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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blackbeard The Pirate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Theme Song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
52 - 9 - 3 |
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148 lbs
30 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
52 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackbeard The Pirate!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pirate lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva misses with a body kick.
The Pirate only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Pirate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and The Pirate counters with a leg kick.
The Pirate goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Pirate connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Silva misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Pirate.
The Pirate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a counter high kick but The Pirate was just alert enough to avoid it.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Pirate.
The Pirate lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
The Pirate's coach down at Team Beta Male was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on The Pirate's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and The Pirate moves out of range easily.
The Pirate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Pirate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a looping right.
The Pirate is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva misses with a hook
and The Pirate counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Pirate tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva keeps control of The Pirate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Pirate wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
The Pirate throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as The Pirate controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
The Pirate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate throws a body kick that misses.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Pirate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Pirate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Pirate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tried to score with a low kick but The Pirate checks it.
The Pirate throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Pirate blocks the body kick.
Silva tries to land a front kick but The Pirate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and The Pirate moves out of range easily.
The Pirate takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
The Pirate throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Pirate fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Pirate manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a looping right.
The Pirate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
The Pirate looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
The Pirate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - The Pirate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Silva motions for The Pirate to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at Furia Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Pirate looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws out a leg kick but The Pirate moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
The Pirate appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The Pirate keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
The Pirate punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva tries to land a front kick but The Pirate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Pirate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from The Pirate.
The Pirate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from The Pirate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva misses with a low kick as The Pirate jumps back.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Pirate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Pirate is out of range.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks The Pirate off balance momentarily.
The Pirate throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Pirate scoring well with a low kick there.
The Pirate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Pirate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Pirate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
The Pirate misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Pirate misses with a low kick.
The Pirate avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Pirate has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and The Pirate counters with a left to the body.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of The Pirate's side.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Pirate misses with the combination.
That kick from Silva tenderised The Pirate's leg. The Pirate is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Pirate can pounce on him.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Pirate looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Pirate.
Rafa Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Pirate takes a step back to recover.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Pirate has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Silva tenderised The Pirate's leg. The Pirate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. The Pirate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Pirate fails to land with a series of punches.
The Pirate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Pirate was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The Pirate missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. The Pirate moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
The Pirate avoids the head kick by Silva.
The Pirate throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva looks to land a left hand but The Pirate moved out of range nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from The Pirate misses.
Silva avoids the head kick by The Pirate.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Pirate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Pirate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Pirate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like The Pirate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Pirate misses with a low kick.
The Pirate scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva throws a jab when The Pirate was well out of range.
The Pirate only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Pirate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The Pirate avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
The Pirate misses with a low kick.
Silva checks a low kick from The Pirate.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Pirate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva misses with an uppercut. The Pirate saw that one coming.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Pirate has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with The Pirate's head.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pirate swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Pirate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Pirate throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and The Pirate only half commits.
A jab from The Pirate misses.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. The Pirate should have avoided that one.
The Pirate has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
The Pirate misses with a two punch combination.
Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but The Pirate avoided it.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Pirate throws out the jab.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses The Pirate's front leg but catches the back leg as The Pirate tries to avoid it.
The Pirate misses the jab.
Silva lunges at The Pirate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Pirate's hand.
The Pirate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Pirate.
Silva tries to land a front kick but The Pirate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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 Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Pirate misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Pirate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Donk. The Pirate catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
A good leg kick by The Pirate.
The Pirate moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. The Pirate does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Pirate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
The Pirate misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but The Pirate ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and The Pirate counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
The Pirate throws a nice head kick!
The Pirate thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Pirate doesn't seem phased though.
The Pirate throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
The Pirate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Pirate lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
The Pirate takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Pirate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva cracks The Pirate with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Pirate.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva avoids the head kick by The Pirate.
Silva lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
The Pirate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Pirate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces The Pirate off the cage and back into range.
The Pirate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Pirate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
The Pirate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva throws a leg kick
and The Pirate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Pirate misses with an uppercut.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and The Pirate counters with a stiff right hand.
The Pirate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Pirate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab by Silva.
The Pirate's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Pirate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Pirate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Pirate.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Pirate just manages to avoid it.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Pirate manages to avoid it.
You can see that The Pirate has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Pirate.
Silva tries to clinch but The Pirate moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Pirate.
Silva backing away here, and The Pirate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from The Pirate.
A head kick misses from The Pirate.
Silva thinks about countering with a head kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.
The Pirate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
The Pirate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
The Pirate throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Pirate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
The Pirate has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rafa Silva did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva is looking to slow The Pirate down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and The Pirate counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but The Pirate ducks down to avoid it.
Silva backing away here, and The Pirate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Pirate.
The Pirate blocks a head kick by Silva.
A good leg kick by The Pirate.
The Pirate scores with a jab to the body.
The Pirate fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
The Pirate flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Pirate misses with a body shot
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Silva.
A jab lands there for Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Pirate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Pirate throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Pirate misses with a straight left.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Pirate counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Pirate throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
The Pirate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Pirate tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
The Pirate checks a leg kick nicely.
The Pirate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Pirate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
The Pirate tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Pirate moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Pirate stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Silva.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
The Pirate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Pirate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Silva.
The Pirate stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Pirate throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Pirate throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Pirate misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a hook but The Pirate blocks it.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Pirate misses with a body shot.
Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The Pirate throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Pirate misses with a looping left.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Pirate can do to turn this around?
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Pirate to score with a decent uppercut.
The Pirate throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Pirate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva throws a head kick but The Pirate moves out of range.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and The Pirate counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva lands a front kick.
The Pirate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
The Pirate avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
The Pirate feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
The Pirate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva throws the left hand but The Pirate avoids the punch easily.
The Pirate looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but The Pirate saw it coming and moves away.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a shot to the body.
The Pirate misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Pirate thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva had his way with Blackbeard The Pirate in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Pirate walks into a jab.
The Pirate falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Pirate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Pirate ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
The Pirate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fighters circling - The Pirate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but The Pirate manages to circle out of the way.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva works the jab nicely.
The Pirate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Pirate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Pirate throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
The Pirate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Pirate's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Pirate scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pirate avoids the body shot from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Pirate's calf.
The Pirate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and The Pirate moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Pirate with a nice cross.
Nice straight punches there by The Pirate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Pirate.
The Pirate tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Pirate jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva looks to land a body kick but The Pirate moved away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from The Pirate misses.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Pirate was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
The Pirate lands with a right hand.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva misses with the body kick
and The Pirate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva is rocked!
The Pirate throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from The Pirate misses.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but The Pirate blocks it.
That kick from Silva tenderised The Pirate's leg. The Pirate is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Pirate throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Pirate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Pirate misses with a body shot.
The Pirate throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
The Pirate is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
The Pirate throws a good cross that connects.
Silva lunges at The Pirate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Pirate's hand.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva slips a straight right by The Pirate.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Pirate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Pirate on the side of the head.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Pirate takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva tests The Pirate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Pirate is rocked!
Silva blocks a leg kick.
The Pirate is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
The Pirate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva tries to counter by clinching up but The Pirate breaks away and moves out of range.
The Pirate seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva with a nice cross.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Pirate stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Pirate thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Pirate throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but The Pirate moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Pirate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses.
The Pirate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva feints a jab promting The Pirate to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Pirate slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafa Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafa Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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