Post by The Sandmen on Oct 22, 2014 16:38:39 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
Ferocious staredown by Wanderlei while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Anderson Silva raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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!
Tremendous strikes from Anderson!
Some big punches are landing!
Solid low kick from Wanderlei Silva.
Anderson deflects it.
Wanderlei grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Anderson struggles... Wanderlei Silva is unable to take him down
A right hand from Anderson Silva
surprises Wanderlei!
Wanderlei showing excellent timing, blasts Anderson Silva with a right hand.
Great hook by Wanderlei Silva! Anderson Silva is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
Wanderlei cartwheels towards Anderson!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Anderson Silva.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his 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 clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Wanderlei Silva aggressively and repeatedly punches Anderson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Anderson
Wanderlei gets a good position on the ground. ..
Anderson holds Wanderlei Silva arms and counters his opponent punches.
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 tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Anderson leans and gets Wanderlei Silva's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Anderson attempts a triangle from bottom! Wanderlei Silva slips out. Anderson quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Wanderlei Silva slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei 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.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Anderson!
Nice move by Wanderlei who clinches and pushes Anderson against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei pushes Anderson Silva againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Anderson cannot escape Wanderlei Silva's clinch! Wanderlei Silva is just brutalizing Anderson with punches time and time again!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei tries to take Anderson Silva down... Anderson stumbles backwards and Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Anderson's jaw!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anderson Silva fakes a few punches and tries a quick knee
Wanderlei got hit in the abdomen, Wanderlei was holding his adbomen in pain
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei Silva's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Anderson is throwing a flurry of punches!
Wanderlei ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Anderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Anderson launches a kick
but Wanderlei Silva avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Wanderlei pushes Anderson Silva and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Wanderlei moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Anderson's thigh!
Anderson hyper-extended his leg
Wanderlei is holding Anderson Silva's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Wanderlei Silva looks to pass to mount...
Wanderlei slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Anderson Silva.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Wanderlei Silva keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Wanderlei Silva hovers above Anderson
Good punches to Anderson's body.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Wanderlei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Wanderlei Silva positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Anderson's abdomen
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Wanderlei Silva throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Anderson breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Good looking punches from Wanderlei Silva on the ground
They could take their toll on Anderson.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Wanderlei tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Wanderlei Silva controls the situation despite Anderson Silva efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Wanderlei Silva tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Anderson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Anderson Silva launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Wanderlei Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson tries to stand up!
Wanderlei doesn't allow him!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Anderson tries to stand up!
Wanderlei doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Wanderlei, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Some nice shots from Wanderlei Silva
that stun Anderson.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Anderson Silva gets sloppy and Wanderlei Silva tries to take advantage...
Anderson attempts a shoot
Wanderlei Silva hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Anderson's Forehead is beginning to swell
Anderson launches a furious hook!
Wanderlei ducks under and pushes Anderson Silva creating some space.
Anderson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Wanderlei moves backwards and circles around Anderson Silva.
Anderson Silva goes with a looping right hand while Wanderlei Silva jumps back and jabs
Wanderlei seems staggered and Anderson Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Wanderlei Silva tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Anderson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Wanderlei
He is not able to do it
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Anderson
Wanderlei leans back...
He clobbers Anderson Silva's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Anderson's Mouth is beginning to swell
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Anderson
1:41 Round 2 and Wanderlei is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Wanderlei Silva tries to pass to half guard...
Anderson Silva can't prevent his opponent from passing. Wanderlei looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Anderson
1:50 Round 2 and Wanderlei is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Wanderlei is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Anderson's Right eye is beginning to swell
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Anderson
Wanderlei sits over his knees and pushes away Anderson's leg!
Wanderlei Silva is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Wanderlei Silva is holding Anderson Silva's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Wanderlei Silva! That one hits Wanderlei Silva left cheek like a hammer!
Anderson has a small cut in his Left cheek
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson tries to stand up!
Wanderlei doesn't allow him!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Wanderlei gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Anderson Silva! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Anderson Silva doesn't defend himself!
Anderson's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Anderson Silva's Nose
Anderson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Wanderlei Silva seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Wanderlei fires a barrage of punches at Anderson's head!
This is bad! Wanderlei is just pounding on Anderson Silva's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Wanderlei Silva turns out the lights for Anderson! What an astonishing KO by Wanderlei!
Anderson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Anderson has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by KO (GnP) at 2:52 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 23/32 (72%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 252 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 8/12 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 263 s
Wanderlei Silva defends the Middleweight title!
Anderson had moments, but this was the Wanderlei show. Not much more to add here, the stats peak for themselves. Wanderlei is complete, legit, and now pretty much the king of ManMMA. #NewBreed