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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by In The Air Tonight. On his way into the cage it seems that Steve Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Steve Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Johnson jumps into side control!
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Silva tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 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 Johnson off to one side.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mike Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Silva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Mike Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mike Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Johnson dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Silva throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Silva throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Silva lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson is rocked!
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Johnson square on the jaw! Damn, Johnson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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