New Delhi, Aug 30, 2009: Thiago Silva vs Keith Jardine video. Thiago Silva gave a thrilling performance last night in Portland. Not many people had expected him to come up with such great performance. But people who have watched him over a period of time say he has consistently improved.He knocked out Keith Jardine in Portland last night in magnificent way. Keith Jardine looked a pale shadow of himself.
Twenty six year old Thiago Anderson Ramos da Silva is a professional mixed martial arts fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt who currently competes in the light heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championships.
Once a member of the renowned Chute Boxe Academy, Thiago now trains with established fighting stable American Top Team.
Prior to signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Thiago fought almost solely in his native country of Brazil. During his first 9 professional bouts, Thiago attained a perfect 9–0 record, winning 7 of these bouts by KO or TKO.
As a member of the vaunted Chute Boxe Academy, which produced MMA champions such as former PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva and current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Thiago gained the UFC's attention as a top light heavyweight prospect.
“Tonight was my night,” said Silva, now 14-1. “I’m back.”
Jardine (14-7-1) opened the bout with a flurry that missed, but his follow up kick to the leg landed to a thud. The next kick Jardine threw was caught by Silva though, and the Brazilian took the fight to the mat. Jardine quickly got to his feet and went back to work as Silva looked to counter, and counter he did, drilling “The Dean of Mean” with a left hook that dropped him to the mat. The follow-up barrage from Silva finished Jardine off, bringing in referee Herb Dean to halt the bout at 1:35 of the opening round.
“This fight was very important to me because I love fighting here,” said Silva. “UFC is my life.”
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Couture vs Nogueira video
PORTLAND, OR, AUGUST 30 – Couture vs Nogueira video: History in the making. It wasn’t in Manila, but Saturday night at the Rose Garden Arena, mixed martial arts had its “Thrilla”, as veteran heavyweight legends Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture turned back the clock like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier did in 1975, reminding fight fans just what greatness is in a three round war won by Nogueira in the main event of UFC 102.
“It was beautiful to fight him,” said Nogueira, the only man in history to hold the UFC and PRIDE heavyweight titles. “He’s a true champion and he’s one of my idols. It was a beautiful show today.”
“I’m disappointed about losing, but you gotta love this sport,” said Couture, a three time heavyweight and two-time light heavyweight champion.
Both Nogueira and Couture were coming off losses - the 33-year old Nogueira to Frank Mir last December, and the 46-year old Couture to Brock Lesnar – leading many to wonder whether the two had hit the end of the line in their storied careers. But as the old fight game adage goes, the great ones always have one great fight left in them.
And that’s what we saw tonight, as Nogueira outpointed Couture by three scores of 30-27 in a fight that was much more competitive and drama-filled than those numbers would indicate.
The bout began with a spirited standup exchange, and the pace remained high in the early going, with Couture beating Nogueira to the punch. Nogueira remained patient though and soon hit paydirt, dropping Couture with a hard right hand. Nogueira then almost finished things with a choke while on the mat, but Couture gamely fought his way free and the two rose and exchanged punches, with Couture cutting Nogueira over the left eye. As the round entered its final two minutes, the two heavyweights traded blow after blow as the crowd rose to its feet, and one of the best rounds of the year ended with a stalemate along the fence and Couture going back to his corner with a mouse under his eye and Nogueira needing work on the cut over his eye
“It was beautiful to fight him,” said Nogueira, the only man in history to hold the UFC and PRIDE heavyweight titles. “He’s a true champion and he’s one of my idols. It was a beautiful show today.”
“I’m disappointed about losing, but you gotta love this sport,” said Couture, a three time heavyweight and two-time light heavyweight champion.
Both Nogueira and Couture were coming off losses - the 33-year old Nogueira to Frank Mir last December, and the 46-year old Couture to Brock Lesnar – leading many to wonder whether the two had hit the end of the line in their storied careers. But as the old fight game adage goes, the great ones always have one great fight left in them.
And that’s what we saw tonight, as Nogueira outpointed Couture by three scores of 30-27 in a fight that was much more competitive and drama-filled than those numbers would indicate.
The bout began with a spirited standup exchange, and the pace remained high in the early going, with Couture beating Nogueira to the punch. Nogueira remained patient though and soon hit paydirt, dropping Couture with a hard right hand. Nogueira then almost finished things with a choke while on the mat, but Couture gamely fought his way free and the two rose and exchanged punches, with Couture cutting Nogueira over the left eye. As the round entered its final two minutes, the two heavyweights traded blow after blow as the crowd rose to its feet, and one of the best rounds of the year ended with a stalemate along the fence and Couture going back to his corner with a mouse under his eye and Nogueira needing work on the cut over his eye
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