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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kauko Partio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Partio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Partio walks out, the little fucker looks at the cage with fury!. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by UFC Theme Song. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafa Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Partio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Partio gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Partio's elbow.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Partio.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Partio breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Partio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Partio moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Partio looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Partio off balance momentarily.
Partio throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Partio's front leg but catches the back leg as Partio tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio moves out of range as Silva strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
A swing and a miss from Partio.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Partio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Partio.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Partio throws a big right hand that misses.
Partio is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Partio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Partio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Partio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Partio is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing Partio from advancing position.
Partio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Partio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva wants to control but Partio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Partio is out of range.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Partio misses the jab.
Partio pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio misses with a looping left.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partio.
Partio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva rushes Partio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Partio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a hook but Partio avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Silva misses.
Partio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A low kick from Partio misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva digs a right hand into Partio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Partio's gas tank.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Partio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Partio avoids the damage to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Partio blocks a body shot from Silva.
Partio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Partio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Partio.
Partio jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Silva controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Partio throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Partio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Partio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Partio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good shot there by Partio.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Partio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Partio loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Silva slips under a jab from Partio.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Silva moves out of range as Partio strikes.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Partio's head backwards.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Partio is out of range.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio misses with a looping left.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Partio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Partio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Partio takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Partio throws a leg kick
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Partio misses with some punches.
Partio can't break the clinch.
Partio throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Partio takes a shot to the head.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Partio.
Partio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Silva.
Partio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rafa Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Partio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Partio can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Partio misses with a body punch.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Partio looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauko Partio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Partio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Partio tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Partio has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva gets through Partio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Silva working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Partio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Partio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Partio can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Partio throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Partio decides to pull guard.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Partio keeps moving.
Partio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Partio keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Partio thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Partio's knee momentarily.
Partio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva cracks Partio with an open hand slap.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
Partio moves away from the strike by Silva.
Partio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Partio throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Partio scores with a shot to the body.
Partio throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Partio slips the punch.
Partio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva motions for Partio to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva wants to slow Partio down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Partio sees coming a mile off.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva moves away from the strike by Partio.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Partio blocks a leg kick.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Partio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Partio should have avoided that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Partio lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Silva prevents a body shot from Partio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio misses with some punches.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Partio tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Partio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Partio lands with a light punch inside.
Partio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Partio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva is looking to control Partio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Partio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Partio throwing strikes but missing.
Kauko Partio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Partio is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Partio from controlling successfully.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Partio manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Partio is looking for a sweep.
Partio tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Silva easily slips into full mount!
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Partio wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Partio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Partio counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva is trying to control Partio's posture but Partio avoids it.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Partio off and has taken his back!
Partio is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Silva.
Partio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Partio covering up well under a series of strikes from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is riding his opponent, not letting Partio buck him off.
Partio wants to control his opponent's hands but Silva gets his hands free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Partio rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Partio.
Partio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Partio gets back to half guard.
Silva is thwarting Partio's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Partio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Partio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Partio off balance momentarily.
Partio scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Partio is able to avoid easily.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Partio thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Partio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Partio darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Partio into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Partio.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Partio blocks a body shot from Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva tries to work over Partio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries to work over Partio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Partio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva cracks Partio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Partio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Partio defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva lands a high kick!
Partio misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Partio throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Partio's calf.
Partio dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Partio's head and hops out.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
Partio misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Partio moves out of range.
Silva clobbers Partio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Partio throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Partio scores with a leg kick.
Partio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Partio walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range as Partio strikes.
Partio is looking to score with low kicks.
Partio connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a body kick that misses
and Partio counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Partio.
Partio throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Partio creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Partio throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Silva works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Kauko Partio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Partio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Partio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Partio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Partio sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva kicks Partio off and gets back to his feet.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Partio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Partio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Partio throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
Partio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rafa Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva is the new bantamweight champion!
Rafa Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Kauko Partio stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, nobody wins all the time. But it was a good run.'.
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