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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: UFC Theme Song. Yoko Gushiken could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rafa Silva's chin.
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
53 - 9 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
41 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
53 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Gushiken shrugs it off though.
Gushiken is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Gushiken swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Gushiken throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Gushiken jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Gushiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Gushiken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gushiken misses with a combination
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gushiken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Gushiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Gushiken takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Gushiken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Gushiken checks it.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gushiken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva throws a push kick but Gushiken slaps the foot to one side.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gushiken is avoiding it.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a hook but Gushiken blocks it.
Gushiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva pushes Gushiken away with a front kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gushiken prevents a body shot from Silva.
Gushiken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Gushiken blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Gushiken.
Silva is pushing Gushiken 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 hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a body shot but Gushiken blocks it.
Gushiken misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Gushiken pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva has Gushiken pressed against the cage.
Gushiken misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gushiken scores with a shoulder strike.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Gushiken misses with the head strike.
Gushiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gushiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Gushiken.
Gushiken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.
Gushiken misses with the head strike.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Gushiken.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gushiken backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Gushiken controls his hands.
Silva working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gushiken's brow.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Gushiken.
Gushiken cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Gushiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Gushiken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Gushiken takes a shot to the head.
Gushiken misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
Gushiken has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gushiken moves out of range as Silva strikes.
The fighters circling - Gushiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gushiken.
Gushiken is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Gushiken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gushiken blocks a leg kick.
Gushiken missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Gushiken tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Gushiken there.
Some bone on bone action there as Gushiken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Gushiken moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Gushiken throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab by Gushiken.
Gushiken throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gushiken.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gushiken lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Gushiken loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gushiken throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gushiken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Gushiken missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gushiken looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
The fighters circling - Gushiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Gushiken on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gushiken looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Gushiken lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Gushiken counters with a right hand to the body.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to bum rush Gushiken with a series of wild strikes but Gushiken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Gushiken misses the target.
Gushiken takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Gushiken has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Gushiken's head.
Gushiken avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gushiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Gushiken.
Gushiken lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Gushiken avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Gushiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva misses with some punches.
Gushiken blocking some punches.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gushiken backwards.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gushiken blocks an uppercut.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gushiken misses with a body punch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Gushiken avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva gets through Gushiken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gushiken scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gushiken misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Gushiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Gushiken prevents a body shot from Silva.
Gushiken tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gushiken being controlled against the cage.
Gushiken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gushiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Gushiken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gushiken throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva moves away from the strike by Gushiken.
Gushiken keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gushiken throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Gushiken moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gushiken throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Gushiken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gushiken moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Gushiken misses the jab.
Gushiken ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gushiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Gushiken will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gushiken swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Gushiken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gushiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gushiken checks a leg kick.
Gushiken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a two punch combination.
Gushiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Gushiken as he checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva connects with a right hand. Gushiken shakes it off.
Gushiken misses with the combination.
Gushiken moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSilva.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gushiken.
Gushiken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Gushiken as he checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gushiken.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Gushiken's shoulder, as Gushiken tries to avoid the shot.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Gushiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Gushiken has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Gushiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Gushiken blocks a body shot from Silva.
Gushiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Gushiken controls the action.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gushiken taking a breather.
Gushiken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Gushiken.
Silva gets through Gushiken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gushiken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Gushiken misses with a body punch.
Gushiken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Gushiken scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Gushiken's head.
Gushiken lands an uppercut.
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!
Gushiken looking to slow down the pace here.
Gushiken misses with a body punch.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Gushiken controls the action.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gushiken lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Gushiken blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.
Gushiken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Gushiken controls his hands.
Gushiken 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.
That was a close round but Yoko Gushiken did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gushiken 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.
Gushiken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gushiken.
Gushiken throws a big shot that misses.
Gushiken takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Gushiken takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gushiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gushiken blocks a jab.
Gushiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gushiken throws out the jab.
Gushiken moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Gushiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a right and a left that Gushiken avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries a low kick but Gushiken avoids it.
Gushiken is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva pushes Gushiken away with a front kick.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gushiken moves out of range easily.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gushiken connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Gushiken gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Gushiken works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gushiken tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Gushiken back against the cage.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Gushiken avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Gushiken trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gushiken into the cage.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Gushiken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Gushiken.
Gushiken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gushiken's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rafa Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gushiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Gushiken controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gushiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Gushiken blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Gushiken backwards.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Gushiken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries a body shot but Gushiken blocks it.
Gushiken blocking some punches.
Gushiken trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
Gushiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gushiken blocks it.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Gushiken lands with a light punch inside.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gushiken.
Gushiken lands with a left to the head.
Gushiken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gushiken lands a shoulder strike.
Gushiken dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Gushiken content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gushiken backwards.
Gushiken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gushiken controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gushiken scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
Gushiken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gushiken tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Gushiken stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva slips under a jab from Gushiken.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
Gushiken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gushiken moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Gushiken digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Gushiken throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gushiken ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Gushiken scores with a nice head shot.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Gushiken moves his leg out of the way.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gushiken throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Gushiken rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gushiken swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gushiken prevents a body shot from Silva.
Gushiken slows down the pace here.
Silva prevents a body shot from Gushiken.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Silva.
A short right from Silva.
Silva tries to work over Gushiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Gushiken improves position.
Gushiken working aggressively here.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Gushiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Gushiken controls his hands.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gushiken throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gushiken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva prevents a body shot from Gushiken.
Silva misses with some punches.
Gushiken lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Yoko Gushiken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Gushiken.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gushiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Gushiken controls his hands.
Gushiken misses with the head strike.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Gushiken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gushiken.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gushiken.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Gushiken avoiding damage.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gushiken's elbow.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Silva.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries a body shot but Gushiken blocks it.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Gushiken controls the action.
Gushiken lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafa Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Rafa Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
69% |
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