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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and house mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). house mad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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180 cm
18
205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, house mad!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mad wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
mad tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with mad but mad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mad looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
mad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - mad lands in his opponent's guard.
mad wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but mad is proving a slippery customer.
Silva wants to sweep here but mad controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mad postures up.
Silva is pulling down on mad's head. It's preventing any offense from mad, at least for the moment.
mad tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
mad looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva tries to hold on but mad postures up.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva regains half guard.
mad should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to regain full guard. Instead though, mad has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
mad lands with some strikes.
Silva is looking to improve his position but mad isn't that keen on the idea.
mad content just to control the position here.
Silva tries to lock up and control but mad gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but mad cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding mad's attempts to control the action.
mad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva wants to control but mad is having none of it.
mad wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
mad is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
mad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and mad counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mad won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
mad is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva has mad pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva keeping moving, preventing mad from controlling successfully.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mad!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
mad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
house mad dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick by Silva misses
and mad moves into the clinch.
mad gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
mad jumps guard but Silva stands there with mad around his waist. mad gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva is trying to trip mad. He has hold of a leg but mad is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
mad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
mad throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Silva is fighting to break mad's control of his arms but mad is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
mad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva pushes down on mad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but mad is a slippery customer.
Silva is thwarting mad's attempts to control the position.
Silva slips a nice elbow through mad's hands, connecting with mad's forehead.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva breaks from mad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. mad looks a forlorn figure.
Silva tries to control but mad wriggling away.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control but mad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva misses with a takedown
and mad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
mad is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for mad to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
mad is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
mad looking to pass the guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing mad from controlling successfully.
house mad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mad!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wanderlei Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva swinging wilding here.
mad looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva tries for a takedown but mad circles away easily
and mad counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva is trying to hold mad in close to prevent damage but mad has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but mad has control of the leg.
mad is tying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
mad might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of mad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take mad's back!
mad surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
mad controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
mad looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silva.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because mad is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
mad rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Silva stalling away here and it's allowed mad to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Silva passes mad's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but mad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva wants to stand up but mad has a hold of him and won't allow it.
mad is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
mad pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva prevents mad from standing back up.
mad is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva tries for a takedown but mad circles away easily
and mad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva controlling mad's posture.
mad tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping full guard, as mad tries to pass.
mad wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is pulling down on mad's head. It's preventing any offense from mad, at least for the moment.
Silva working a defensive guard but mad manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that's the end of the fight!
house mad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think mad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... house mad!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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