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QUOTE Brazilian MMA legend, Wanderlei Silva picked up the first win of his middleweight career tonight in Sydney, Australia, defeating Michael Bisping at UFC 110 in a close unanimous decision fight.
Bisping scored an early takedown in the first but Silva gets straight back to his feet. Bisping lands a knee from the clinch and then a nice body kick. Bisping takes him down again. Silva gets back to his feet but the Brit lands a nice hook. Silva lands a big right hand followed by a series of leg kicks. Bisping answers with a hard right before attempting the takedown. This time it’s stuffed and Silva flurries to end an exciting round.
Bisping looks to land a kick in the second but it’s caught and the Brit has his other leg kicked from under him. Eventually he escapes back to his feet but he is kicked hard in the ribs by the Brazilian. Bisping soon scores with another nice takedown but Silva scrambles quickly back to his feet. Bisping scores with another takedown at the end of the round but this time Silva locks on a guillotine and almost chokes the Brit out.
Silva comes out swinging in the third round, landing a big right hand. The two continue to exchange with punches and kicks, with the odd takedown attempt from Bisping getting stuffed by Silva. Silva looks to push the pace, coming forward all the time, but it’s Bisping landing the snappier punches, countering the wild swings from the Brazilian. With only seconds remaining Silva drops Bisping to the canvas and looks to finish the fight only for time to run out.
The pair put on a great fight that thrilled the crowd in Sydney. Silva will now look to make a mark on the middleweight division and a possible showdown with Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 115 in Vancouver, Canada could be in the works. As for Bisping, the Brit will be back and will likely use the next few months to further sharpen his skills ahead of his next run at the title. |
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