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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shingo Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Silvinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvinho comes into a darkened arena with his song building. King Shit - Yo Gotti ft. T.I. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shingo Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erick Silvinho!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvinho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a head kick.
Tanaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvinho.
Tanaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erick Silvinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvinho moves in looking to clinch but Tanaka pushes him off.
Silvinho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silvinho looks to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silvinho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silvinho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanaka tried to score with a low kick but Silvinho checks it.
Silvinho moves in looking to clinch but Tanaka pushes him off.
Silvinho tries to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silvinho.
Silvinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvinho is looking to clinch.
Silvinho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tanaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silvinho scores with a decent looking hook.
Silvinho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvinho blocks a head kick by Tanaka.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Tanaka is having none of it.
Silvinho misses with an uppercut.
Silvinho closes the distance but Tanaka moves to the side
and Tanaka counters with a solid body kick.
Silvinho tries to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silvinho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanaka. Tanaka obviously looking to wear him down.
Silvinho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvinho throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
Silvinho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silvinho darts in trying to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvinho drives through and clinches with Tanaka against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvinho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erick Silvinho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvinho moves to clinch but Tanaka breaks away
and Tanaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka is looking to chop away at Silvinho's legs.
Tanaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Silvinho.
Silvinho misses with a double jab.
Silvinho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tanaka.
Silvinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvinho tries to clinch there but Tanaka circles away.
Tanaka throws out a leg kick but Silvinho moves out of range and Tanaka only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanaka throws the kick towards the body but Silvinho avoids it.
Silvinho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a low kick.
Tanaka connects with a body shot that sends Silvinho's belly button to the back.
Silvinho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tanaka.
Silvinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanaka digs a good hook to Silvinho's body.
Tanaka is looking to land body kicks.
Silvinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanaka circles away.
Silvinho tries to clinch there but Tanaka circles away.
Silvinho closes the distance and pushes Tanaka back into the cage.
Silvinho misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvinho lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvinho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanaka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tanaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Silvinho dominated that round.
That's time! Tanaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tanaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silvinho tries to clinch
and Tanaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Silvinho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Silvinho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silvinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silvinho wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Silvinho blocks a head kick by Tanaka.
A head kick misses from Tanaka.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Tanaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Erick Silvinho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silvinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvinho tries to clinch there but Tanaka circles away.
Silvinho gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silvinho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tanaka postures up in Silvinho's guard and throws a big left but Silvinho blocks it.
Tanaka trying to control but Silvinho is working from the bottom.
Silvinho working a defensive guard but Tanaka manages to pass into side control anyway.
Silvinho can't do much from the bottom here.
Silvinho manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tanaka's best efforts.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silvinho is trying to get back to full guard.
Tanaka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Tanaka's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanaka lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvinho works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tanaka works over Silvinho with some ground and pound from guard.
Tanaka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tanaka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silvinho wants to sweep but no luck.
Silvinho trying to keep a closed guard but Tanaka is proving a slippery customer.
Silvinho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tanaka lands a couple of elbows.
Silvinho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silvinho controlling the position.
Silvinho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tanaka works over Silvinho with some ground and pound from guard.
Tanaka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tanaka chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka cracks Silvinho with a solid left hand.
Tanaka with a nice head shot there.
Shingo Tanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silvinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tanaka tries to stand but Silvinho is controlling from the bottom.
Tanaka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silvinho being controlled here, momentarily.
Silvinho is looking for a triangle but Tanaka pushes his legs off easily.
Tanaka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silvinho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tanaka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silvinho is trying to control the position but Tanaka postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tanaka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tanaka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silvinho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tanaka has managed to get both his arms back between Silvinho's legs - danger averted.
Silvinho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tanaka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tanaka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Silvinho keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silvinho is on top in guard.
Silvinho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanaka is looking to stand up but Silvinho isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shingo Tanaka dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silvinho is looking to clinch but Tanaka is avoiding it.
Silvinho looks to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silvinho looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanaka is just out of range.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvinho wants to clinch but Tanaka slips to the side
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Silvinho tries to clinch up but Tanaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvinho is looking to clinch but Tanaka is avoiding it.
Tanaka tries to land a leg kick but Silvinho saw it coming and moves away.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Tanaka is having none of it.
Silvinho scores with a hook to the body. Tanaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tanaka. Silvinho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silvinho misses with a wild body shot.
Silvinho misses with a body kick.
Tanaka is looking to chop away at Silvinho's legs.
Tanaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silvinho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tanaka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tanaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silvinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka is looking to wear down Silvinho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tanaka lands a right hook to the body.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Tanaka is having none of it.
Silvinho clinches with his opponent.
Silvinho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho misses with a knee strike.
Tanaka is trying to break the clinch but Silvinho has him pressed against the cage.
Silvinho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvinho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvinho looking to throw knees to the head but Tanaka is blocking nicely.
Silvinho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silvinho clinches up against the cage.
Tanaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silvinho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silvinho breaks the clinch.
Silvinho misses with a hook. Tanaka ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a looping left.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Tanaka moves away
and Tanaka counters with a low kick, right behind Silvinho 's knee.
Silvinho wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Tanaka throws out a leg kick but Silvinho moves out of range and Tanaka only half commits.
Silvinho is looking to clinch.
Silvinho moves to clinch but Tanaka breaks away
and Tanaka counters with a nice body shot.
Silvinho darts in trying to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a solid body kick.
Silvinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvinho is looking to clinch but Tanaka is avoiding it.
Silvinho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tanaka throws a body punch but Silvinho moves out of range.
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho tries to roll over but Tanaka keeps him under control.
Tanaka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tanaka lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvinho is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
Silvinho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silvinho wants to improve his position but Tanaka is controlling well.
Silvinho gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tanaka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silvinho trying to keep a closed guard but Tanaka is proving a slippery customer.
Tanaka distracts Silvinho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shingo Tanaka.
I think Tanaka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shingo Tanaka!
Shingo Tanaka gave a mention to Demon Clothing Company and Laundy in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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