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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Rabbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rabbit.
No joy there for Rabbit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva slips under a jab from Rabbit.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Rabbit.
A combination from Rabbit does no damage.
Rabbit is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Rabbit misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabbit misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rabbit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danny Rabbit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks it.
Rabbit is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva keeps control of Rabbit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rabbit is trying to break free.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rabbit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
Rabbit is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Rabbit is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
Rabbit is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
That's two 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 tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rabbit blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva keeps control of Rabbit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rabbit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rabbit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Rabbit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.
Rabbit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rabbit can't break the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rabbit blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva keeps control of Rabbit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rabbit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rabbit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rabbit misses with a body punch.
Rabbit is trying to break free.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Rabbit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rabbit misses with a body punch.
Rabbit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rabbit missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wanderlei Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rabbit throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Rabbit misses with a straight left.
Rabbit swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rabbit.
A nice combination there by Rabbit.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabbit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabbit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva wants to clinch up but Rabbit keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva clinches.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabbit.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
Rabbit wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva keeps control of Rabbit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks it.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
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 misses with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rabbit. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rabbit throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva tries to clinch but Rabbit moves out of range.
Silva wants to clinch up but Rabbit keeps it at a distance.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Rabbit has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rabbit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rabbit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rabbit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rabbit blocks it with crossed arms.
Rabbit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rabbit blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four 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 misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rabbit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rabbit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.
Rabbit is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wanderlei Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rabbit throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva is looking to clinch but Rabbit is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Rabbit misses.
Rabbit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rabbit throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva forces Rabbit back against the cage and clinches.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rabbit can't break the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Rabbit tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
Rabbit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rabbit tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rabbit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rabbit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rabbit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rabbit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rabbit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rabbit blocks it with crossed arms.
Rabbit is trying to break free.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rabbit is trying to break free.
Rabbit has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva avoiding damage as Rabbit throws knees to the body.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rabbit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rabbit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.
Rabbit is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Rabbit into the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rabbit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rabbit blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rabbit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rabbit's face.
Danny Rabbit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rabbit misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva avoiding damage as Rabbit throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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