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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Silverstein (ranked 22861 p4p, 2630 weight class) and Phat Bhoy (ranked 545 p4p, 276 weight class). Klaus Silverstein has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klaus Silverstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phat Bhoy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhoy connects with a right hand. Silverstein shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhoy. Silverstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silverstein moves in looking to clinch but Bhoy pushes him off.
Bhoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silverstein is fending him off so far but Bhoy persists. Nope, Silverstein circles away and we're back to standing.
Bhoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Bhoy throws a body punch but Silverstein moves out of range.
Bhoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silverstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bhoy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've been hearing reports that Silverstein has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silverstein throws a right and a left that Bhoy avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverstein dodges the punch combination from Bhoy.
Silverstein avoids the body shot from Bhoy.
Silverstein is looking for a counter combo.
Silverstein takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhoy connects with a looping right hand.
Bhoy dives in and grabs Silverstein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silverstein pushes down on Bhoy's head and hops out.
Bhoy takes a swing at Silverstein's ribcage but misses.
Silverstein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bhoy lands a nice hook to Silverstein's body. Silverstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silverstein misses with a wild body shot.
Silverstein misses the shot to the body.
Bhoy connects with a right hand. Silverstein shakes it off.
Silverstein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Bhoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silverstein appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bhoy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silverstein is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silverstein lands an overhand right.
Bhoy scores with a jab. Silverstein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice jab there from Bhoy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silverstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silverstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silverstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy punishes Silverstein's body with a nice straight punch.
Bhoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silverstein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silverstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bhoy.
Bhoy lands a really nice looking cross but Silverstein seems unphased.
Bhoy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silverstein had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bhoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silverstein.
Silverstein avoids the body shot from Bhoy.
Silverstein closes the distance but Bhoy moves to the side
enabling Bhoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Bhoy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bhoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy scores with a hook to the body. Silverstein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bhoy throws a shot to the body.
Bhoy tests Silverstein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silverstein is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bhoy.
Bhoy stuns Silverstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bhoy lands a nice shot that snaps Silverstein's head back.
Bhoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bhoy throws a right hand that Silverstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Silverstein also avoids with ease.
Bhoy lands the left hand.
Bhoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silverstein moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bhoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Bhoy connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverstein tries to clinch up.
Silverstein shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bhoy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bhoy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bhoy is not content to let Silverstein control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Bhoy dominated that round.
That's time! Silverstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bhoy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bhoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bhoy throws a series of punches but Silverstein avoids them all with ease.
Silverstein feinted with a counter takedown.
Bhoy scores with a nice right hand.
Bhoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silverstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhoy.
Bhoy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silverstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bhoy lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhoy misses with a body shot.
Silverstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silverstein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bhoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Silverstein is just out of range.
Bhoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silverstein.
Bhoy swinging wildly here.
Phat Bhoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverstein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bhoy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silverstein with a body shot.
Bhoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bhoy throws a body shot but no joy.
Silverstein tries to close the distance and clinch but Bhoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bhoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silverstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silverstein takes one to the side of the head.
Bhoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Silverstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverstein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bhoy lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bhoy.
Silverstein drops his hands momentarily and Bhoy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bhoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bhoy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhoy lands a really nice looking cross but Silverstein seems unphased.
Silverstein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bhoy lunges at Silverstein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silverstein's hand.
Bhoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silverstein.
Bhoy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bhoy misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy connects with a single shot there.
Klaus Silverstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bhoy lands a jab to the nose.
Silverstein closes the distance and clinches.
Bhoy can't find room to land a body shot as Silverstein controls the action.
Bhoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Silverstein backwards.
Bhoy scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silverstein.
Bhoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bhoy.
Silverstein tries to score a body lock takedown but Bhoy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bhoy.
Bhoy misses with the head strike.
Bhoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy working aggressively here.
Bhoy cracks Silverstein with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Bhoy.
Bhoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silverstein avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bhoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Silverstein controls his hands.
Bhoy tries a body shot but Silverstein blocks it.
Bhoy misses with a body punch.
Bhoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bhoy lands with a short shot to the head.
Silverstein is working for takedown but Bhoy is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bhoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bhoy misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Bhoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silverstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Bhoy lands a glancing blow to the side of Silverstein's head.
Bhoy jabs Silverstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bhoy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bhoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bhoy misses with a wild body shot.
Bhoy lands with a nice body punch.
Silverstein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bhoy counters with a straight right hand.
Silverstein moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bhoy.
Bhoy looks to throw the jab but Silverstein is out of range.
Bhoy cracks a nice hook into Silverstein's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bhoy connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhoy lands a body shot.
Silverstein is looking to clinch.
Silverstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Bhoy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhoy. Silverstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bhoy connects with a body shot that sends Silverstein's belly button to the back.
Bhoy lands a body shot.
Bhoy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bhoy lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Bhoy misses.
Bhoy scores with a jab. Silverstein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bhoy misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silverstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bhoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silverstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Bhoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Silverstein.
Bhoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhoy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silverstein avoids the body shot from Bhoy.
As Bhoy looks to move away, Silverstein throws a big counter combo but Bhoy just gets out of the way.
Bhoy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bhoy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bhoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silverstein.
Bhoy scores with a sloppy right hand. Silverstein should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bhoy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silverstein with a body shot.
Bhoy jabs Silverstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bhoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silverstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Bhoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silverstein counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bhoy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bhoy not doing much here.
Silverstein is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy slows the pace down in half guard.
Silverstein is staying active underneath Bhoy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bhoy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silverstein is in all sorts of trouble here.
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!
Silverstein tries to lock up and control but Bhoy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bhoy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bhoy lands a nice shot to the head.
Klaus Silverstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bhoy content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phat Bhoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bhoy 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phat Bhoy!
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