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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Day, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Day against the cage but Day circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Day throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Day.
A combination from Day does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Day. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Andy Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Day shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Alderson Silva has been cut.
Andy Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alderson Silva.
Day connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Day takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Day lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Day wants to break the clinch but can't.
Day breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Day.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Day is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Day circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Day. Day gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Day misses.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Day is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Day is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva thows a huge punch but Day dodges it nicely.
Silva blocks the strikes from Day.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Silva prevents Day from improving his position.
Day is trying is best to control the position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Day closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Day swinging wilding here.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Day tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Day manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Day moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Day scores with a nice short uppercut.
Day lands a body shot.
Day leaning against his opponent.
Day's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Day drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Day lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Day lands a shot to the body.
Silva keeps control of Day as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Day has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Day gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Day tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Day.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Day lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Day lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Day can't get the takedown.
Day stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Day's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Day moves into the clinch.
Day lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Day stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Day breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Day tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Day moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Day dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alderson Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Day tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Day throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Day.
Day darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Day is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Day.
Day stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Day wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Day escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Day moves into the clinch.
Day lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Day.
Silva is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Day takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Day manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Day throws a right and a left that both miss.
Day darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Day lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Day lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Day creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva keeps control of Day as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Day breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Day wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Day has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Day lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Day tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Day wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Day.
Day goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Day lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Day can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Day.
Day scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Day breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Day shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Day circles away.
Day with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No luck for Day with that takedown attempt.
Day closes the distance and clinches.
Day lands a body punch.
Day avoiding damage.
Day gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Day wants to break the clinch but can't.
Day's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Day takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Day on the inside.
Day lands a body shot.
Day is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Day lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Day is struggling to control the position.
Day breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Day has taken the fight into the clinch.
Day goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Day pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Day lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Day dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alderson Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Day decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silva.
Silva tries to roll over but Day keeps him under control.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Day tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Day throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Day tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Day thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Day is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Day misses with a wild combination.
Day misses with a low kick.
Day drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Day wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Day prevents it.
Day breaks from the clinch.
Day swinging wilding here.
Day clinches.
Day lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Day has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Day lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Day's takedown attempt.
Day lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Andy Day has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Day is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Day wants to break free but Silva has control.
Day breaks the clinch.
Day has taken the fight to the clinch.
Day is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Day's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Day is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Day breaks the clinch.
Andy Day is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Day throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Day looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Day accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andy Day is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Day has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
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.
Day thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Day closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Day lands in his opponent's guard.
Day throws a big right hand that misses.
Day gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Day shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Day closes the distance and clinches.
Alderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Day manages to break the clinch.
Day looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Day showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Day has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Day!
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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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