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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyama Shinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama Shinichi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Manny Silva's chin.
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167 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akiyama Shinichi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva jumps guard and drags Shinichi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Shinichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shinichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Shinichi stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinichi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Shinichi wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Shinichi.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Shinichi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shinichi trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Shinichi passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shinichi passes to side control.
Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Shinichi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shinichi controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinichi looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Shinichi tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Silva has worked his arm free - good work by Silva!
Shinichi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shinichi wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Shinichi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Shinichi trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva prevents Shinichi from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Shinichi is dominant here and he's now got Silva's back!
Silva prevents Shinichi from getting a body triangle.
Silva breaks Shinichi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Shinichi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shinichi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinichi controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiyama Shinichi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shinichi enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shinichi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Akiyama Shinichi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shinichi's guard.
Shinichi manages to get to full guard.
Shinichi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Shinichi is blocking nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Shinichi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Shinichi is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Shinichi trying to control from the bottom.
Shinichi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Shinichi tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Shinichi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shinichi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Shinichi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Shinichi keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Shinichi controlling the position.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Shinichi looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Shinichi has wrist control.
Silva wants to control from the top but Shinichi keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shinichi holds on and takes a little breather.
Shinichi looking for a sweep. Not yet Shinichi, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Shinichi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shinichi passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shinichi wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Shinichi wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shinichi to get the leverage.
Silva keeping hold of Shinichi's head, controlling as best he can.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Shinichi is proving a slippery customer.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Shinichi has moved into half guard.
Shinichi wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shinichi is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shinichi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shinichi seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Shinichi seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to control but Shinichi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manny Silva will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva pulls guard.
Shinichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva looking to control.
Shinichi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shinichi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva has his foot on Shinichi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shinichi works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Shinichi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinichi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shinichi has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Shinichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Shinichi from controlling successfully.
Silva controls Shinichi momentarily but Shinichi frees himself.
Shinichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Shinichi from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries a body shot but Shinichi blocks it.
Shinichi blocking some punches.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Shinichi to the mat.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Shinichi from controlling successfully.
Silva controls Shinichi momentarily but Shinichi frees himself.
Shinichi advances position into side control!
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Shinichi keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Shinichi advances to mount.
Shinichi avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Shinichi trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Shinichi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shinichi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinichi advances nicely into full mount.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shinichi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Shinichi's guard.
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 Manny Silva.
I think Silva 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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