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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vand Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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212 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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214 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vand Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Vand Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vand Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Anderson is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anderson is trying to buck Silva off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silva.
Silva prevents Anderson from escaping the position.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Anderson defends.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two 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.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Silva shoots in.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Silva tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Silva looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Anderson slips a straight right by Silva.
That's four 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.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Silva shoots in.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into rage.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Anderson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
Donk. Anderson catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dan Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Silva tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vand Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Silva slips under a jab.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson lands a two punch combo.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dan Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Silva shoots in.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Silva looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Silva throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Anderson works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vand Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Dan Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Anderson lands a jab.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Dan Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Vand Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Anderson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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