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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wakanda Akecheta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rennon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wakanda Akecheta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rennon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akecheta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akecheta throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Akecheta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akecheta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Akecheta. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Akecheta.
Akecheta throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Akecheta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Akecheta moves his leg out of the way.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Akecheta misses with a leg kick
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Akecheta's guard.
Akecheta looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Akecheta wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Akecheta won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Akecheta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Akecheta is trying to get back to full guard.
Akecheta is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva shoots in but Akecheta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Akecheta darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Akecheta, against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Akecheta holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Wakanda Akecheta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rennon Silva.
Akecheta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akecheta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Akecheta.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Akecheta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Akecheta trying to land knees to the body.
Akecheta misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva tries a body shot but Akecheta blocks it.
Akecheta keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Akecheta.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva decides to pull guard.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva keeping moving, preventing Akecheta from controlling successfully.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Akecheta defends well.
Akecheta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akecheta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Akecheta content to stall in guard here.
Akecheta looking to pass the guard.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Akecheta wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Akecheta advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Akecheta trying to control the pace.
Akecheta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Akecheta working Silva over with strikes.
Akecheta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Akecheta seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rennon Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Akecheta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akecheta tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Crunch! Akecheta slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Akecheta tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Akecheta throws a body kick that misses.
Akecheta throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Akecheta throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akecheta can pounce on him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Akecheta moves into the clinch.
Akecheta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akecheta lands a damaging elbow.
Akecheta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Akecheta.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akecheta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Akecheta pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akecheta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva throws a series of punches but Akecheta avoids them all with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akecheta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akecheta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Akecheta throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Akecheta thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva postures up.
Akecheta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Akecheta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Akecheta scores with a leg kick.
Akecheta has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Akecheta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Akecheta misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Akecheta has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akecheta.
Akecheta pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akecheta.
Silva avoiding damage as Akecheta throws knees to the body.
Akecheta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akecheta.
Akecheta lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Akecheta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Akecheta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Akecheta.
Akecheta lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Akecheta.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Akecheta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akecheta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Akecheta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Akecheta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Akecheta lands an elbow inside.
Akecheta lands a knee to the body.
Akecheta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Akecheta pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akecheta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Akecheta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Akecheta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akecheta lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Akecheta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Akecheta.
Akecheta lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Akecheta.
Akecheta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Akecheta missing with knees to the body.
Akecheta missing with knees to the body.
Akecheta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akecheta.
Akecheta lands an elbow inside.
Akecheta pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akecheta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Akecheta.
Akecheta lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wakanda Akecheta will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Akecheta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akecheta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Akecheta misses with a low kick.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Akecheta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Akecheta misses with a low kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akecheta misses with a body kick.
Silva checks a low kick from Akecheta.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Akecheta enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Akecheta manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akecheta trying to control the position.
Silva preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akecheta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Akecheta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Akecheta working a defensive guard here.
Silva wants to stand but Akecheta has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akecheta, right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akecheta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Akecheta misses with a kick to the body.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akecheta. Akecheta obviously looking to wear him down.
Akecheta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akecheta throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Akecheta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Akecheta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akecheta has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Akecheta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akecheta tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Akecheta, against the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akecheta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Akecheta lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akecheta tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Akecheta crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Akecheta lands a damaging elbow.
Akecheta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akecheta.
Silva wants a takedown.
Akecheta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Nice elbow from Akecheta.
Nice elbow from Akecheta.
Akecheta trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akecheta.
Akecheta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akecheta lands a damaging elbow.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akecheta trying to land knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akecheta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Akecheta.
Akecheta lands a nice elbow.
Akecheta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akecheta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Akecheta trying to land knees to the body.
Akecheta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Akecheta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akecheta.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akecheta walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Akecheta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Akecheta throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Akecheta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akecheta rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akecheta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akecheta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wakanda Akecheta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Akecheta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wakanda Akecheta!
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energy
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hype
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