Hmm... perhaps I am remembering Silva/Gibson wrong. I seem to remember Silva comfortably controlling most of the fight
Cody Gibson vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
Round 1
Andrade puts a few hard kicks on the inside of Gibson’s lead leg, then thuds an overhand right off his forearm. Gibson grabs for a takedown, gets spun around and leg-kicked again after just avoiding an uppercut. Gibson scores with a right hook, whiffs on a huge left-handed follow-up. The leg kicks keep coming from Andrade, and now “D’Silva” mixes in a hard right hand to the gut. Gibson swipes his man’s face with a sweeping left hook. Andrade is coming up short with his punches inside the final minute, and now he takes a big overhand right to the chin. The Brazilian tries for a takedown against the fence and gets turned around. The overhand right from Gibson has opened up a cut on the left eye of Andrade, who is leaking blood down his face as the round ends.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Gibson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Gibson
Jeff Sherwood scores the round 10-9 Gibson
Round 2
The cut beneath Andrade’s eye is reopened just seconds into the period, and Gibson chases after him with jabs and more overhand rights, trying to worsen the damage. Andrade still has plenty of power behind his punches, and Gibson runs straight into a right hand that lands on the temple. Gibson is dropped to his back, and Andrade tries to capitalize by pouncing and hunting for a choke. Gibson turns toward the fence, posts and stands up, where he cracks Andrade with a right hand that forces that Brazilian to back off midway through the round. Gibson keeps the shorter man out of range with jabs, while Andrade picks at him with leg kicks. With 90 seconds on the clock, Andrade zaps Gibson with a hard left hook. This time, Gibson stays upright and continues circling the outside, switching between stances. Gibson’s offense has dropped off, and it’s Andrade pushing the action late in the round.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Andrade
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Andrade
Jeff Sherwood scores the round 10-9 Andrade
Round 3
Gibson presses forward to start the final round and gets countered by an Andrade left hand. “The Renegade” keeps coming at Andrade with jabs and now eats an uppercut. Andrade sprawls all over a shot from Gibson, who resets and tries a single-leg on the second effort. Gibson gets the takedown and a wild scramble ensues, and after twice exchanging positions, Andrade winds up on top. It doesn’t last long, and the bantamweights are back on their feet with 2:40 remaining in the final round. Gibson uses leg kicks to pick at Andrade, who looks to counter off his back foot with single punches. Andrade pushes back Gibson’s head with a straight right hand. The Brazilian is exhausted, stumbling backward around the cage on unsteady legs. Gibson keeps walking him down, lands a body kick and sticks his jab in Andrade’s face. Gibson scores the last good offense of the fight, catching an aggressive Andrade with a cracking left hook.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Gibson (29-28 Gibson)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Gibson (29-28 Gibson)
Jeff Sherwood scores the round 10-9 Andrade (29-28 Andrade)
The Result
Douglas Silva de Andrade def. Cody Gibson via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) R3 5:00
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http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UF...-douglas-silva-de-andrade#uUvFEbjEqkXtoK1t.99
