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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Acelino Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vroman Shikhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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141 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm
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145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Acelino Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vroman Shikhar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shikhar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Shikhar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shikhar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shikhar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shikhar scores with a leg kick.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shikhar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shikhar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shikhar or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva , which made it look bad.
Shikhar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shikhar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shikhar tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikhar pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Shikhar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shikhars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shikhar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva .
Shikhar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Shikhar counters by clinching up.
Shikhar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Shikhar won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva is trying to push Shikhar away but Shikhar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shikhar backwards.
Shikhar struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Shikhar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shikhar moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Shikhar tenderised Silva 's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shikhar back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shikhar.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shikhar.
Shikhar tries to work over Silva 's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shikhar.
Acelino Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vroman Shikhar.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikhar scores with a head kick.
Shikhar wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a right hand that Shikhar ducks under and follows up with a left that Shikhar also avoids with ease.
Shikhar shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Shikhar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Acelino Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shikhar scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shikhar moves into the clinch.
Shikhar takes a shot to the head.
Shikhar lands a nice knee to the body.
Shikhar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shikhar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva 's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikhar misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Shikhar has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva .
Shikhar has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shikhar obliges.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Shikhar backwards.
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!
Shikhar misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to break free but Shikhar pushes him back against the cage.
Shikhar missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Shikhar is controlling the position.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Shikhar improves position.
Shikhar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Shikhar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shikhar misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vroman Shikhar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shikhar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shikhar throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Shikhar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vroman Shikhar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shikhar forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Shikhar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Shikhar gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Silva .
Shikhar controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikhar lands with a slapping head kick.
Shikhar clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Shikhar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shikhar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Shikhar is controlling him.
Shikhar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shikhar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Shikhar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks a body shot from Shikhar.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Shikhar can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries to circle away but Shikhar has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Shikhar's ribcage. Shikhar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Silva .
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Shikhar keeps him there for the moment.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shikhar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vroman Shikhar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Shikhar has the dominant position.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Shikhar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shikhar misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shikhar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shikhar can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Shikhar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Shikhar has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shikhar has him pressed against the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Shikhar keeps him there for the moment.
Shikhar missing with knees to the body.
Shikhar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Shikhar doesn't have the hooks in and Silva manages to turn into his guard.
Silva prevents Shikhar from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shikhar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Shikhar has wrist control.
Shikhar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shikhar is controlling Silva 's posture.
Our spies down at at HARRY'S inform us that Shikhar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shikhar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Shikhar is working from the bottom.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva wants to control from the top but Shikhar keeps moving.
Silva prevents Shikhar from getting back to his feet.
Silva postures up in Shikhar's guard and throws a big left but Shikhar blocks it.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shikhar looking for a sweep. Not yet Shikhar, not yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shikhar lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vroman Shikhar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Shikhar misses with a low kick.
Vroman Shikhar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Silva . Beautiful body shot.
Shikhar slips a jab and a cross from Silva .
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab from Silva .
Silva works the jab nicely.
Shikhar is rocked!
Silva closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Shikhar! Silva dives in looking to finish! Shikhar is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Acelino Silva !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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