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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Typhaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Instrumental Core - The Angels Among Demons. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
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174 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Typhaze!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Typhaze tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Typhaze misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Typhaze won't be happy with that.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Typhaze is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva takes a little break here. Typhaze wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Typhaze is not content to let Silva control the position.
Typhaze struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Typhaze tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Typhaze can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva cracks Typhaze with a big right hand but Typhaze just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
Typhaze wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva prevents Typhaze from getting the reversal.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Silva breaks from Typhaze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Typhaze tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Typhaze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Typhaze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Typhaze tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Typhaze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Typhaze is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva unloading with bombs!
Typhaze working to try and regain half guard.
Silva looking to control but Typhaze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Typhaze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Typhaze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Typhaze looks a forlorn figure.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Typhaze is working to get back to half guard.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Typhaze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Typhaze 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.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Typhaze is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva looks to throw the jab but Typhaze is out of range.
Typhaze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Typhaze.
Typhaze looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Typhaze thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Typhaze misses with a body shot.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Typhaze scores with a body shot.
A big left from Typhaze misses.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Typhaze misses with the body kick
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva cracks Typhaze with a solid left hand.
Typhaze looking for a sweep. Not yet Typhaze, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Typhaze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Typhaze is breathing heavily.
Silva passes Typhaze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Typhaze's head.
Typhaze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Typhaze is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fernando Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Typhaze gets full guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Typhaze.
Silva distracts Typhaze with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Typhaze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Typhaze keeps trying to improve his position.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Typhaze can do to turn this around?
Silva works over Typhaze with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva is working Typhaze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva cracks Typhaze with a solid left hand.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Typhaze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Typhaze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva works over Typhaze with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Typhaze's head.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Typhaze trying to control the position.
Silva stands up over Typhaze, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva distracts Typhaze with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Typhaze throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Typhaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Typhaze misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Typhaze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Typhaze.
Typhaze scores with a push kick.
Typhaze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King Typhaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Typhaze lands a jab to the nose.
Typhaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
We've been informed that Typhaze has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Typhaze misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Typhaze throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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 is pushing down on Typhaze's leg trying to pass to half guard. Typhaze is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva is nestled in close to Typhaze, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Typhaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Typhaze is looking to escape.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Typhaze is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Typhaze is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Typhaze is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Typhaze?
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Typhaze working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Typhaze can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Typhaze is in trouble!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fernando Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Typhaze seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the attempt from Typhaze to control.
Typhaze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Typhaze tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King Typhaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Silva!
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pop
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