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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu Takashi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
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177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Takashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxi Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takashi stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Takashi looking to pass the guard.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takashi.
Silva trying to control the position.
Takashi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takashi has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Takashi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva is pulling down on Takashi's head. It's preventing any offense from Takashi, at least for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takashi looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi is stalling in the full guard.
Takashi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryu Takashi.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Takashi on his heels. He'll look to pass Takashi's guard now, I'm sure.
Takashi tries to strike from the bottom.
Takashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control but Takashi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi pulls Silva in to control the position.
Takashi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Takashi tries to get out of the position.
Silva trying to control but Takashi is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Maxi Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva avoids the body shot from Takashi.
Takashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takashi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Takashi landing a few strikes.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Takashi controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Takashi postures up.
Takashi controlling the position from side mount.
Takashi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Takashi has control of an arm but Silva manages to advance to Takashi's back!
Silva is hanging on to Takashi's back as he tries to escape.
Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Takashi pushed the leg off.
Silva is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takashi is in bad spot here.
Silva trying to control momentarily.
Takashi tries to escape the position.
Silva trying to control momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takashi trying to survive by controlling the hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takashi prevents Silva from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryu Takashi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Takashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Takashi's guard.
Takashi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takashi keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Ryu Takashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Takashi, not yet.
Takashi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva wants to control from the top but Takashi keeps moving.
Takashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Maxi Silva.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Takashi is trying to improve his position.
Takashi is not content to let Silva control the position.
Takashi tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Takashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi can't do much from the bottom here.
Takashi is looking for a sweep.
Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Takashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takashi keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Maxi Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Takashi throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Takashi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Takashi is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Takashi seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking to control Takashi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Takashi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Takashi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Takashi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takashi is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maxi Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maxi Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Takashi is trying to get back to full guard.
Takashi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Takashi is not content to let Silva control the position.
Takashi is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is keen to just control but Takashi is a slippery customer.
Silva is taking a breather. Takashi 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Maxi Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Takashi stalls.
Takashi is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Takashi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Takashi is proving a slippery customer.
Takashi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but Takashi postures up.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takashi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Takashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Takashi is proving a slippery customer.
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!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Maxi Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Takashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takashi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Takashi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Takashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Maxi Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takashi.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Takashi's guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Takashi keeps moving.
Takashi pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva trying to control but Takashi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxi Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva scores with a takedown into Takashi's guard.
Takashi wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Takashi keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takashi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Takashi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxi Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxi 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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