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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Ikuhisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zezinho Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zezinho Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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173 cm
25
134 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Ikuhisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zezinho Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Ikuhisa or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
Ikuhisa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ikuhisa moves out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ikuhisa avoids them all with ease.
Ikuhisa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ikuhisa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Ikuhisa ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otavio Ikuhisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikuhisa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ikuhisa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ikuhisa shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Ikuhisa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Ikuhisa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ikuhisa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa passes into half guard.
Ikuhisa controlling the pace.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Ikuhisa in his half guard.
Ikuhisa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ikuhisa winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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 trying to stand.
Ikuhisa 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.
Ikuhisa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ikuhisa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Ikuhisa is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ikuhisa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ikuhisa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ikuhisa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is trying to stand.
Ikuhisa moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Ikuhisa lands a heavy elbow.
Ikuhisa controlling from the full mount.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
BOOM! Ikuhisa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Ikuhisa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ikuhisa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ikuhisa lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ikuhisa lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ikuhisa controlling from the full mount.
Ikuhisa with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva really wants to buck Ikuhisa off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ikuhisa punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otavio Ikuhisa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ikuhisa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Ikuhisa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Silva punishes Ikuhisa's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikuhisa misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otavio Ikuhisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Ikuhisa attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Ikuhisa counters with a takedown into side control.
Ikuhisa stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ikuhisa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ikuhisa.
Ikuhisa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ikuhisa rather than just go for the knockout.
Ikuhisa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Ikuhisa avoids it well.
Ikuhisa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Otavio Ikuhisa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ikuhisa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Ikuhisa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa walks into a jab.
Zezinho Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ikuhisa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Ikuhisa is now in Silva's guard.
Ikuhisa stops Silva from standing up.
Ikuhisa landing with the ground and pound.
Ikuhisa cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Ikuhisa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ikuhisa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ikuhisa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 keeping full guard, as Ikuhisa tries to pass.
Ikuhisa trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zezinho Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva misses the jab.
Ikuhisa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ikuhisa off to one side.
Silva works over Ikuhisa's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva lunges at Ikuhisa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ikuhisa's hand.
Ikuhisa darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Ikuhisa into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikuhisa misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otavio Ikuhisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ikuhisa closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands a jab.
Ikuhisa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Ikuhisa backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Ikuhisa manages to avoid it all.
Ikuhisa shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ikuhisa fails with a takedown attempt.
Ikuhisa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ikuhisa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ikuhisa shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Ikuhisa seems unphased.
Ikuhisa closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Ikuhisa.
Ikuhisa is rocked!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva swings for the body but Ikuhisa moves out of range.
Ikuhisa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zezinho Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zezinho Silva!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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