FULL FIGHT - JESSICA ANDRADE VS NATALIA SILVA - UFC FIGHT NIGHT

all right coming up next it's the UFC women's bantamweight division matchup well for my money she is as accomplished a striker as any woman in the game at present tonight though got to focus on keeping this fight upright she has to stay on her feet if she is taken down early early it will be a long night for her she has to manage this base she has to sprawl and brawl and she has to fight with that verocity that she is known for it's the aggressive attitude the aggressive approach that she takes that makes her one of the more exciting fighters in the UFC and she told us in our fighter meeting on Thursday she doesn't necessarily want to fight on a napkin in the center of the Octagon right she wants to control distance manage range effectively she has certainly done that every step of the way thus far in her UFC career all right so here she is bate aaka Jessica andrj it was pretty amazing to see her put a Capstone on this UFC career and beat Rose Nami Unis to win the title at UFC 237 she's a real problem here at 115 pounds she's a real problem John and she became a problem when she went down to 115 you saw immediately that the power and the cardio and the pressure and the ability to hurt people in a division where most Fighters aren't knocking them out with one punch was possessed by Jessica andr in being in real and watching her win that title you truly felt the enormity of the moment as andr got her hand raised in the belt wapor on the we yeah she won four fights in the UFC at 135 lbs before moving down no woman in UFC history has won as many fights as Jessica andrj ladies and gentlemen this fight is three rounds in the UFC bantamweight division introducing first fighting out of the blue Corner this woman is a kickboxer making a professional debut here tonight she stand 5' 6 in tall weighing in at 120 lb fighting out of Las Vegas Nevada AO and now introducing your opponent fighting out of the Red Corner a Muay Tha kickboxer holding a professional record on 24 wins 11 losses she stands 5' 1 in tall weighing in at 125 lb fighting out of Rio De Janeiro Brazil Jessica Baka of and when the action begins our referee in charge Herb Dean Herb Dean our referee for this one ready well our stat guys are ready to score takedowns if need be but given this match up on paper we're expecting really a glorified kickboxing match here under mixed Marshal they can head to the popcorn boost right now because we don't need them this is going to be all striking leave that grapple button empty don't touch it covered with a piece of tape you don't need it Striker quick entry here nice single leg entry rotates ahead outside to a high man she is just non-stop on the ground moving in all the right directions another nice transition by her there she's moving a lot but every movement has purpose combination landed by andr man does she throw these hands seamlessly and easily connects with another series of punches there she is one of the best boxers in the UFC and this is the reason why we say it every time she fights she's starting to put together some significant bodyw work here and these are going to take their toll as this fight goes up oh big took this those are big strikes nice liver shot LS oh big left so 33 total strikes have landed for Jessica andr well she's got a good jab missed with it there nice liver shot L now goes in and secures the take down good round and pound by her here she felt like she could finish the fight with her ground strikes tonight and might be well on her way here I mean John I believe it after watching ground as she's Landing this part of the fight now all in a quick entry great single entry rotates the high taking for Rivals all right half guard position for her here and this is a spot where we've seen her have a lot of wild success in previous fights she has a tremendous amount of success with this position because she's so knowledgeable she keeps the right side underhook and she just goes to work with that left arm she's posting and elbowing she's building her posture and punching there are just so many different ways for her to score strikes from this position oh how about that that is a fantastic transition by this young lady what a job just misses with a left hook there oh you saw reference that reach Advantage off the top and she certainly made good use of it there in landing that [Applause] punch oh body shot there was a great single her ground and pound is downright scary in constant pursuit of the Finish might get it here she does a really good job of throwing punches with a K she never just throws just to be throwing every every punch is meant to land and every punch is meant to start a finish all right so we will see another round here sat her opponent down there in that previous round with a punch surprisingly surprisingly we are going forward because I thought it was over I saw that punch land we started to yell we started to scream we thought the fight was done but we moved forward because her opponent is so tough but she so skilled that she can get there [Applause] again you ready to fight ready a she Landing the flush knee there DC making great use of her size advantage in this one she's already landed several big Tak downs and there's another one so you got to like what you're seeing here this offensive wrestling is on point