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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Kenshiro Yamamoto had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a double jab.
Yamamoto looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamamoto is trying to break free.
Yamamoto keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamamoto avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamamoto's head backwards.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Silva throws a combination. Yamamoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Kenshiro Yamamoto has been cut.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Yamamoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamamoto's head.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wanderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wanderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva sizes up Yamamoto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamamoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenshiro Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamamoto.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Yamamoto tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamamoto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
Silva tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Yamamoto's shoulder, as Yamamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva wants to stand up but Yamamoto is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Yamamoto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silva wants to stand but Yamamoto is controlling the position.
Silva kicks Yamamoto off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a push kick but Yamamoto slaps the foot to one side.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamamoto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva pushes Yamamoto off and scrambles back to his feet.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenshiro Yamamoto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva misses with a combination
and Yamamoto counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamamoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva scores with a one two! Yamamoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenshiro Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Yamamoto wants to control the action but instead Silva gets a body lock and reverses into Yamamoto's guard! Nice work!
Silva gets to his feet. Yamamoto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kenshiro Yamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yamamoto manages to pass to side control.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is kicking away at Yamamoto from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Yamamoto grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Silva trying to push Yamamoto off... Silva taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Kenshiro Yamamoto!
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