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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Kho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Silva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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173 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Kho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva shoots and misses
and Kho moves into the clinch.
Kho taking a breather.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Kho has him pressed against the cage.
Kho tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Kho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kho trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Kho lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kho wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Kho unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Kho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva can't escape the position.
Kho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kho is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Kho breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva wants to control but Kho is having none of it.
Kho lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kho is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Kho's body position as best he can.
Kho is breathing heavily.
Silva really wants to buck Kho off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Kho has a good base and remains in mount.
Kho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva tries to hold on but Kho pushes him away.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kho looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Kho trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Kho dominated that round.
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 shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kho is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kho has his hands clasped together around Silva's back. He's all about the action.
Kho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kho lands some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kho pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Adrian Kho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kho tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kho thinking.
Kho shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Kho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kho doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kho.
A punch combination from Kho misses.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kho looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Kho working a defensive guard here.
Kho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Kho.
Kho looking to control.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kho pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Kho is keeping the position.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Kho finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Kho persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Kho misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Kho is defending well.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Kho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva prevents Kho from standing back up.
Silva wants to control but Kho is keeping him busy.
Kho manages to get to full guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kho wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kho showed some decent athleticism there.
Kho is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kho trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Kho wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to roll over but Kho keeps him under control.
Silva wants to stand back up but Kho manages to pass into side control.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Kho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Kho is controlling him.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Kho's takedown attempt.
Kho drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kho keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva tries to stand but Kho is controlling from the bottom.
Kho is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kho keeps moving.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kho wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands and throws Kho's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva working the strikes but Kho uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kho is looking to improve his position.
Kho throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kho trying to control but Silva postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kho is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva prevents Kho from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Kho.
Kho is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Kho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kho 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Kho!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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