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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Rash!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
Rash thows a body shot but no joy.
Rash stuns Da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rash swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Rash missing with a left hand there. Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Rash in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rash.
Da Silva stalling in the clinch.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rash blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Da Silva.
Rash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Rash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rash gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rash just misses with a punch to the body.
Rash walks into a jab.
David Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Rash keeps it at a distance.
Rash takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Rash thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
No joy there for Da Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rash lands a head shot.
Da Silva scores with a hook.
Rash misses with a body shot.
Da Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva rushes Rash and presses him up against the cage.
Rash looking to stall.
Da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rash avoids the damage to the body.
Rash wants to get back to striking at distance but Da Silva won't allow it.
Rash avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
Rash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva stalling the fight.
Rash managing to block the knees to the body from Da Silva.
Da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rash comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rash takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rash misses the jab.
Rash just misses with a punch to the body.
Rash is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Da Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Da Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Da Silva takes a swing at Rash's ribcage but misses.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Da Silva as he connects with a hook.
David Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Da Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Da Silva throws a leg kick which misses Rash's front leg but catches the back leg as Rash tries to avoid it.
Da Silva is looking to slow Rash down with leg kicks.
A big right from Rash misses.
Rash takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rash.
The crowd cheers as Rash lands an impressive looking overhand right. Da Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Rash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva looks for the body kick but Rash saw that one coming.
Rash changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Rash is having none of it.
Da Silva thumps Rash with a low kick.
Da Silva tries to clinch up
and Rash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rash misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva looks to land a body kick but Rash moved away.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Rash is just out of range.
Da Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rash throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Da Silva misses with a body punch.
Rash blocks an elbow strike from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rash.
Da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Da Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva looks to clinch
and Rash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva forces Rash back against the cage and clinches.
Da Silva lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rash taking a breather.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Da Silva just leaning against Rash, taking a breather.
Rash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Rash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rash takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Da Silva dominated that second round.
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.
Rash throws an off balance right hand
and Da Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rash swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Da Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rash is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rash takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Da Silva tries to clinch but Rash is having none of it.
Rash loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Da Silva thuds his right hand into Rash's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rash.
Rash throws a right hand that misses
and Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Da Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rash prevents Da Silva from breaking the clinch.
Rash has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Rash wants a takedown but no success here.
Come on Rash - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rash blocks an elbow strike from Da Silva.
Rash avoids a wild elbow strike from Da Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Da Silva looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da Silva.
Rash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva drops Rash with a big knee straight up the middle! Rash is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rash is rocked!
It looks like Matt Rash has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rash swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Rash is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Silva finish him?
Rash steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Da Silva. That one must have hurt.
Rash seems to have recovered his senses.
Rash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Da Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Da Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Da Silva cracks Rash with a hook to the temple - Rash is on wobbly legs here! Da Silva swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rash falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Da Silva wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Da Silva!
David Da Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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FIGHT
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