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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Freedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
18 - 13 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Freedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Freedman really felt that one!
Freedman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Freedman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Freedman throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Freedman backing up. Freedman nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Freedman scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Freedman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Freedman blocks a head kick by Silva.
Freedman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freedman connects with the punch.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a head kick but Freedman moves out of range.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freedman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Freedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Freedman throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freedman misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
Freedman misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Freedman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Freedman on that attempt.
Freedman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freedman takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Freedman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Freedman misses with a double jab.
Freedman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Freedman avoids the head kick by Silva.
Freedman misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Freedman moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Freedman misses with a combination
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Freedman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freedman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Freedman is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Freedman is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Silva still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Silva has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
You can see the frustration on Freedman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedman looks to move to half guard but instead Silva has passed into mount! Damn!
We've been hearing good reports from Freedman's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Freedman tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Freedman is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedman is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Freedman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot lands for Freedman.
Freedman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Freedman lands with a shot to the body.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freedman.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Marcus Freedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freedman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Freedman.
Freedman throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Freedman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Freedman avoids the head kick by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedman shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Freedman avoids the head kick by Silva.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Freedman with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Freedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Freedman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Freedman misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedman throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk. Freedman catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Freedman throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freedman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freedman throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freedman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Freedman persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Freedman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freedman lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedman misses with a wild combination.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freedman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freedman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freedman misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Freedman backing up. Freedman nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Freedman misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedman throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Freedman shrugs it off.
Silva cracks Freedman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Freedman is rocked!
Horrible takedown by Freedman or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Oh Freedman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! A monster head kick from Silva and Freedman falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anderson Silva!
After winning the bout, Anderson Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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