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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinzo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinzo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Hanma.
Silva moves out of range as Hanma throws a body kick.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hanma!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hanma tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Hanma wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Hanma working to try and regain half guard.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the attempt from Hanma to control.
Hanma is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hanma is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Hanma wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Hanma is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanma is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hanma tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Hanma is trying desperately to improve position.
Hanma is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Hanma keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to control but Hanma wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanma working to try and regain half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Hanma is holding on tight.
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.
Hanma is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva wants to control but Hanma has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Hanma, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Hanma against the ropes but Hanma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinzo Silva.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinzo Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanma feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
Hanma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hanma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Hanma throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Hanma throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva moves out of range as Hanma strikes.
A jab from Hanma misses.
Hanma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Hanma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hanma throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Hanma, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Hanma against the ropes but Hanma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Hanma had a free shot at his head there.
Hanma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva is looking to clinch but Hanma is avoiding it.
Hanma lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva looks to land a combination but Hanma avoids it well.
Hanma is looking to land body kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Hanma in a clinch.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanma shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinzo Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanma can pounce on him.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Hanma throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanma.
Hanma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Hanma lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanma.
Baki Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanma scores with a body shot.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Hanma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Hanma.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanma is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hanma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanma cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Hanma lands with a nice body kick.
Hanma thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hanma does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Hanma misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Hanma backing up. Hanma nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Hanma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hanma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanma throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanma jabs at Silva's body.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanma.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanma misses the target.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hanma circles away.
Hanma thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanma keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hanma is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hanma regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Hanma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hanma uses it to pass to side control.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanma decides to stand back up. Hanma steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Silva slips under a jab from Hanma.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Hanma misses
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Hanma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanma.
Hanma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Hanma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanma throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanma fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Hanma jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hanma sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanma.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Hanma both land. Nice combination.
Hanma scores with a three punch combo!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hanma!
Hanma connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Hanma had a free shot at his head there.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Hanma.
Hanma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanma.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shinzo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baki Hanma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanma 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Baki Hanma!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Baki Hanma!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Baki Hanma!
Baki Hanma wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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