Post by The Sandman on May 30, 2023 23:50:42 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
Anderson Silva is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Luke Rockhold shifts back and forth nervously.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Anderson Silva comes with a 9 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Jason Herzog.
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Round 1
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Anderson Silva and Luke Rockhold touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
As the fight continues it seems that Anderson Silva is taking the best of the fight.
Luke Rockhold launches a body shot
The Spider dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's Right eye is beginning to swell
Luke Rockhold fakes a move and moves laterally.
Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Spider goes down.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over The Spider
Luke Rockhold pushes Anderson Silva against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield jumps and tries to free his leg! The Spider doesn't allow this but Luke Rockhold is able to get half guard here.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over The Spider
Luke Rockhold isolates Anderson Silva's right arm looking for an armbar...
Anderson Silva manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Luke Rockhold lost his dominant position.
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Anderson Silva seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The Spider positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to close his guard around The Spider
He is not able to do it
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
The Spider tries to open up Luke Rockhold's defense faking a few punches.
Luke Rockhold wraps his arms around The Spider's arms and counters the punches.
The Spider clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Luke Rockhold gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. The Spider spins out, but Luke Rockhold was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
The Spider is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Jason Herzog halts the fight to stand up Anderson Silva. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mall of Asia Arena (Bay City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is connecting with a few punches
Luke Rockhold attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold catches Anderson Silva's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Anderson Silva's guard...
Luke Rockhold passes momentarily but Anderson Silva regains full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield struggles on the ground and tries to break Anderson Silva's guard...
The Spider doesn't want to free his opponent and Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield continues in closed guard
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is in closed guard... The Spider tries to roll on the ground!
Luke Rockhold uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Anderson Silva's guard...
Luke Rockhold passes momentarily but Anderson Silva regains full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is in closed guard... The Spider tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Luke Rockhold!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
The Spider gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Luke Rockhold! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Luke Rockhold doesn't defend himself!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield has a small cut in his Nose
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
The Spider tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anderson Silva controls the situation despite Luke Rockhold efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
2:58 Round 1 and Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in half guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
3:10 Round 1 and Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Anderson Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
The Spider breaks the closed guard of Luke Rockhold and moves to half guard
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Anderson Silva in his guard.
Anderson Silva keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Anderson Silva looks to pass to mount...
The Spider slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Luke Rockhold.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
The Spider tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anderson Silva controls the situation despite Luke Rockhold efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and trap Anderson Silva in his guard...
Luke Rockhold gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Anderson Silva pushes Luke Rockhold down and prevents his attempts to escape
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and trap Anderson Silva in his guard...
Luke Rockhold moves to half guard.
Anderson Silva is in half guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to move on the ground and shows Anderson Silva a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield uses his forearms to block the impact!
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.
Luke Rockhold fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Anderson Silva.
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Round 2
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Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Luke Rockhold
Great move by The Spider who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Luke Rockhold tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
The Spider charge towards Luke Rockhold with a flying knee
Luke Rockhold saw that coming and block it wiht ease
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Incredible high kick!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield deflects and sidesteps.
The Spider clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Luke Rockhold!
The Spider ducks under...
Luke Rockhold fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Spider and Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield circle around the center of the cage.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Anderson Silva's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva shows great balance while pushing away Luke Rockhold
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Anderson Silva!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is going to have a big headache after that blow!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anderson Silva can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Shovel hook by Anderson Silva
tags Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield.
Anderson Silva wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield!
Anderson Silva moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Anderson Silva moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Anderson Silva is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold catches Anderson Silva's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
The Spider measures the resilience of Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's side.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
The Spider measures the resilience of Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's side.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Anderson Silva holds Luke Rockhold and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
Anderson Silva overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield pulls his arm out of danger.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield struggles on the ground and tries to break Anderson Silva's guard...
The Spider doesn't want to free his opponent and Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield continues in closed guard
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Anderson Silva launches a few punches to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to cover his face,
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield struggles on the ground and tries to break Anderson Silva's guard...
The Spider doesn't want to free his opponent and Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield continues in closed guard
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
The Spider measures the resilience of Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Anderson Silva was tooling Luke Rockhold for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Luke Rockhold lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Luke Rockhold is looking to pass Anderson Silva's guard...
Anderson Silva has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is in closed guard... The Spider tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Luke Rockhold!
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and trap Anderson Silva in his guard...
Anderson Silva keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jason Herzog has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mall of Asia Arena (Bay City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anderson Silva's punches
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Spider.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Here comes Anderson Silva with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs!
Brilliant combination from Anderson Silva
that forces Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield to try and defend better.
Anderson Silva is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
The Spider launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Anderson Silva.
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Round 3
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Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Spider goes down.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over The Spider
Luke Rockhold tries to pass to half guard...
Anderson Silva's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield struggles on the ground and tries to break Anderson Silva's guard...
The Spider doesn't want to free his opponent and Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield continues in closed guard
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Luke Rockhold is looking to pass Anderson Silva's guard...
Anderson Silva has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
The Spider works on the ground with his fingers over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Jason Herzog didn't see the foul!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
The Spider leans and gets Luke Rockhold's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The Spider
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield struggles on the ground and tries to break Anderson Silva's guard...
Luke Rockhold is in The Spider open guard now
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over The Spider
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to jump to side mount.
Anderson Silva jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
The Spider use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Luke Rockhold holds Anderson Silva and prevents him from moving to a better position!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mall of Asia Arena (Bay City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Anderson Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva shows great balance while pushing away Luke Rockhold
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The Spider goes for a low kick..
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield avoids the deadly blow.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Anderson Silva's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva shows great balance while pushing away Luke Rockhold
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Anderson Silva launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The Spider clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Tremendous strikes from Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield!
The Spider blocks with confidence
Nice punches from Anderson Silva.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield staggers backwards. The Spider wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Anderson Silva wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Anderson Silva takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Luke Rockhold fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Crisp uppercut by The Spider followed by a hard jab
Luke Rockhold stumbles back.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
The Spider struggles... Luke Rockhold is unable to take him down
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Anderson Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva shows great balance while pushing away Luke Rockhold
The Spider is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's jaw!
Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Spider won't budge, forcing Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield to pull guard.
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Anderson Silva looks to posture up and open Luke Rockhold's guard...
Anderson Silva forces Luke Rockhold to open his guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield launches a few weak punches
The Spider blocks them effectively.
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to close his guard around The Spider
He is not able to do it
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for The Spider.
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Round 4
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield attempts a shoot
Anderson Silva hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's Nose is beginning to swell
The Spider moves backwards and Luke Rockhold is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A bad move from Luke Rockhold
allows The Spider to land a solid head kick.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield!
Nice move by The Spider who clinches and pushes Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield against the cage
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anderson Silva slightly pushes Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Jason Herzog sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The Spider launches a furious low kick!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Luke Rockhold is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Anderson Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva shows great balance while pushing away Luke Rockhold
Anderson Silva steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's Left eye is beginning to swell
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:20 in the 4 round
Surprise roundhouse punch by The Spider.
It looks like Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield was hit by a bus!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anderson Silva launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's knee!
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Solid low kick from Anderson Silva.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield hyper-extended his left leg
Luke Rockhold is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Anderson Silva steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield fell like he got shot! This is over!
Winner is Anderson Silva by KO (High kick) at 3:05 Round 4
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 18/24 (75%)
Kicks 12/17 (71%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/22 (50%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 445 s
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 3/9 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/11 (36%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 445 s
Anderson Silva defends the Middleweight title!
I think Rockhold did much better than anyone expected in this one. Wild stuff!
