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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Man Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. TERROR SPREE-by MORBID ANGEL kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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169 cm
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279 lbs
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192 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Man Cook! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wanderson Silva! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva clinches. Cook changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cook's efforts to push away. Silva has Cook pressed against the cage, preventing Cook from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Cook could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Silva missing with knees to the body.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Cook off balance momentarily. Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cook, pushing him back against the cage.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Cook tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage. Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Cook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Cook tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage. Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cook avoids it. Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cook's efforts to push away. Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva keeps control of Cook as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Silva trying to stall but Cook improves his position.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Cook takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cook takes a knee right on the jaw!
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It looks like Man Cook has been cut. Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cook.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Cook can't break the clinch.
Cook is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position. Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cook blocks it with crossed arms.
Cook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A head kick misses from Silva. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Some wild striking there from Cook.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook decides to pull guard. Cook bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/reversalred.gif) The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Silva wants to improve his position but instead Cook has moved into half guard.
Silva is trying to control but Cook manages to pass to mount!
Silva wants to control but Cook is having none of it. Silva looks winded! You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cook takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Cook won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Cook prevents Silva from getting the reversal. Cook lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cook forces the positional change into back control. Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Cook.
Cook scores with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cook scores with punches and elbows. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderson Silva dominated that round. The cut man is working on Man Cook's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cook moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cook shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Cook not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Silva working a defensive guard but Cook manages to pass into side control anyway.
Silva is being controlled here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cook landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Silva is letting Cook control him for a moment. You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Silva bucks up and tries to throw Cook off but instead Cook has got his back! Silva is trying to stand back up. Cook lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Cook lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Cook just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cook lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. Cook just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cook lands an elbow to the side of the head. Cook scores with punches from the back.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Cook is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Man Cook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Silva tries to break free.
Cook controlling the position well here. Silva rolled but Cook kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cook connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Silva to escape the position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Cook controlling from the back. Cook punches Silva on the ear. Cook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around? Silva tries to roll but Cook sticks to his back.
Cook just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Silva tries to roll but Cook sticks to his back.
Silva is breathing heavily. Cook scores with punches and elbows. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Cook has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Man Cook dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Man Cook's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cook tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Cook tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Silva throws a head kick that misses. Cook wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva pushes Cook up against the cage in a clinch. Cook is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute 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. Cook is defending well for now. Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cook's face.
Silva misses with a knee to the head. Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Cook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cook is defending well for now. Silva landing knees to the head.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Silva connects with a high kick. Wanderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cook counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cook is chipping away with strikes.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Cook takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Cook works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Cook working the ground and pound. Cook lands a nice forearm strike. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Cook lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Cook scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK. Silva tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Cook easily slips into full mount! Cook lands a nice shot to the head. Cook tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Cook raining down hammerfists from mount.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Cook lands a nice shot to the head. Silva tries to buck Cook off but he can't manage it. Cook lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cook putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Cook content just to control the position here. Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Cook working the ground and pound effectively.
Cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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Silva is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight! Man Cook showed his dominance in that final round. I think Cook has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:27 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Man Cook! Wanderson Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'I was robbed !he poked my eye i demand a rematch! !'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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