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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Ilmarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Asko Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ilmarinen defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ilmarinen is looking for the big counter here.
Sandor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ilmarinen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Ilmarinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ilmarinen is standing up over Silva. Silva looks to escape but Ilmarinen dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ilmarinen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ilmarinen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen decides to stand back up. Ilmarinen steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Ilmarinen.
Silva dives in and grabs Ilmarinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ilmarinen pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Ilmarinen rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Ilmarinen wants a takedown.
Sandor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asko Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ilmarinen 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.
Ilmarinen is standing up over Silva. Silva looks to escape but Ilmarinen dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Silva is not content to let Ilmarinen control the position.
Ilmarinen misses with the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen lands a nice forearm strike.
Ilmarinen wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Ilmarinen control the position.
Ilmarinen controls the position.
Ilmarinen decides to stand back up. Ilmarinen steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen clinches with his opponent.
Ilmarinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ilmarinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ilmarinen moves into the clinch.
Ilmarinen jumps guard.
Ilmarinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ilmarinen is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Ilmarinen is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ilmarinen 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.
Asko Ilmarinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ilmarinen closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Ilmarinen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ilmarinen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ilmarinen trying to control the pace.
Ilmarinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen slows the pace down in half guard.
Asko Ilmarinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ilmarinen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Ilmarinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva tries to roll over but Ilmarinen keeps him under control.
Ilmarinen decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Ilmarinen misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Ilmarinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ilmarinen looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Sandor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asko Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ilmarinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ilmarinen has managed to clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ilmarinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ilmarinen is struggling to control the position.
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.
Ilmarinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva avoids the head kick by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Ilmarinen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ilmarinen has Silva pressed against the cage.
Ilmarinen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Ilmarinen is dominant here and he's now got Silva's back!
Silva looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ilmarinen.
I would not like to be Silva right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ilmarinen trying to control.
Ilmarinen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asko Ilmarinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ilmarinen feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Ilmarinen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Ilmarinen gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Ilmarinen rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Ilmarinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Ilmarinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Ilmarinen working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Ilmarinen is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Ilmarinen to get back to his feet.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Ilmarinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ilmarinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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.
Ilmarinen works his way into side control.
Ilmarinen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ilmarinen.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Ilmarinen has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ilmarinen gets the takedown into side control.
Ilmarinen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ilmarinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Ilmarinen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Ilmarinen loaded up on that one.
Ilmarinen is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Ilmarinen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking to get back to is feet but Ilmarinen passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Ilmarinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ilmarinen working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen working the ground and pound.
Sandor Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asko Ilmarinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva is rocked!
A lull in the action here.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ilmarinen is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asko Ilmarinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ilmarinen 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asko Ilmarinen!
A very excited looking Asko Ilmarinen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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