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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashawn Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Manolo Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manolo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rashawn Curry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Curry as Silva shoots in.
Curry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva looks for the body kick but Curry saw that one coming.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Curry slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Curry's ribs.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Curry clinches with his opponent.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Curry has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Curry - that landed with a thud.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Curry won't allow it.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva is breathing heavily.
A short left from Curry.
Silva tries to break free but Curry pushes him back against the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Curry throws an elbow that misses.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Curry is controlling him.
Curry displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Curry is defended easily by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Curry counters with a left to the body.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Curry looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Curry sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva slips a jab from Curry.
Curry throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curry.
Curry fails with a takedown attempt.
Curry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Curry.
Curry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Curry manages to break the clinch.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curry misses with an uppercut.
Curry misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Curry has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Curry.
Curry breaks the clinch.
Curry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva takes one on the button.
Curry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Curry lands a jab to the head.
Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Curry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Curry as the two fighters clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Curry is working Silva over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Curry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Curry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Curry.
Curry lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.
Curry breaks from the clinch.
Curry takes the fight into the clinch.
Curry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Curry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Curry breaks the clinch.
Silva slips a jab from Curry.
Curry misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Curry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Curry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Curry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Curry misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Curry with that takedown attempt.
Manolo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashawn Curry.
Curry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Curry misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws a low kick but Curry avoids it.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Curry.
Curry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Curry misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Curry looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to work over Curry's front leg with a kick but Curry checks it.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curry throws out the jab.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curry jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Curry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Curry lands a jab to the head.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curry.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Curry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Curry looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva thumps Curry with a low kick.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Curry leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Curry misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Curry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva looks to land a combination but Curry avoids it well.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curry.
Manolo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curry misses the jab.
Curry throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Curry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Curry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Curry swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decent striking displayed by Curry there.
Silva shoots in but Curry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Curry misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Curry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Curry thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Curry thinking.
Curry lands a lovely overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Curry as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slow jab from Curry misses its intended target.
Rashawn Curry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Curry misses with a series of wild punches.
Curry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Curry lands a two punch combo.
Curry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Curry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Curry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curry.
Curry looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva moves away from the strike by Curry.
Curry misses with a kick to the body.
Curry throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curry throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Curry.
Curry lands with a right hand.
Curry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry lands with a cross.
Curry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Curry throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Curry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Curry throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Curry scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Curry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Curry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Curry.
Curry misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Curry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Curry off to one side.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Curry.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
Curry throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Curry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Curry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manolo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashawn Curry.
Curry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab from Curry misses.
Curry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Curry looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Curry shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Curry dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva defending well as Curry loads up on a big left hand.
Curry cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Curry misses.
Curry jabs at Silva's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry clinches.
Curry is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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.
Curry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Curry is defended easily by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Curry dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Curry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Curry.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Curry - just one landing.
Silva tries to bum rush Curry with a series of wild strikes but Curry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Curry.
A jab from Curry misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Curry misses with a straight left.
Curry instigates a clinch.
Curry throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Curry.
Curry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Curry.
Curry digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Curry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Curry.
Curry works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Curry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Curry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Curry is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Curry lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Curry as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Curry.
Curry lands a body shot.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a low kick but Curry avoids it.
Curry tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva tries to circle away but Curry has him pinned against the cage.
Curry tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Curry slowing the pace effectively.
Curry has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Manolo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashawn Curry.
Curry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva wants to break free but Curry has control.
Curry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Curry shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Curry but Curry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Curry avoids a kick to the body.
Curry scores with a jab to the body.
Curry throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Good exchange - Curry coming out on top.
Curry throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Curry misses with a looping left.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curry scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
A big left from Curry misses.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Curry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Curry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Curry circles away quickly and effectively.
Curry throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Curry rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Curry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Curry throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Curry moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Curry wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curry has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry really 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 fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Curry is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Curry has control.
Curry lands a body shot.
Curry lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Curry.
Curry manages to break the clinch.
Curry lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Curry shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Curry is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva moves out of range as Curry strikes.
Curry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Curry.
Curry cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Curry shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Curry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry clinches up against the cage.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Curry keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Curry misses with an elbow strike.
Curry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Curry lands a right hand.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curry is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Curry pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curry leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Curry connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Curry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manolo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashawn Curry.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curry throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Curry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Curry lands a two punch combo.
Curry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Curry cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curry missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Curry shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curry.
Nice shot lands for Curry.
Curry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva slips a jab from Curry.
Curry scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Curry misses with an uppercut.
Curry misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Curry lands a jab.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Curry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva defending well as Curry loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Curry drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curry throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva looks for a takedown but Curry sprawls well.
Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curry.
Curry's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Curry duly obliges.
Curry moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Stalling in the clinch from Curry.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Curry is controlling him.
Curry is working Silva over against the cage.
Curry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curry lands a left hand.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Curry keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Curry has double underhooks.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Curry's takedown attempt.
Curry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Curry is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curry lands a left hand.
Curry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Curry lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Curry has him pressed against the cage.
Curry lands a body punch.
Curry breaks from the clinch.
Curry rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Nice elbow from Curry.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good body shot from Curry.
Curry wants a takedown but no success here.
Curry has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Curry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva avoiding damage as Curry throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Manolo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashawn Curry.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Curry misses with an elbow over the top.
Curry slows down the pace here.
Curry keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Curry manages to break the clinch.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Curry is out of range.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curry throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Curry looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Curry closes the distance and clinches.
Curry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curry cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rashawn Curry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Curry is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Curry pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Curry misses with an elbow strike.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Curry keeps him there for the moment.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Curry trying to land knees to the body.
Curry lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Curry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Curry - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Curry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Curry.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Curry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Curry won't allow it.
Curry digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Curry's takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to break free.
Curry keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Curry has him pressed against the cage.
Curry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Curry breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Curry lands a jab to the head.
Curry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Curry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Curry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Curry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Curry moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
A jab from Curry misses.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Curry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Curry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Curry settles back down.
Curry looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Curry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Curry looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Curry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Curry drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Curry lands a shot to the body.
Curry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Curry lands a damaging elbow.
Curry missing with knees to the body.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rashawn Curry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curry has him pressed against the cage.
Manolo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Curry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashawn Curry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Curry 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 Cesar scores the fight for Rashawn Curry!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Rashawn Curry!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Rashawn Curry!
Rashawn Curry wins by unanimous decision!
Rashawn Curry is the new light heavyweight champion!
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