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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Theme Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
57 - 12 - 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
43 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gushiken is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gushiken! But no joy.
Gushiken on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Gushiken avoids it.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gushiken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gushiken slips a jab from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Gushiken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Gushiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva is looking to chop away at Gushiken's legs.
Silva throws a head kick but Gushiken moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips under a jab from Gushiken.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Gushiken.
Gushiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gushiken.
Gushiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Gushiken's head.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gushiken misses with a two punch combination.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gushiken throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gushiken lands a nice looking body shot.
Gushiken misses with the combination.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Gushiken checks it.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gushiken is out of range.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Gushiken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gushiken! But no joy.
Nice shot by Gushiken.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Gushiken misses with a hook.
Gushiken lands with a nice body punch.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Gushiken saw that one coming.
Gushiken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gushiken misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Gushiken misses with a body shot.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Gushiken.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Gushiken moves out of range.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Gushiken down.
Gushiken connects with a jab.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gushiken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gushiken lands with a good body shot.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Gushiken moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gushiken throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Gushiken misses.
Jab, jab by Gushiken - just one landing.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Gushiken.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Gushiken catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Gushiken avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gushiken.
Gushiken swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gushiken misses the target.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
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 ducks right into an uppercut from Gushiken.
Gushiken works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva thumps Gushiken with a low kick.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gushiken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva slips a jab from Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a few strikes there.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gushiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Gushiken moved away.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gushiken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gushiken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gushiken misses the jab.
As Gushiken backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Gushiken off the cage and back into range.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Gushiken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gushiken appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gushiken throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Gushiken lands with a cross.
Silva is rocked!
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Gushiken is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gushiken throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gushiken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Gushiken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gushiken moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Gushiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Gushiken counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva is working Gushiken over against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Gushiken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gushiken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken lands a body punch.
Gushiken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Gushiken.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Gushiken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Gushiken controls his hands.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gushiken blocks it with crossed arms.
Gushiken lands a body shot.
Gushiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Gushiken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Gushiken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gushiken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gushiken throws a head punch that misses.
Gushiken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva misses with some punches.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gushiken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gushiken avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Gushiken stalling.
Gushiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken 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.
Gushiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gushiken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gushiken misses the jab.
Gushiken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gushiken checks the leg kick.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Gushiken sees coming a mile off.
Gushiken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
As Gushiken looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo but Gushiken just gets out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Gushiken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Gushiken checks a low kick from Silva.
Gushiken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gushiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Gushiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy body kick from Silva
letting Gushiken counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gushiken crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Gushiken gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Gushiken manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gushiken 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 avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken scores with a shot to the body.
Gushiken swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Gushiken just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Gushiken's defenses.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gushiken manages to avoid it.
Gushiken throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gushiken checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gushiken checks a low kick from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Gushiken off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Gushiken's head but Gushiken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gushiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Gushiken had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Gushiken misses.
Gushiken throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Gushiken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gushiken digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Gushiken lands the left hand.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gushiken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gushiken blocks a leg kick.
Silva wants to slow Gushiken down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Gushiken jabs at Silva's body.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gushiken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gushiken.
Gushiken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Gushiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gushiken avoids it.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheers as Gushiken lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gushiken connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Gushiken slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken checks a leg kick.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws a hook but Gushiken avoids it easily.
Gushiken connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Gushiken counters with a left to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gushiken scores with a jab.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Gushiken checks it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gushiken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Gushiken scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Gushiken blocks the body kick.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Gushiken.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gushiken.
Gushiken has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Gushiken misses with a straight left.
Silva misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Gushiken misses its intended target.
Gushiken misses with a wild combination.
Gushiken blocks a head kick by Silva.
Gushiken checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Gushiken.
Gushiken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gushiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Gushiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gushiken drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gushiken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Silva tries to work over Gushiken's front leg with a kick but Gushiken checks it.
Silva slips under a jab from Gushiken.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Gushiken blocks it.
Gushiken scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gushiken connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Gushiken counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Gushiken's leg but Gushiken calmly moves out of range.
Gushiken throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Gushiken throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Gushiken counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Gushiken sees coming a mile off.
Gushiken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a quick counter head kick but Gushiken was just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips under a jab.
Gushiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gushiken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gushiken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gushiken throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gushiken lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some bone on bone action there as Gushiken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gushiken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Gushiken throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Gushiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva takes a swing at Gushiken's ribcage but misses.
Gushiken misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gushiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gushiken moves out of range easily.
Gushiken avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gushiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva slips under a jab from Gushiken.
Gushiken fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Gushiken moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gushiken is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Gushiken blocks the body kick.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Gushiken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gushiken with a jab.
A left lands for Gushiken.
Gushiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Gushiken.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gushiken takes one to the chin there.
Gushiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gushiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gushiken looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva tries a low kick but Gushiken avoids it.
Gushiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Gushiken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gushiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Gushiken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gushiken moves out of range easily.
Rafa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Gushiken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Gushiken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gushiken misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gushiken cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gushiken misses with a few strikes there.
Gushiken moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Gushiken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gushiken misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Gushiken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gushiken cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gushiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws a head kick but Gushiken moves out of range.
Yoko Gushiken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Gushiken.
Silva looks for the body kick but Gushiken saw that one coming.
Silva scores with a head kick. Gushiken tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva wants to slow Gushiken down by chopping away at his legs.
Gushiken paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gushiken fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gushiken takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gushiken connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoko Gushiken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gushiken 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoko Gushiken!
An out of breath Yoko Gushiken thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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|
S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
74% |
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