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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Haber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eduardo Silva enters the cage!
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176 lbs
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179 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Haber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haber punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Haber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Haber moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Silva.
Silva is trying to control Haber's posture but Haber avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Haber smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Haber staying calm.
Haber lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Haber's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Haber wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Haber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haber sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Haber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haber wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Haber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Haber defends easily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Haber from controlling successfully.
Silva looking for subs off his back but Haber has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haber pulls his head out easily.
Haber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Haber wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Haber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haber misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Haber - just one landing.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haber counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Haber controls his hands.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haber misses with a body punch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Haber is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Haber blocks with his arms.
Haber taking a breather.
Haber taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haber taking a breather.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Haber blocks it.
Haber managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
A right hook to the body lands for Haber.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Haber backwards.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Haber pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haber is defending well for now.
Haber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Haber leaning his opponent against the cage.
Haber pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haber wants to stall.
Haber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haber controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haber digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haber seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
A knee to the head by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Haber slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Haber's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haber.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva working Haber over with knees to the body.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Haber's ribcage.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Haber struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Haber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haber managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Haber controls the action.
Silva with a knee to the head.
It looks like Uri Haber has been cut.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Haber fails to land.
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Haber looking to stall.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Haber avoids the damage to the body.
Haber misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Haber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haber misses with a body punch.
Haber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Haber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uri Haber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for Haber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haber changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haber lands with a right hand.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haber takes a step back to recover.
Haber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Haber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haber sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Haber.
An inside leg kick lands from Haber.
Uri Haber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to chop away at Haber's legs.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Haber in the body.
Haber misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haber's knee momentarily.
Haber connects with a crisp jab.
Haber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Haber connects with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Haber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Haber from controlling successfully.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haber slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haber passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Haber is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haber to get the leverage.
Haber trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Haber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haber.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Haber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to control Haber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haber pulls his head out easily.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haber trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Haber trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Haber is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is staying active underneath Haber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haber wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva clinches.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Haber blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Haber - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Haber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haber 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Haber!
Our winner, Uri Haber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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