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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 1212 p4p, 544 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 181 p4p, 78 weight class). Aokison comes to the cage accompanied by Caroline. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Aokison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aokison loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aokison.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aokison manages to avoid it.
Aokison cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aokison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokison fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Aokison is now in Silva's guard.
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 seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Aokison trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Aokison is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aokison trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!
Aokison pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Aokison pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Aokison is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Aokison looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Aokison keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good exchange - Aokison coming out on top.
Aokison cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva digs a good body shot into Aokison's ribs.
Aokison looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Aokison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Aokison's head but Aokison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Aokison off the cage and back into range.
Aokison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aokison scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to clinch up but Aokison keeps it at a distance.
Aokison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aokison in his tracks.
Aokison throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aokison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aokison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Silva misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Starling Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aokison connects with a single shot there.
Silva slips a straight right by Aokison.
Silva throws a body punch but Aokison moves out of range.
Aokison tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokison just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva cracks Aokison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aokison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Aokison throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Aokison to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aokison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aokison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aokison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aokison lands a couple of digs.
Aokison stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Aokison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aokison chips away with some ground and pound.
Aokison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aokison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aokison seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aokison.
Aokison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva digs a good body shot into Aokison's ribs.
Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Aokison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aokison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ryu Aokison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva tries to roll over but Aokison keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Silva's thigh. Silva counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Silva pulls Aokison in close to his closed guard and prevents Aokison from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Aokison from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva controlling the position.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 Ryu Aokison 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Aokison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aokison sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Aokison avoids it this time.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Aokison moved away.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Aokison.
A left lands for Aokison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokison defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aokison will feel that in the morning.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Aokison misses with a low kick.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aokison with a body shot.
Aokison misses with a looping left.
Aokison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Aokison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aokison checks a leg kick.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aokison changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Aokison shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aokison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aokison.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva tries to clinch but Aokison is having none of it.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aokison. Aokison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aokison dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aokison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Aokison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Aokison is rocked!
Silva ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Aokison's jaw. Aokison's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Silva does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Starling Silva!
Starling Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ryu Aokison was interviewed post fight and said 'This would not happen in Japan. Pit Bull Development sells the best prodcucts!'.
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hype
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pop
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