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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Run as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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138 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tua swinging wilding here.
Tua lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tua misses with a jab, cross combination.
David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tua closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Tua pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Thiago Silva has been cut.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Tua .
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Tua finish him?
Silva dodges the punch combination from Tua .
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tua looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tua is looking for a sweep.
Tua takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Tua is rocked!
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oh Tua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tua is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tua 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tua is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Tua is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tua is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva looks gassed!
Tua seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva prevents Tua from improving his position.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tua wants to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to take a breather but Tua is having none of it.
Tua trying to control but Silva postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Tua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua misses with the combination.
Tua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tua misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva won't allow Tua to get back to his feet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva taking a breather here.
Tua regains half guard.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tua actively working from the bottom here.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tua wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tua wants to get back to full guard.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tua is looking to improve his position.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Tua is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tua wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tua works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Tua .
Tua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tua tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tua shoots and misses
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva passes into half guard.
Tua won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Tua 's hands, connecting with Tua 's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Tua tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Tua is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tua pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tua knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Tua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva is taking a breather. Tua says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva is nestled in close to Tua , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tua flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Thiago Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tua wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Tua defending well.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tua wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tua throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tua looks to clinch
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tua 's guard.
Tua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in close to Tua 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva stands and throws Tua 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Tua 's face as Silva controls the position.
Tua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva is working Tua over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva landing strikes.
Silva staying calm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua being controlled for a moment.
Silva grinds an elbow into Tua 's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tua .
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tua !
Tua closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tua won't be happy with that.
Silva working away.
Tua is looking for a sweep.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Tua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Tua denies him.
Tua can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tua can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like David Tua has been cut.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Tua is being controlled here.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tua to see if he's OK.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Tua takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva cracks Tua with a big right hand but Tua just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tua down.
Silva is working Tua over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tua manages to get back to half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva trying to control the pace.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tua trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Tua is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working over Tua with some ground and pound. Tua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tua wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tua is trying to get back to full guard.
David Tua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tua tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tua 's guard now.
Tua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tua striking off his back but it's not causing Silva any problems.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Tua .
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Tua from getting back to his feet.
Tua working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tua wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Tua has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tua darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Tua fights it but they end up in 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Tua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Silva!
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hype
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