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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Won-Ho Lee (ranked 25402 p4p, 3593 weight class) and Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 390 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Won-Ho Lee has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Won-Ho Lee seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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188 cm 19 185 1 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm 25 180 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Solid chin |
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Won-Ho Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Silva! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee blocks a leg kick. Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage! Lee connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back. Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily. As Silva tries to get set, Lee tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt. Paulo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well. Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range. Lee blocks the body kick.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Silva throws a leg kick that misses. Silva keeps the fight on the outside. Silva is looking for the big counter here. Silva throws a leg kick but Lee moved away. Silva throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva. Lee throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range. Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva. Silva connects with a solid leg kick. Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Cozad MMA Tokyo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Silva looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range. As Silva looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way. Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away. Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Lee fails in his attempt to clinch. Lee backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range. Silva feints a counter leg kick. Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range. Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice cross by Silva.
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Silva. Silva tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Lee has Silva pressed against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage. Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Silva missing with knees to the body.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Lee stalling against the cage.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Silva dominated that round. The cut man is working on Won-Ho Lee's cut. 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.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range. Silva throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off. Silva throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range. Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Lee throws a right and a left that both miss. Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely. Silva thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Won-Ho Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Silva tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it. A chopping leg kick lands by Silva. Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Silva misses with a left hand and Lee counters with a one-two to the body. Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva keeps the fight on the outside. Silva throws a counter combo. Silva with the inside leg kick. Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. 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 fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well. Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. A nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Silva misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming. Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it. Silva throws a counter combo. Paulo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup. Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Lee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Lee checks a leg kick nicely. Silva moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off. Lee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick. Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Silva misses with a straight left. Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. As Silva looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Silva. Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Lee lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Silva with the inside leg kick. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Silva misses with a low kick. Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Won-Ho Lee's cut. 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!
Silva misses with a body kick. Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Silva scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lee darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow. A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land. Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage. Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva with the inside leg kick. Lee misses the shot to the body. Silva throws a counter combo. Silva throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva. Lee wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance. Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it. A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Lee tries to clinch up.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Lee misses with a shot to the body and Silva counters with a stiff right hand. Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee. Silva tries to clinch up. Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Lee is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily. Lee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva. A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick. Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Lee throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch. Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee can't break the clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position. Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up. A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Lee misses the shot to the body. Paulo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Lee walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight! Paulo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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