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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Ip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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177 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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161 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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, Adam Ip! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Silva! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ip tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Ip throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively. Ip fails to land with a series of punches.
Ip moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Diego Silva has been cut. Ip gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Silva wants to control from the top but Ip keeps moving. Ip wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position. Silva is working Ip over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva scoring with some ground and pound. Silva works over Ip with some ground and pound from guard. Silva is working Ip over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Ip really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Silva wants to control from the top but Ip keeps moving. Ip is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Ip will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Silva wants to control from the top but Ip keeps moving. Ip wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it. Ip is breathing heavily. Silva is working Ip over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ip is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Silva distracts Ip with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Silva distracts Ip with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Ip is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ip is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Silva chips away with some ground and pound. Silva trying to control but Ip is working from the bottom. Ip is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Ip's brow. Silva landing some decent shots from guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva chips away with some ground and pound. Silva wants to control from the top but Ip keeps moving. Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Silva distracts Ip with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Ip is rocked! Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Oh Ip is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ip swivels though and keeps the full guard. Ip keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. Silva with a nice head shot there. Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ip's head. Silva landing some decent shots from guard. Silva looking to pass the guard. Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Silva stops Ip from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Ip is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea. Silva chips away with some ground and pound. Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ip. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Silva scoring with punches to the head and body. Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Ip's brow. Silva lands a couple of digs. Silva is working Ip over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Silva distracts Ip with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Ip keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. Silva cracks Ip with a solid left hand. Silva scoring with punches to the head and body. Silva wants to control from the top but Ip keeps moving. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Ip is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him. Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Ip is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea. Silva pushing down on Ip's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Silva is looking to take a break and control but Ip is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ip with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Silva trying to control from half guard but Ip is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ip keeps working. Silva is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ip is hurt! He's hurt bad - Silva fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ip from any more punishment! Congratulations to Silva! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Silva!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
84% |
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