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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haleb Sukayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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252 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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205 cm
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275 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Haleb Sukayev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukayev scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sukayev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sukayev working the head and body with strikes.
Sukayev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sukayev has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sukayev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Sukayev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sukayev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sukayev working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to escape but Sukayev is in control.
Sukayev landing a few strikes.
Sukayev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sukayev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sukayev is controlling him well.
Sukayev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Sukayev grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Sukayev just content to control the position.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sukayev is controlling him well.
Sukayev working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sukayev working the body and head with strikes.
Sukayev is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sukayev cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sukayev working the ground and pound.
Sukayev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sukayev connects with a decent elbow.
Silva is pushing Sukayev's head away, looking to escape. Sukayev manages to hold on to the position though.
Sukayev working the ground and pound.
Sukayev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Sukayev working the ground and pound.
Sukayev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sukayev in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Haleb Sukayev!
Haleb Sukayev retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Haleb Sukayev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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