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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Mortis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mortis comes to the cage accompanied by Crush 'em by Megadeth. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Mortis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mortis tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva cracks Mortis with a good jab.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with the combination.
Mortis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Mortis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Mortis misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva slips under a jab.
Mortis blocks a leg kick.
Mortis throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Mortis looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mortis's sensitive parts.
Mortis is breathing heavily.
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!
Mortis throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
A low kick from Mortis misses
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mortis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva thuds his right hand into Mortis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Mortis throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mortis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Mortis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Mortis tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mortis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mortis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Mortis is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Oh Mortis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mortis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Mortis seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva throws a right hand that Mortis ducks under and follows up with a left that Mortis also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mortis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mortis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Mortis misses the target.
Mortis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Mortis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mortis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Mortis moves out of range easily.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mortis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mortis throws a body kick the misses
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mortis or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mortis.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mortis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mortis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Mortis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mortis blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Mortis is blocking nicely.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mortis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mortis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mortis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Mortis is blocking nicely.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mortis breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Mortis is predictable there
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Mortis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Mortis misses.
Mortis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mortis. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva 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.
Silva moves away from the strike by Mortis.
Mortis misses with a leg kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva jabs Mortis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
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 slips under a jab from Mortis.
Mortis throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mortis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Mortis looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva defending well as Mortis loads up on a big left hand.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Mortis pushes him off.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Mortis's torso.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rickson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva lands a jab.
Mortis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mortis at a distance.
Silva lands a left and a right that send Mortis crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mortis's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kyle Mortis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva rushes Mortis and presses him up against the cage.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Mortis blocks it.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Mortis blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Mortis.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Mortis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mortis's face.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Mortis lands a left hand.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Mortis blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mortis.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Mortis is blocking nicely.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mortis backwards.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Mortis avoids the damage to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Mortis blocks with his arms.
Mortis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mortis throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Mortis thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mortis's knee momentarily.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Mortis lands a two punch combo.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Mortis. Those never looked like landing.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Mortis misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Mortis moves out of range.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mortis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Mortis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva slips under a jab.
Mortis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Mortis moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mortis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mortis throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva thumps Mortis with a low kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mortis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Kyle Mortis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mortis throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Mortis misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mortis falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva lands a nice hook to Mortis's body. Mortis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortis misses with a wild combination.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mortis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva jabs at Mortis's body.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Mortis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva rushes Mortis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Silva.
Mortis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mortis looking to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Mortis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mortis throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Mortis shrugs it off.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mortis throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Mortis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mortis swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Mortis throws a body kick the misses
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands a body punch.
Rickson Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva cracks Mortis with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva digs a right hand into Mortis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mortis's gas tank.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mortis's face.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mortis is defending well for now.
Silva lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Mortis tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Mortis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mortis can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mortis is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Silva.
A short left from Silva.
Mortis tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Mortis breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mortis missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Mortis is looking to land body kicks.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mortis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mortis thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva wants to clinch up but Mortis keeps it at a distance.
Mortis is looking to score with low kicks.
Mortis misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Mortis misses
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Mortis takes one on the button.
Mortis misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva connects with the punch.
Mortis slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mortis tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva pushes Mortis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mortis avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mortis.
Mortis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mortis's elbow.
Mortis wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva has Mortis pressed against the cage, preventing Mortis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Mortis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Mortis is predictable there
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Mortis throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
A jab from Mortis does it's job there.
Mortis ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Mortis throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mortis misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva sizes up Mortis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Mortis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mortis misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Mortis's defenses.
Mortis misses with a wild body shot.
Mortis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva thumps Mortis with a low kick.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Mortis pushes him off.
Mortis takes one on the button.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Mortis off balance momentarily.
Mortis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mortis misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Silva.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mortis's sensitive parts.
Mortis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mortis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mortis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva cracks Mortis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mortis tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva pushes Mortis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Mortis blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva lands an elbow just above Mortis 's eye.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mortis.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Mortis blocks with his arms.
Mortis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Mortis.
Silva has Mortis pressed against the cage, preventing Mortis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mortis is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Mortis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mortis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mortis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mortis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mortis misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mortis.
Silva moves out of range as Mortis strikes.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mortis.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Mortis misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mortis's knee momentarily.
Mortis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Mortis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Silva catches Mortis right on the button with a cross.
Silva takes a swing at Mortis's ribcage but misses.
Mortis throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mortis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mortis is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mortis is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva prevents Mortis from breaking the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Mortis wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Mortis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Mortis avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries a body shot but Mortis blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Mortis blocks with his arms.
Mortis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mortis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mortis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva slips a straight right by Mortis.
Mortis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that fourth 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 crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva scores with a jab. Mortis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mortis lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Mortis lands with an overhand left.
Mortis misses with a low kick.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Mortis tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mortis missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva cracks Mortis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva staying out of range there.
Mortis fails to land with a series of punches.
Mortis misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mortis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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 digs a good hook to Mortis's body.
Silva scores with a head kick.
A jab from Mortis finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortis throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva gets through Mortis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mortis is trying to break free.
Mortis blocks an uppercut.
Mortis dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Mortis tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mortis breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Mortis throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mortis throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva misses with the combination.
Mortis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Silva tenderised Mortis's leg. Mortis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mortis at a distance.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mortis's head.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mortis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Kyle Mortis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Mortis is out of range.
Mortis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mortis tries to land a body kick
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Mortis 's knee.
Mortis connects with a solid leg kick.
Mortis tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mortis at a distance.
Mortis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mortis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Rickson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Mortis's head back.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Mortis misses.
Mortis misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Mortis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A shot to the body from Mortis misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mortis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Mortis misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Mortis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mortis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 43:50
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 43:50
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Silva! Rickson Silva retains his light heavyweight title!
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