Post by The Sandmen on Mar 4, 2015 1:06:39 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
Wanderlei Silva is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Anderson Silva is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Wanderlei is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Wanderlei Silva and Anderson Silva touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Wanderlei fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Anderson Silva didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Wanderlei's side.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Anderson
Wanderlei Silva throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Anderson's face with those brutal elbows! Anderson needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Anderson's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Wanderlei
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Anderson
Body shots by Wanderlei Silva
Solid blows to Anderson's abdomen.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Anderson
Wanderlei is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Wanderlei Silva uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Anderson
Wanderlei Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Wanderlei breaks the closed guard of Anderson Silva and moves to half guard
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Wanderlei tries to open up Anderson Silva's defense faking a few punches.
Anderson Silva wraps his arms around Wanderlei's arms and counters the punches.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
Anderson tries to show some ground skills
Anderson Silva put Wanderlei in half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Anderson
Wanderlei tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Anderson from the side mount!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Anderson Silva
1:55 Round 1 and Anderson is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Anderson Silva attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Anderson Silva manages to switch to half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Anderson
Wanderlei tries to open up Anderson Silva's defense faking a few punches.
Anderson Silva wraps his arms around Wanderlei's arms and counters the punches.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson Silva attempts to move to full guard
Anderson Silva manages to switch to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Anderson
Wanderlei is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Wanderlei Silva uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Anderson misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good looking punches from Wanderlei Silva on the ground
deflected by Anderson.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Anderson
Wanderlei is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Wanderlei Silva uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anderson follows Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei fakes a move.
Incredible high kick!
Wanderlei deflects and sidesteps.
Anderson Silva gets sloppy and Wanderlei Silva tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Wanderlei Silva!
Anderson ducks under...
Anderson launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Wanderlei.
Wanderlei tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Solid low kick from Wanderlei Silva.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Lightning fast low kick from Wanderlei!
Anderson blocks that kick with his leg.
A bad move from Anderson Silva
allows Wanderlei to land a solid head kick.
Inside leg kick from Anderson
that lands on Wanderlei Silva's leg.
Wanderlei Silva steps forward and fires a high kick!
Anderson blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Anderson Silva!
Wanderlei ducks under...
Wanderlei steps backwards away from Anderson Silva. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Anderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Wanderlei launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Anderson with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Tremendous strikes from Anderson!
Wanderlei blocks with confidence
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Wanderlei Silva jabs at Anderson
hitting his chest.
Crushing shot to Anderson's body! He's holding his side
Wanderlei Silva circles around Anderson
Anderson Silva paws at Wanderlei.
Wanderlei answers with solid punches!
Solid kick to the leg from Wanderlei Silva
that visibly pains Anderson.
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Anderson!
Nice move by Wanderlei who clinches and pushes Anderson against the cage
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Wanderlei Silva.
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Round 2
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Anderson Silva attempts a sweep single...
Anderson Silva catches Wanderlei Silva's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Anderson.
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Not a desiderable position that Anderson is in now. Wanderlei Silva is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Anderson is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Anderson Silva uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Anderson's side.
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Good looking punches from Anderson Silva on the ground
deflected by Wanderlei.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Anderson struggles on the ground and tries to break Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Wanderlei doesn't want to free his opponent and Anderson continues in closed guard
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Terrible one sided match... Anderson was not ready to fight a fighter of Wanderlei Silva caliber.
Anderson Silva is looking to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Wanderlei Silva has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Anderson use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Anderson tries to cover his face,
Anderson Silva is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Anderson Silva looks to mount Wanderlei Silva...
Anderson Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Anderson goes for an armbar!
Wanderlei Silva breaks the lock and pushes away Anderson Silva, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Anderson Silva. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anderson moves to shoot
but Wanderlei Silva delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Anderson has a small cut in his Chin
A right hand from Anderson Silva
misses its target.
Anderson misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wanderlei Silva throws a looping left hand...
Anderson moves aside and dodges.
Terrible one sided match... Anderson was not ready to fight a fighter of Wanderlei Silva caliber.
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Wanderlei!
Nice move by Anderson who clinches and pushes Wanderlei against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei Silva is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Anderson doesn't let Wanderlei get in on his legs.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to grapple
He puts Wanderlei in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson launches a few hard punches to Wanderlei Silva's ribs!
Wanderlei struggles and protects himself.
Wanderlei is trying to counter now!
Brutal punches to Anderson's face while in the clinch!
Anderson can't take many more shots like those!
Anderson's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anderson has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Brutal punches to Wanderlei's face while in the clinch!
Wanderlei pushes Anderson Silva with all his might as tries to keep the fight in striking range.
Wanderlei launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Anderson!
Crushing shot to Anderson's body! He's holding his side
A wicked punch by Wanderlei Silva
rocks Anderson!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva leans forwards and tries to grapple with Anderson
Wanderlei shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anderson Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Wanderlei who put distance between them
Wanderlei looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anderson Silva's punches
Anderson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Wanderlei.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Josh Rosenthal is asking Anderson to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Anderson.
Anderson's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Anderson Silva's Mouth
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by TKO (Uppercut) at 4:16 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 11/16 (69%)
Kicks 5/7 (71%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 11/23 (48%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Wanderlei Silva defends the Middleweight title!
Anderson just absolutely does not have Wanderlei's number at all. Pretty sure we can say with this second dominating win over the former-MW champion that Wanderlei is OFFICIALLY the best ManMMA Middleweight (Champion) we have ever had, no? Who. Can. Beat. This. Man?! I am looking forward to how why and when that comes about.