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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Silva (ranked 6613 p4p, 23013 weight class) and Yoshito Okamoto (ranked 682 p4p, 717 weight class). Okamoto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Detox - Skepta. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Felix Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshito Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Okamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Okamoto is just out of range.
Okamoto missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okamoto's coach down at Golden Harvest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Okamoto's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Okamoto with a jab.
Okamoto missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Okamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okamoto scores with a nice head shot.
Silva tries to move into range but Okamoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okamoto.
Okamoto misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at CFC Underground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Okamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Okamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okamoto throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Okamoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okamoto.
Okamoto loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Okamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva throws a jab when Okamoto was well out of range.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva is looking to wear down Okamoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Okamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Okamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Okamoto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva moves away from the strike by Okamoto.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okamoto.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Okamoto moved out of range nicely.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okamoto feints the counter takedown.
Okamoto throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Okamoto is quick to defend against it.
Silva looks for a takedown but Okamoto sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Okamoto's head backwards.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Okamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okamoto.
Okamoto cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yoshito Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips under a jab from Okamoto.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okamoto manages to avoid it.
Okamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okamoto throws out the jab.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Okamoto's head but Okamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okamoto clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Okamoto.
Okamoto manages to break the clinch.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Okamoto enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Okamoto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Okamoto is retaining full guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva trying to control but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Okamoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Okamoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to control from the top but Okamoto keeps moving.
Okamoto working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Okamoto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshito Okamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva takes a swing at Okamoto's ribcage but misses.
Silva slips under a jab from Okamoto.
Okamoto cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Okamoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okamoto! But no joy.
Okamoto throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Okamoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Okamoto lands an uppercut.
Okamoto misses with the head strike.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okamoto lands an uppercut.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okamoto throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Okamoto avoids it well and moves away.
A big left from Okamoto misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Okamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva has Okamoto pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Silva pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Okamoto tumbling to the mat - Silva dives into Okamoto's guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva throws a strike but Okamoto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Okamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okamoto wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Okamoto is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Okamoto bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Felix Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Okamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Okamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okamoto is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Okamoto avoid being mounted?
Okamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva thows a huge punch but Okamoto dodges it nicely.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Okamoto's head.
Okamoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Okamoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Okamoto to sweep him here.
Okamoto keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Okamoto is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Okamoto is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Okamoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva thows a huge punch but Okamoto dodges it nicely.
Okamoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Okamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva wants to control from the top but Okamoto keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Okamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yoshito Okamoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Okamoto missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva slips under a jab.
Yoshito Okamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Okamoto moved out of range nicely.
Okamoto misses with a looping right.
Okamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Okamoto circles away.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Okamoto avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okamoto throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okamoto misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva connects with a right hand. Okamoto shakes it off.
Okamoto tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Okamoto, which made it look bad.
Okamoto slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Okamoto misses with a looping left.
Okamoto throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab when Okamoto was well out of range.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Okamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Okamoto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Okamoto moves away from the strike by Silva.
Okamoto misses with a straight right.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Okamoto.
Okamoto takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Okamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Okamoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Okamoto on the inside.
Silva is trying to drag Okamoto to the mat but Okamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Okamoto misses the jab.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Okamoto is quick to defend against it.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okamoto throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Okamoto.
Okamoto with a nice cross.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Okamoto circles away.
Okamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Okamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Okamoto's half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Okamoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Felix Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Okamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Okamoto wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Okamoto is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Okamoto keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Okamoto has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshito Okamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Okamoto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshito Okamoto!
Yoshito Okamoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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