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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 1345 p4p, 158 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 3029 p4p, 322 weight class). Steele's entrance music is Manowar - Heart of Steel. A fine choice. Anderson Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Silva misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Steele throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steele defending well though.
Steele knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Steele is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steele avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva with the ground and pound but Steele uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva distracts Steele with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
It looks like Stanley Steele has been cut.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steele wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steele looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steele misses with a left hand
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steele's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Steele looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva is working Steele over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stanley Steele's cut is getting worse.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
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!
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in close to Steele's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stanley Steele's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steele wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steele looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva stops Steele from standing up.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Steele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Steele misses with the combination.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Steele manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stanley Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Steele cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
Steele misses with a wild combination.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steele.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a punch to the head.
Steele slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Steele pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva is rocked!
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Steele stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Steele throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silva finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the ropes, ducking and weaving under Steele's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Silva falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Steele!
A very excited looking Stanley Steele made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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