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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yay Wee Won (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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152 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yay Wee Won!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Silva !
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Won throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Won throws an overhand right that lands on Silva 's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Won tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Won jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Won misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva .
Sloppy strikes from Won. Those never looked like landing.
Won misses with a jab, cross combination.
Won avoids the body shot from Silva .
Won misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Won as he jumps to the side.
Won misses with a wild combination.
Won dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Won misses with the combination.
Silva wants to counter with a clinch but Won pushes him away.
Won swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Won misses with a few strikes there.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Won throws a head kick that misses.
Won lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Won.
Yay Wee Won seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Won swinging wildly here.
Won misses the shot to the body.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Won really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Won misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Won. Silva shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Won digs a good hook to Silva 's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Won misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Won throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Won will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yay Wee Won is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Won misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Won throws a one two combo.
A head kick from Won lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Won.
Won shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Won to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Won will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Won throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Won avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Won does no damage.
As Won backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Won manages to avoid it all.
Won throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Won throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva .
Won throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Won keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Won is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Won defends.
Won is not content to let Silva control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Won trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Won keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Won lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva 's sensitive parts.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Won throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
No joy there for Won, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Won misses with a double jab.
Won looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Won.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Won's waist but Won gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Won can pounce on him.
Won lands an overhand right.
Won misses with a wild combination.
Won throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Won misses with a double jab.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Won throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Won circles away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Won swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Won swinging wildly here.
Won fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Won misses with a wild combination.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Won with a body shot.
Won pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the ropes. Won follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Won changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Won avoids it.
Won appears to be looking for a big counter.
A lazy body kick from Won
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Won misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Won manages to avoid easily.
Silva landing punches.
Silva tries to control but Won wriggling away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You get the feeling that Won really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva controlling from mount.
Won is squirming around, avoiding Silva 's attempts to control the action.
Won wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Won can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Won is blocking nicely.
Won is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva throwing strikes here but Won is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva trying to control but Won is having none of it.
Won wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yay Wee Won dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Won circles away.
Won lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Won rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Won.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Won is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Won, pushing him back against the ropes.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Won has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva taking a breather.
Won pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Won is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva throws a series of punches but Won moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Won misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Won is trying to stand.
Silva trying to control the action but Won is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Won tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva wants to take a breather but Won is having none of it.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Won is squirming around, avoiding Silva 's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Won really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva wants to control the pace but Won is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Won wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva wants to control the pace but Won is squirming around nicely.
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.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Won is looking to escape.
Silva misses with some ground and pound and Won recovers position to half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Won misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva taking a breather here.
Won is trying to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Won defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Won is not content to let Silva control the position.
Won pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Won is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Won throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Won looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Won sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Won fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Won lands a nice shot to the body.
Won misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Won gets tackled into the ropes by Silva . Silva maintains the clinch.
Won can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Won has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Won tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Won is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Won has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Won is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from Silva .
Won's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Won misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Silva , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Won connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Won is out of range.
As Silva tries to get set, Won tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Won connects with a body shot that sends Silva 's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Won.
Won misses with a body kick.
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Won is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Won's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Won is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Won is keeping the position for now.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Won is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Won will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva wants to control from the top but Won keeps moving.
Won wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Won swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Won keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Yay Wee Won is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Won gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Won misses with a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Won misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva avoids the body shot from Won.
No joy there for Silva , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Yay Wee Won.
I think Won 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Yay Wee Won!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Yay Wee Won!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Yay Wee Won!
Yay Wee Won wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Rodrigo Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'So sorry everyone'.
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RATING
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