it's unbelievable the variety of takedowns is what I am truly a fan of it's not just one thing she is doing different approaches different takedowns to really really confuse her opponent oh that's about as a close the here quick single leg rotates ahead outside to high that right hand Square all right so the ground and pound strikes continue to land she's not staying busy for the sake of it she is doing out damage she's Landing a lot of punishing Brown and pound and this is going to really zap her opponent that they get back to the feet oh nice job working hard posting and getting back up just out of range with that left hook all right she's landed some pretty good shots here tonight but still DC unable to string any solid slver shot double leg shot oh massive slam that'll change the complexion of this one all right so her Ground Control is outstanding half guard is when she's at her most dangerous yeah she's at her most dangerous when she has a half shot now all in a quick entry great single entry rotates high pressure taking for right well there are few things more fun to watch in mixed martial arts than these type of Transitions and scra shot that it oh that was a good stoppage by the referee she was not effectively defending herself and the opponent was doing some real damage it became a dangerous situation I think it's the right call by the official and she will live to fight another day [Applause] well a seminal moment for her here tonight as she gets the win by TKO huge win and an even bigger statement made to the rest of this division ladies and gentlemen referee her Bean is called a sop contest at 2 minutes 55 seconds you ready to fight all right so here we go with round one two of the best strikers in the women's game today and the expectations are we're not going to see a lot of takedown attempts on either side no take down attempts from either of these young women they both want to get to the C the octagon and start to just let the hands and the kicks fly this is the type of matchup that we always look forward to well she's really putting it all together on the feet DC staying busy and certainly staying accurate she's known for her hands and this is watched and dr's punch to the body looked pretty good but ultimately it gets blocked by the defense nice job there oh really using her reach advantage to land the jab there DC you got to check these low leg kicks man she throws that hook so easily and there it is again so just when you thought maybe she might try to mix it up a little bit not fixing what's not broken don't fix it if it ain't broken it's Landing over and over against and once again throwing the same PA she is such a reverse Striker that that big strike landed and it looks like she's going to finish this fight that one go to end the fight y so just over 20 total strikes in counting that have landed for Jessica andrj andr is now dealing with a cheat cut beautiful punch man how crisp DC is this boxing on Jessica Andra so loyal when it comes to her original head coach Gard Parana and he has got to like what he sees out of his student here another clinch position get out of just over two minutes to go fire right over the top her opponent a world of trouble now her opponent in a world of trouble she landed that punch in the exact spot that she needed to big leg kick land oh nice job by herand the body her size Advantage certainly helped on that exchange oh the right hand is there for well it's hard to remember her having as clean a striking effort as we have seen here tonight just perpetually punishing her opponent with that ball she oh you can never know what you're going to see with this young lady is she going to finish the fight oh nice W oh can't take pictures now she has to react she has to go chase the Finish 30 seconds now to go in the round well she said in these situations she had to protect her head and defensively she has done an outstanding job of that she could not do it any better up to this point the horns for the end of round one all right let's take a look back you ready to fight ready all right let's get to round two oh she lands another knee there I'm not sure how many more her opponent can take and height isn't always an advantage in this matchup tonight it certainly appears to leg [Applause] kick DC the S blow of this week yeah man she landed a massive hook and it had to her bad oh really using the reach Advantage there with that punch DC nice leg kick land oh back and forth we go and's hook shot gets blocked the defense saw that one coming oh that one throw to end the fight yeah so she has started to shore some things up oh she is such a diverse Striker that that fix strike landed and it looks like she do you believe it oh and there comes the stoppage it's over it's over what a fight if you're trying to send a message to the rest of this division that is how you send it so a near perfect shot for her to end the fight she had this crowd behind her all night long and I'm not sure how many other fighters in this division could have absorbed that strike and stayed in the fight a near per land to get The Knockout win here [Applause] tonight Bruce Buffer is in the octagon with the official decision ladies and gentlemen referee her called a stop to this contest at 1 minute 51 seconds of round number two declaring the winner by knock out Jessica but there and well there she is