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Jake Paul Defeats Anderson Silva to Remain Undefeated

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Tonight was the night for the much-anticipated match between Jake Paul and Anderson Silva, and while there were lulls here and there, the fight delivered rapid-fire action throughout its 8 rounds. Both Silva and Paul held their own and got in big shots, but Round 8 was the first sign of how the fight might tilt in Paul’s favor, as he knocked down Silva to the mat. Silva got back up and both fighters made it through all 8 rounds, and after judging the decision and the win went to Paul, who remains undefeated.

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Paul was the aggressor early and Silva looked relaxed and happy to let Paul come to him and bide his time. In the second round, Silva picked up the pace and started swinging with some big strikes, but Paul came back with fast punches. Silva backed off a bit and put some distance between them and Paul tried to close the space a bit.

Paul went for a monster hit and then another, and you could hear them as they whizzed by Silva’s head, but they didn’t connect. Silva kept dodging Paul’s punches and then got him in the corner but they locked up.

Round 3 commenced and Silva still looked loose, and they both threw some quick jabs. Paul went in for a few punches but missed most of them, and then Silva connected with a few, causing Paul to move in and lock up. Silva connected with another right hand and then Silva hit a few more right hands, connecting with the side of Paul’s head. Then he got a monster punch to the side of the head with his left, and he evaded a few heavy punches from Paul.

Paul got a big right hand on Silva though and then connected with a huge punch to the head of Silva. Silva kept Paul at bay and then they locked up. Silva got some body shots in and pushed Paul back, but Paul connected with two right hands that looked to do some damage. Then it was time for Round 4. They traded quick punches but didn’t make much contact, and Silva kept Paul at bay again. Paul missed on a wide punch and then Silva evaded another shot to the head. Silva got a few punches in and Paul returned with a big right hand. Another punch to the face of Silva followed. Silva hit a few shots to the body and Paul went for a big uppercut but only caught a small slice.

Silva ended the round with big shots to the body. Round 5 kicked off with Paul hitting several punches, and for most of this round, they both managed to avoid any big strikes. Paul got a punch to the head and then they traded a few shots but Silva ended the round with a shot to the head. Round 6 started off with a quickened pace and then Paul really kicked up the speed with about a minute left in the round. Silva went for an array of strikes and hit a body shot but only connected on a few. Paul connected with a few punches of his own and then went for a big swing but missed. Silva went for some body shots as the round came to a close and Paul connected with a big one to the head as it closed out.

Round 7 began, and Paul got a punch to the stomach to connect. They evaded each other’s punches for a bit and no punches were thrown for a bit, and then things picked up Paul went in for several punches, and then Silva went for a big punch but missed. Paul hit three in a row on Silva’s body and then Silva hit two overhand rights on Paul. Paul delivered a bit shot to the body and Silva came back with a strike of his own. Silva hit a few punches to the body as the round started to come to a close, and Silva managed to get one shot in before the round ended.

It was time for the final round, and both were aggressive, with Silva going for multiple punches to the body, but then he connected on a big punch that knocked Silva down. He got back up and the fight commenced, and Paul kept going in for big strikes. Silva hit some bigger blows to the body and then got Paul in the corner. Silva then connected with even more punches in the corner and gained some control back. They approached each other with caution, and then Silva hit a few more punches before the round ended.

After the fight, the decision was announced, and Paul is still undefeated and netted the win.