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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Reputation . Silva has chosen UFC Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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149 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Delight moves away and avoids it.
Delight has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Delight tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Delight wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Delight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Delight letting Silva take a breather here.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Delight has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Delight.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks for the body kick but Delight saw that one coming.
Delight misses with a wild combination.
Delight moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick as Delight jumps back.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Delight throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a leg kick but Delight checks it.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Delight scores with a hook.
Delight checks a leg kick.
Delight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva has Delight up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Delight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Delight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Delight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Delight gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delight is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
A short left from Silva.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Delight improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva pushes Delight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Delight drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Delight blocks with his arms.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva stalling the fight.
Delight is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Delight lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Delight has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Rafa Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Delight throws an elbow that misses.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delight or not.
Silva avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva has Delight pressed against the cage.
Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Delight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Delight's head.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Delight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Delight is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Delight.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Delight's head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Delight sees coming a mile off.
Delight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Delight's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Delight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delight connects with a single shot there.
Delight tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Delight back into the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Delight is blocking nicely.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Delight.
Delight can't break the clinch.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Delight avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Delight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delight looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Delight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva stalling against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Delight obliges.
Delight being controlled against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Delight backwards.
Silva working aggressively here.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Delight prevents a body shot from Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Delight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to stall but Delight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Delight improves position.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Delight gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva cracks Delight with a nice body shot.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Delight tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delight or not.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delight.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Delight is trying to break free.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Delight working hard to break the clinch.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Delight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delight avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Delight.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Delight backwards.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Delight misses with a knee to the head.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Delight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva lands a body punch.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Delight sprawling to the canvas! Delight rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Silva finish him?!
Delight is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Delight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva pushes Delight up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Silva.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Delight improves position.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delight avoids it.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delight is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Delight with a big uppercut! Delight tries to clinch up but Silva pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Delight to the mat! Delight covers up and Silva unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rafa Silva! Rafa Silva retains his featherweight title!
Rafa Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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