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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Paris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 cm
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195 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Paris has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Craig Paris has been cut.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paris lands a takedown into guard.
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 controls Paris momentarily but Paris frees himself.
Silva wants to sweep here but Paris controlling him for the moment.
Paris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paris tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Paris keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Paris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paris tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paris is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
A control attempt from Silva but he's now mounted!
Paris stands up from mount. Strange move.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paris has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Paris manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Paris is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Paris wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Paris looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Paris is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Paris to get the leverage.
Paris is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Paris.
Paris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Paris has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paris is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paris is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Silva is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Craig Paris!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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