Tonight was the night before the highly anticipated match between Jake Paul and Anderson Silva, and although there were breaks here and there, the fight delivered fast-paced action for 8 rounds. Both Silva and Paul held their ground and had big chances, but round 8 was the first sign of how the fight could turn in Paul’s favor when he knocked Silva to the mat. Silva got back up and both fighters made it to all 8 rounds, and after judging the decision and the win, Paul went to Paul, who remains undefeated.

Paul was early the aggressor and Silva looked relaxed and happy to let Paul come to him and bid his time. On the second lap, Silva picked up the pace and started swinging with some big punches, but Paul came back with quick punches. Silva withdrew and put some distance between them and Paul tried to close the room a bit.

Paul went for a monster hit and then another, and you could hear them whizzing past Silva’s head, but they wouldn’t connect. Silva continued to dodge Paul’s punches and then got him into the corner, but they locked up.

Round 3 started 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 made contact with a few, causing Paul to go in and lock them up. Silva connected with another right hand and then Silva hit another pair of right hands, connecting to the side of Paul’s head. Then he got a monster punch to the side of the head with his left hand, dodging some heavy punches from Paul.

However, Paul got a big right hand on Silva and then connected with a massive blow to Silva’s head. Silva kept Paul at bay and locked them up. Silva got some body shots and pushed Paul back, but Paul connected with two right hands that seemed to do some damage. Then it was time for round 4. They exchanged quick punches but didn’t make much contact, and Silva kept Paul at bay again. Paul missed a wide punch and then Silva dodged another shot to the head. Silva got a few punches and Paul returned with a big right hand. Another slap in Silva’s face followed. Silva hit a few shots to the body and Paul went for a big uppercut, but only caught a small piece.

Silva ended the round with big shots to the body. Round 5 started with Paul taking several blows, and for most of this round they both managed to avoid big blows. Paul was hit on the head and then they exchanged a few shots, but Silva ended the round with a shot to the head. Lap 6 started at an accelerated pace and then Paul really picked up the pace with about a minute to go in the lap. Silva went for a series of attacks and hit a body shot, but only made a few. Paul connected with a few punches of his own then went for a big swing, but missed. Silva went for some body shots as the round came to an end and Paul made contact with a big one to the head as it ended.

Round 7 started, and Paul was punched in the stomach for connecting. They dodged each other’s punches for a while and no punches were thrown for a while, then things got better. Paul took several punches, then Silva went for a big punch but missed. Paul hit Silva’s body three times in a row and then Silva hit Paul two overhand rights. Paul delivered a small shot to the body and Silva came back with an attack of her own. Silva hit a few punches to the body as the round came to an end and Silva managed to get a shot in before the round ended.

It was time for the final lap and both were aggressive with Silva taking multiple punches to the body but then connecting with a big punch that took Silva down. He got up again and the fight started, and Paul kept going for big attacks. Silva took some bigger blows to the body and then got Paul in the corner. Silva then made more punches into the corner and regained some control. They approached each other carefully, then Silva hit a few more punches before the round ended.

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