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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldie Curlywinkeljohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Silver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baldie Curlywinkeljohn!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silver walks away with a smile on his face. Curlywinkeljohn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silver closes the distance and clinches.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to pull guard but Silver holds him up against the cage and eventually Curlywinkeljohn drops back down to his feet.
Curlywinkeljohn wants a takedown but no success here.
Adam Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldie Curlywinkeljohn.
Silver breaks the clinch.
Silver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silver scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curlywinkeljohn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn breaks the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn is working for a submission of some sort.
Silver is refusing to be controlled, as Curlywinkeljohn sits in half guard.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking for a kimura here.
Curlywinkeljohn is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silver is trying to stand back up but Curlywinkeljohn is controlling him
Silver taking some punishment here, with Curlywinkeljohn in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silver defends it well.
Silver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn passes to full mount!
Curlywinkeljohn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Curlywinkeljohn looking to control but Silver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silver holds on for dear life, controlling Curlywinkeljohn's posture momentarily.
Curlywinkeljohn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silver looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Curlywinkeljohn gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn letting Silver take a breather here.
Curlywinkeljohn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silver is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curlywinkeljohn is defending well for now.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Silver throws a combination. Curlywinkeljohn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Baldie Curlywinkeljohn has been cut.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Curlywinkeljohn counters with a two punch combo.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silver as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to clinch but Curlywinkeljohn is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver has managed to clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curlywinkeljohn is on top in guard.
Silver looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Curlywinkeljohn from controlling successfully.
Curlywinkeljohn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silver, up you get!
Silver forces Curlywinkeljohn back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn wants the takedown. Silver is fighting it off but Curlywinkeljohn persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silver's guard against the cage.
Curlywinkeljohn lands a couple of elbows.
Curlywinkeljohn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Curlywinkeljohn connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baldie Curlywinkeljohn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baldie Curlywinkeljohn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Curlywinkeljohn lands a high kick!
Curlywinkeljohn swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Silver tries to clinch there but Curlywinkeljohn circles away.
Curlywinkeljohn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silver sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Curlywinkeljohn somewhat.
Curlywinkeljohn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curlywinkeljohn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver rushes Curlywinkeljohn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
We've been informed that Curlywinkeljohn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a shot to the head.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Curlywinkeljohn breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Silver. No joy for Curlywinkeljohn on that attempt.
Baldie Curlywinkeljohn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curlywinkeljohn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silver's waist but Silver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Curlywinkeljohn off to one side.
Adam Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldie Curlywinkeljohn.
Silver looks to land a combination but Curlywinkeljohn avoids it well.
Curlywinkeljohn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Curlywinkeljohn blocks it.
Silver lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curlywinkeljohn backwards.
A short left from Silver.
Curlywinkeljohn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curlywinkeljohn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silver pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silver lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver lands an uppercut.
Silver stalling against the cage.
Silver gets through Curlywinkeljohn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Curlywinkeljohn is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver prevents the takedown attempt.
Curlywinkeljohn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Curlywinkeljohn is controlling him.
Curlywinkeljohn stops a takedown attempt from Silver.
Curlywinkeljohn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Curlywinkeljohn pushes him off.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a double leg but Silver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Curlywinkeljohn throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Curlywinkeljohn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silver sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silver darts in trying to clinch
and Curlywinkeljohn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Curlywinkeljohn is breathing heavily.
Silver is looking to escape.
Silver keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn stops Silver from getting back to his feet.
Curlywinkeljohn seems to be working for a kimura but Silver defends the submission attempt.
Silver makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silver moves into the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn is trying to pull guard but Silver turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silver is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver clinches up with Curlywinkeljohn and pushes him back against the cage.
Curlywinkeljohn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn goes for a takedown attempt but Silver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silver displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Curlywinkeljohn.
Silver appears to be looking for a big counter.
Curlywinkeljohn dodges the punch combination from Silver.
And Curlywinkeljohn tries to counter it with a takedown but Silver pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Curlywinkeljohn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curlywinkeljohn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silver manages to break the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Curlywinkeljohn with the counter takedown but Silver avoids it easily.
Silver lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Silver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baldie Curlywinkeljohn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver throws a series of punches but Curlywinkeljohn avoids them all with ease.
Curlywinkeljohn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Curlywinkeljohn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver is looking for a counter combo.
Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver swinging wildly here.
Silver throws a right and a left that Curlywinkeljohn avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Adam Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silver wants to clinch up but Curlywinkeljohn keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silver clinches with his opponent.
Curlywinkeljohn dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver letting Curlywinkeljohn take a breather here.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Curlywinkeljohn.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curlywinkeljohn backwards.
Curlywinkeljohn prevents Silver from breaking the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn stalling against the cage.
Curlywinkeljohn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silver pulls guard effortlessly.
Silver is looking to stand up but Curlywinkeljohn isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curlywinkeljohn can do to turn this around?
Silver is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Curlywinkeljohn presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Adam Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver jumps guard and drags Curlywinkeljohn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver keeping moving, preventing Curlywinkeljohn from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn won't allow Silver to sweep him here.
Curlywinkeljohn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silver is looking to stand up but Curlywinkeljohn isn't so interested in that idea.
Curlywinkeljohn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silver trying to control the position here.
Silver trying to keep a closed guard but Curlywinkeljohn is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Curlywinkeljohn counters with a single leg into guard. Silver didn't expect that.
Silver is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short uppercut from Silver.
Silver breaks the clinch.
Silver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn misses with a takedown
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a double leg but Silver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adam Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldie Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Curlywinkeljohn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silver is looking to counter the offense by Curlywinkeljohn and move into the clinch.
Silver darts in and clinches Curlywinkeljohn up against the cage.
Curlywinkeljohn successfully pulls guard.
Silver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Curlywinkeljohn is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silver 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Silver!
In his post fight interview, Adam Silver started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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