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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The last man standIng by-people in planes. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Antonio Luna was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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143 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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166 cm
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147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Luna!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luna swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luna. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luna misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Luna throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Luna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luna swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luna.
Luna cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luna throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Luna misses with a hook.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luna is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Luna circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Luna throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Luna tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luna manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristiano Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Luna misses its intended target.
Luna looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Luna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice straight punches there by Luna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Luna looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Luna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Luna cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Luna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Luna finds it's target.
Luna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Luna misses.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Luna tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luna manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luna looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Luna lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Antonio Luna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Luna misses.
Luna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Luna.
Luna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luna displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Luna.
Luna misses with a few strikes there.
Luna jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva defending well as Luna loads up on a big left hand.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luna misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luna.
Luna lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Luna dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luna thows a body shot but no joy.
Luna jabs at Silva's body.
A combination from Luna does no damage.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Luna misses.
Luna throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Luna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Luna's half guard.
Luna tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna is trying desperately to improve position.
Luna is breathing heavily.
Silva working for a submission but Luna is keeping him at bay.
Luna is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Luna is in no mood to give up.
Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Luna has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Luna is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Luna tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Luna is looking to get to half guard.
Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Luna is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
Luna is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva has his foot on Luna's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Luna works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Luna controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Luna trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Luna sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Luna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Luna from controlling successfully.
Luna must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva working for a triangle but Luna defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luna doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luna manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Luna sitting in guard here, content to control.
Luna trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Despite being in the dominant position, Antonio Luna just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Luna lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Luna tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Luna misses the target.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luna but Luna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Luna sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Luna.
Luna works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luna lands a jab.
Luna throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Luna.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Luna shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristiano Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luna works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Luna moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Luna lands a right hook to the body.
Luna takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luna tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luna to the ground. Luna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luna misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Luna misses the target.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good shot there by Luna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Luna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Luna manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Luna's guard.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Luna pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Luna is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Luna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Luna manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Luna's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Luna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Luna does it's job there.
Luna scores with a jab.
Luna displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Luna looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Luna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Luna has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Luna!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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