PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marx da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Solid Sessions - Janeiro (Chiller Twist Mix) . Marx da Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

da Silva
vs
Kane

189 cm
24
257 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marx da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Kane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane lands with a shot to the body.
da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Kane tests da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
da Silva moves away from the strike by Kane.
da Silva is looking to land body kicks.
da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kane.
da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Ron Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kane.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kane scores with a jab. da Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

da Silva clinches up with Kane and pushes him back against the cage.
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Kane wants to get back to striking at distance but da Silva won't allow it.
Kane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but da Silva is keeping busy.
da Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kane tries to clinch but da Silva is having none of it.

Kane moves into the clinch successfully.
da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Kane landing knees to the body.
Kane is leaning against da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ron Kane has been cut.
Kane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kane just misses with a elbow thrown towards da Silva's brow.
Kane scores a nice knee to the body.
Kane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
da Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Kane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kane leaning his opponent against the cage.
da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva blocking some punches.
da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Kane, against the cage.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. da Silva is defending well for now.
da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
da Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Kane.
Kane lands an elbow inside.
da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Kane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down da Silva.
da Silva is breathing heavily.
da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kane is leaning against da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kane stalls.
da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down da Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kane.
Kane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has da Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kane stalling against the cage.
Kane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Marx da Silva has been cut.
Kane lands an elbow inside that da Silva shrugs off.
Kane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
da Silva avoiding damage as Kane throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane stalling against the cage.
Kane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through da Silva's defenses.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kane.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
da Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane unloads a knee to the mid-section. da Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down da Silva.
Kane lands a shot to the body.
Kane unloads a knee to the mid-section. da Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Kane.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from da Silva.
Kane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kane slowing the pace effectively.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kane lands with a right to the head.
Kane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. da Silva is defending well for now.
da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kane tries a knee to the head but da Silva blocks it.
Kane displaying some good clinch control by pressing da Silva up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kane lands a hook to the side of the head.
da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Kane dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

da Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kane is able to avoid easily.
da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Kane throws an overhand right that lands on da Silva's shoulder, as da Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kane.
da Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
da Silva slips under a jab.
Kane's corner calls for a 1-2. Kane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kane punishes da Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
Kane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane looks to land a combination. da Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane connects with the punch.
da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kane connects with a high kick.
Kane misses with a hook.
Kane tries to clinch there but da Silva circles away.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kane thuds a left hand into da Silva's body.
Kane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kane scores with a decent looking hook.
da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Nice body kick from Kane.
Kane misses with a hook.
Kane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent da Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Kane thuds a left hand into da Silva's body.
da Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ron Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane throws a body kick the misses

and da Silva counters by clinching up.
Kane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning da Silva up against the cage.
Kane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Kane lands a nice uppercut.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from da Silva.
Kane lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Kane on the inside.

da Silva is rocked!
da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Kane.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kane.
Kane is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a right hand.
Kane stalling.
Kane lands a hook that snaps the head of da Silva backwards.
Oh da Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
da Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of da Silva backwards.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from da Silva.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kane avoids a wild elbow strike from da Silva.
Kane scores with a shot to the side of da Silva's head.
da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through da Silva's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kane just misses with a elbow thrown towards da Silva's brow.
Ron Kane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
da Silva stalling the fight.
da Silva working Kane over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva dodges an elbow strike from Kane.
Kane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning da Silva up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kane.
da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Kane lands with a right to the head.
Kane lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kane lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kane.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kane obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down da Silva.
Nice elbow from Kane.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
da Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
da Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from da Silva. That one must have hurt.
Kane looks to throw the jab but da Silva is out of range.
Kane lands with a straight right. da Silva didn't see that one coming.
Nice cross by Kane.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Kane circles away.
Kane lands with a kick to the temple. da Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A bone on bone clash there as Kane blocks the leg kick.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
da Silva misses with a head kick.

