Anderson Silva Vs Chael Sonnen Fight: Anderson Silva Wins

OAKLAND (GaeaTimes.com)- The crowd at Oracle Arena on Saturday night witnessed another history in its making when Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who suffered terrible blows from his opponent Chael Sonnen at the beginning rounds, went for a marvelous triangle choke in the fifth round of the UFC 117 bout and made victory kiss his feet again. Undoubtedly the Saturday night win of Anderson Silva over Chael Sonnen will remain fresh in the memory of the viewers for years as it turned out to be one of the most dramatic ends that the UFC has even witnessed.

The Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen fight on Monday night turned out to be one of the most stunning fights in the history of mixed martial arts. At the beginning of the game, it was Anderson Silva who was at the receiving end. Chael Sonnen came up with some amazing fight moves and strong punches. Chael Sonnen was able to take down Anderson Silva early on each round and in each of the first four rounds Anderson Silva got thoroughly beaten up by Chael Sonnen. Anderson Silva seemed exhausted by the end of the fourth round. At some points during the bout, the situation got so worse that it seemed apparently that referee Josh Rosenthal will stop the bout.

However, it was the fifth round that came with an unexpected climax. Although at the beginning of the fifth round Anderson Silva was seen struggling like the previous four rounds, he came up with a brilliant move towards the end. He caught Chael Sonnen and went for a deadly triangle choke. Chael Sonnen had no other option but to surrender at 3:10 of the fifth round bringing the victory for Anderson Silva. The victory was the 12th in a row for Anderson Silva who is holding the title since October 2006.