UFC 168 Play-by-Play: Dennis Siver vs. Manny Gamburyan

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Dennis Siver vs. Manny Gamburyan

Round 1: They touch gloves.  Gamburyan pressing the pace early.  He lands a right hand.  Siver lands an inside leg kick.  Siver takes Gamburyan down.  Gamburyan looks for an arm bar.  Siver defends the submission attempt.  Siver lands right hands to the body.  Gamburyan scrambles to his feet.  Siver steps in with a straight right hand.  Siver lands a kick to the body.  Gamburyan lands a solid right hand counter.  Siver answers with a leg kick.  Gamburyan closes the distance and takes Siver down.  Gamburyan rolls for a leg.  Siver lands punches, forcing Gamburyan to give up on the leg.  Siver takes Gamburyan’s back.  Siver has a standing body triangle.  He lands short right hands while trying to get his left arm under Gamburyan’s chin.  The round ends.  MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Siver.

Round 2:  They touch gloves to start the second round.  Siver lands a leg kick.  They both fire at the same time.  Siver lands and knocks Gamburyan down.  Gamburyan quickly gets back to his feet and waives Siver in.  Gamburyan secures a takedown.  He works in Siver’s open guard.  Gamburyan not doing much from the top position.  He lands a short right hand.  Gamburyan lands an elbows.  Siver is cut.  Gamburyan moves to half guard.  Siver works his way back to full guard.  Siver sweeps Gamburyan and gets to his feet.  Two minutes remain in the round.  Gamburyan delivers a hard outside leg kick.  Gamburyan throws an spinning back kick that misses.  Siver steps in with a combination.  Gamburyan works for a takedown and gets it.  He lands two short elbows.  The round ends.  MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Gamburyan.

Round 3: Siver lands a kick to the body. He delivers an inside leg kick.  Gamburyan takes a kick to the groin.  He is given time to recover and the fight is restarted.  Siver takes Gamburyan down.  He lands a right hand.  Gamburyan throws elbows from the bottom.  Siver peppers Gamburyan’s body with right hands.  He lands more right hands to the side of Gamburyan.  Gamburyan rolls and tries to stand.  Siver takes his back and drags him back to the canvas.  Siver applies a body lock.  He lands short punches to the side of Gamburyan’s head.  Siver stays on Gamburyan’s back and lands a series of short punches.  He lands to the body.  The round ends.  MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Siver.

The judges scored the fight for Siver by unanimous decision.  All three scorecards read 29-28.

QUOTES

Dennis Siver:
“This was a very important win for me because last time I fought in Las Vegas I lost. I really wanted to show the UFC fans what I could do out there but the game plan didn’t go exactly how we planned. The strategy was to keep it on the feet and maintain my distance. Still, we were able to pull out a win so I’m pleased with the result.”

Manvel Gamburyan:
“I hurt my knee badly in the second round. I went in for a takedown and I felt it twist and then give. It’s was a nagging injury from training camp that came to the forefront again. It was very difficult for me to move and defend after that.”

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