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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinobu Tsukasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shinobu Tsukasa's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinobu Tsukasa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Tsukasa.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsukasa.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Tsukasa seems unphased.
It looks like Shinobu Tsukasa has been cut.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva checks a low kick from Tsukasa.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tsukasa but Tsukasa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsukasa. Tsukasa obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tsukasa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsukasa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Tsukasa fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tsukasa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tsukasa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva is pushing down on Tsukasa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tsukasa is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsukasa is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Tsukasa is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsukasa is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is stalling here. Tsukasa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tsukasa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tsukasa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tsukasa is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsukasa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva controls his leg.
Tsukasa wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva tries to roll over but Tsukasa keeps him under control.
Silva trying to control but Tsukasa postures up.
Silva is staying active underneath Tsukasa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is pressing down on Tsukasa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva controlling the position.
Tsukasa trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We're going to have a standup here because Shinobu Tsukasa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tsukasa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Tsukasa moved out of range.
Tsukasa misses with a straight left.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsukasa.
Silva tries to bum rush Tsukasa with a series of wild strikes but Tsukasa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsukasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tsukasa - that will leave a mark!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Tsukasa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsukasa.
Tsukasa scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsukasa misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tsukasa counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsukasa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Tsukasa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva wants to sweep here but Tsukasa controlling him for the moment.
Silva has his hands on Tsukasa's head, controlling the position.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Tsukasa from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tsukasa sitting in guard here, content to control.
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 Shinobu Tsukasa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shinobu Tsukasa'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.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tsukasa as he avoids it easily.
Tsukasa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Tsukasa backs away looking to recover.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ronaldo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsukasa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tsukasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva working away.
Tsukasa is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working the ground and pound but Tsukasa is defending the strikes.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silva looking to control but instead Tsukasa has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Tsukasa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Tsukasa is a slippery customer.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva is thwarting Tsukasa's attempts to control the position.
Tsukasa tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tsukasa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsukasa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ronaldo Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva fails to move to back control.
Tsukasa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to control the pace but Tsukasa is squirming around nicely.
Silva manages to capitalize on a mistake by Tsukasa to take his back!
Silva working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsukasa is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Tsukasa is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tsukasa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is looking to control Tsukasa but Tsukasa is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shinobu Tsukasa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Tsukasa lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Tsukasa digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Crunch! Tsukasa slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Tsukasa throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsukasa throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsukasa throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Tsukasa tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tsukasa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsukasa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tsukasa trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Silva manages to pass to mount!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is stalling here but it's allowed Tsukasa to get half guard.
Tsukasa won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Tsukasa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva is keen to just control but Tsukasa is a slippery customer.
Tsukasa tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva wants to control but Tsukasa is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsukasa trying to control here.
Tsukasa wants to control but Silva passes into side.
Tsukasa prevents Silva from moving into mount.
What's Tsukasa going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Silva advances to mount.
Silva trying to control but Tsukasa is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing punches.
Silva looking to control but Tsukasa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tsukasa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva scoring with strikes but Tsukasa is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsukasa tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Silva!
Ronaldo Silva is the new welterweight champion!
Ronaldo Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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