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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Ragay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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, Diego Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Ragay!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Ragay which made him look bad.
Silva could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ragay closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Ragay pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ragay drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Ragay has the dominant position.
Ragay tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragay has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ragay is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Ragay is proving a slippery customer.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva is working an open guard so Ragay takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ragay wants a takedown.
Diego Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Ragay.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragay won't allow it.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Ragay keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ragay pinned against the cage. Ragay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ragay counters by clinching up.
Ragay gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ragay wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ragay throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Ragay is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ragay chips away with some ground and pound.
Ragay postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Ragay trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to control the position but Ragay postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragay controlling from the top position.
Ragay wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Ragay engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rocky Ragay wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ragay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diego Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragay stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Ragay sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Ragay as Silva shoots in.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Ragay sprawls well.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ragay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ragay looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragay sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ragay is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Ragay from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragay gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Ragay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Ragay as Silva shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Ragay counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Ragay 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.
Ragay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Ragay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Diego Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Ragay.
Ragay tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ragay feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva is trying to keep Ragay in close.
Silva wants to sweep here but Ragay controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Ragay throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ragay wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ragay on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ragay from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragay as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Ragay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragay forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Ragay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ragay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ragay moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Ragay has a takedown stuffed.
Ragay tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ragay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ragay quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a strike but Ragay avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ragay wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ragay manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ragay wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Ragay preventing the sweep.
Ragay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Ragay drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Ragay off! Ragay jumps back into Silva's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controls Ragay momentarily but Ragay frees himself.
Silva wants to sweep here but Ragay controlling him for the moment.
Ragay content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ragay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Ragay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Ragay shows good takedown defense.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ragay avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ragay was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ragay kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva with the ground and pound but Ragay regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ragay regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silva.
Ragay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Ragay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Ragay!
Ragay stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ragay misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Ragay shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragay stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Ragay gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Ragay stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Ragay shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ragay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Ragay is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
Silva cracks Ragay with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva working the strikes but Ragay uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to advance to full mount but Ragay doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva trying to control but Ragay is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Ragay is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diego Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Ragay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a strike but Ragay rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragay 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Ragay!
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energy
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