje is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Velikopolje tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Velikopolje back against the cage.
Velikopolje misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velikopolje tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Velikopolje trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velikopolje.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Velikopolje avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velikopolje managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Hendrik Velikopolje has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velikopolje scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velikopolje.
Velikopolje looking to stall.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velikopolje avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva working Velikopolje over with knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velikopolje.
Velikopolje managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velikopolje can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velikopolje is defending well for now.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Velikopolje on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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