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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Under a Killing Moon by Thrice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
24 - 2 - 0 |
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213 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jigoro Kane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves away from the strike by Kane.
A clash of legs there as Kane blocks the low kick.
Kane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kane takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jigoro Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kane lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jigoro Kane has been cut.
Kane stalls.
A hook to the body from Kane.
Kane has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Kane.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane scores with a shot to the body.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kane avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kane catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva pushes Kane away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kane.
Kane throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores with a head kick. Kane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Kane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Kane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva throws a push kick but Kane slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kane lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
Silva moves out of range as Kane strikes.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kane.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kane digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kane trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kane into the cage.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Kane looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Kane.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jigoro Kane's cut.
That's time! Kane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Kane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kane throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Kane only half commits.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenji Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Kane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Kane off balance momentarily.
Kane misses with a body punch
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses the jab.
Silva wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Kane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Kane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Kane was not able to check.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Kane tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Kane counters with a straight right hand.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kane.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Kane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kane.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva moves away from the strike by Kane.
Kane misses with a body punch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Kane connects with a jab.
Kane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kane misses with a straight right.
Kane throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane connects with a jab.
Kane tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kane avoids a kick to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kane.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws a body kick the misses
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane misses the jab.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Silva.
Kane defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
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 Jigoro Kane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jigoro Kane's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kane.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kane takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Kane connects with an inside leg kick.
Kane missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kane misses the body punch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kane misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva cracks the inside of Kane's front leg.
Silva throws a head kick that Kane semi-blocks.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kane scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kane lands with a nice body punch.
Kane throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
Kane digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kane with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kane.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Kane throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Kane lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Kane misses with a body shot.
Kane throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kane throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kane scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
A right hand to the body from Kane.
Kane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane has Silva pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kane as the two fighters clinch.
Kane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kane scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Kane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A short uppercut from Kane.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kane pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kane lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kane stalling in the clinch.
Kane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Kane - that landed with a thud.
Kane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Kane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kane is trying to stall.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jigoro Kane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane scores with a hook to the body.
Kane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kane lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kane.
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jigoro Kane's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kane.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Kane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Kane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Kane misses its intended target.
Silva throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
Silva defending well as Kane loads up on a big left hand.
A left and a right from Kane both land. Nice combination.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silva staying out of range there.
Kane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Kane with a jab.
Kane throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Kane cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva clinches up with Kane and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kane.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kane.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kane blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Kane as the two fighters clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Kane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kane pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kane lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kane.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kane blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kane.
Kane lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kane.
A right hand to the body from Kane.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kane.
Kane is stalling here.
Kane is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kane.
A right hook to the body lands for Kane.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kane lands a shot to the body.
Kane slows down the pace here.
Silva tries a body shot but Kane blocks it.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Kane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Kane.
A short body shot lands from Kane as the two fighters clinch.
Kane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kane scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kane digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kane stalling against the cage.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kane presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kane lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kane.
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Kane has Silva pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kane blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane had his way with Kenji Silva in that round.
The cut man is working on Jigoro Kane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kane is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Kane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by Kane there.
Kane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Kane pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Silva throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Silva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kane swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Kane. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kane throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Kane blocks the body kick.
Kane lands a head shot.
A punch combination from Kane misses.
Kane throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Kane gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kenji Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kane lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kane.
Kane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Kane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kane lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kane.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kane.
Kane blocks an uppercut.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.
Kane is pushing 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.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane lands a right hand.
Kane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kane tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Kane stalling against the cage.
Kane scores with a hook to the body.
Kane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Kane leaning against his opponent.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane lands a left hand.
Kane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kane lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls for Kane to work.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Kane presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Kane.
Kane just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A left hand lands to the body for Kane.
Kane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Kane lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Kane.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Come on Kane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.
Jigoro Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kane lands a shot to the body.
Kane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jigoro Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jigoro Kane!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Jigoro Kane!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Jigoro Kane!
Jigoro Kane wins by unanimous decision!
Jigoro Kane retains his light heavyweight title!
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