Kane rushes da Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane just leaning against da Silva, taking a breather.
Kane lands a damaging elbow.
Kane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Kane to work.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but da Silva blocks with his arms.
da Silva with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from da Silva.
Kane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Silva.
Kane landing knees to the body.
Kane lands a damaging elbow.
Kane slows down the pace here.
da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of da Silvas head.
da Silva missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva dodges an elbow strike from Kane.
Kane misses with an elbow strike.
da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by da Silva.
da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kane throws an elbow but misses.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Kane lands an elbow just above da Silva 's eye.
da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Kane.
da Silva prevents Kane from breaking the clinch.
da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Kane.
da Silva with a knee to the head.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kane's face.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Kane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from da Silva.
da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kane is blocking nicely.
da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
da Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
da Silva tries a body shot but Kane blocks it.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of da Silvas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for da Silva.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane is working da Silva over against the cage.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Kane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane avoiding damage as da Silva throws knees to the body.
Kane digs a right hand into da Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on da Silva's gas tank.
Kane lands an elbow inside.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Kane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Kane.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kane blocks with his arms.
Kane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a shoulder strike.
Kane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by da Silva.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Kane, against the cage.
da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Kane lands a left hand.
Kane lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, da Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Kane lands an elbow inside that da Silva shrugs off.

Marx da Silva's cut is getting worse.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Kane lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, da Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
Kane lands a nice uppercut.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
Kane throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Kane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ron Kane just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good leg kick by Kane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good shot there by Kane.
Kane connects with a right hand. da Silva shakes it off.
da Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kane cracks da Silva with a good jab.
Kane lands a jab.
Kane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kane throws a lazy right hand but da Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by da Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kane, right into the meat.
A big left from Kane misses.
Kane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
da Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane lands a nice looking body shot.
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kane lands a head kick!
Kane lands a glancing blow to the side of da Silva's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
da Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kane works da Silva's body with a nice hook.
Kane scores with a leg kick.
Kane misses with a straight left.
Kane misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting da Silva counter with a right hand.
Kane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kane.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kane lands a nice looking body shot.
Kane checks a low kick from da Silva.
Kane lands with an uppercut that bounces da Silva off the cage and back into rage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane's corner calls for a 1-2. Kane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
da Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kane connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kane connects with a good right hand that stumbles da Silva. da Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
da Silva avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kane throws out a powerful jab.
Kane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane throws a jab when da Silva was well out of range.
Kane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
da Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kane with a jab.
Kane looks to land a combination but da Silva avoids it well.
Kane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A good leg kick by Kane.
Kane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and da Silva counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane with a jab.
Kane scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane cracks da Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kane takes a swing at da Silva's ribcage but misses.
da Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between da Silva's hands.
da Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kane.
A big left from Kane misses.
Kane punishes da Silva's body with a nice straight punch.

Kane gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt da Silva or not.
Kane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kane lands an elbow just above da Silva 's eye.
Kane taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Kane dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Kane lands a nice hook to da Silva's body. da Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kane throws a front kick that sends da Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Kane misses with a looping right.
Kane is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

da Silva clinches up with Kane and pushes him back against the cage.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kane is looking to break free of the clinch but da Silva has double underhooks.
da Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kane is pushing da Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kane is blocking nicely.
Kane taking a breather.
Kane lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses with an elbow over the top.
Kane is looking to control da Silva's arms but da Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kane has his back to the cage.
Kane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from da Silva.
Kane is trying to force a seperation but da Silva has the dominant position.
da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kane.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from da Silva.
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Kane lands a nice elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kane lands a nice knee to the body.
Kane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has da Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kane lands an elbow just above da Silva 's eye.
Kane lands with a right to the head.

Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kane throws a hook to the side of da Silva's head but da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ron Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Silva checks a low kick from Kane.
Kane's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kane duly obliges.
da Silva throws a leg kick but Kane checks it.
da Silva tries to work over Kane's front leg with a kick but Kane checks it.
Kane connects with a good right hand that stumbles da Silva. da Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kane cracks da Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kane.
Kane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt da Silva or not.
da Silva avoiding damage as Kane throws knees to the body.

Kane connects with a massive knee from the clinch and da Silva goes down! Kane jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Kane trying to control but da Silva is having none of it.
Kane lands a big elbow - da Silva is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and da Silva is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ron Kane!
Ron Kane is the new heavyweight champion!