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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zef Tanghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zef Tanghe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Zef Tanghe!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Tanghe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanghe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tanghe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tanghe avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanghe was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook. Tanghe ducked under it nicely.
Tanghe throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Tanghe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tanghe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tanghe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tanghe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good exchange - Tanghe coming out on top.
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!
Tanghe stuffs the takedown.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanghe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanghe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tanghe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanghe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tanghe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Tanghe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Tanghe maintains control.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva tries to hold on but Tanghe pushes him away.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Tanghe has control of the leg.
Silva looking for subs from the bottom but Tanghe mounts him!
Tanghe looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva wants to control but Tanghe is having none of it.
Tanghe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Tanghe.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Tanghe's attempts to control the action.
Tanghe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tanghe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tanghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Tanghe unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Tanghe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tanghe unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Tanghe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva regains half guard.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva wants to improve his position but Tanghe is controlling well.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Tanghe is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanghe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tanghe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tanghe is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva trying to control but Tanghe postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tanghe is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tanghe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zef Tanghe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Tanghe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tanghe trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Tanghe looking to pass the guard.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tanghe defends it easily.
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Tanghe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Tanghe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tanghe tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Tanghe.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tanghe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tanghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Tanghe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Tanghe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Tanghe looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanghe looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tanghe trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Tanghe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Tanghe lands with some strikes.
Silva wants to hold on but Tanghe pushes him away.
Tanghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Tanghe with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Junior Silva has been cut.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Tanghe's attempts to control the action.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tanghe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tanghe's back!
Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Tanghe covering up well under a series of strikes from Silva.
Tanghe tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.
Silva is riding his opponent, not letting Tanghe buck him off.
Silva is looking for the choke from the back position but Tanghe is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control.
Tanghe trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanghe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanghe is looking to get to half guard.
Silva tries to control but Tanghe wriggling away.
Tanghe tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is stalling here but it's allowed Tanghe to get half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zef Tanghe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junior Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tanghe, as that shot connected.
Tanghe connects with a body shot.
Tanghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanghe blocks a jab.
Tanghe looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva tries to clinch up but Tanghe circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva takes a swing at Tanghe's ribcage but misses.
Tanghe misses with a wild body shot.
Tanghe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Tanghe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tanghe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zef Tanghe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a body punch but Tanghe moves out of range.
Tanghe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Tanghe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanghe.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tanghe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva lands with a hook. Tanghe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tanghe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanghe misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Tanghe with a nice cross.
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!
Tanghe shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanghe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva is looking to wear down Tanghe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Tanghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Tanghe shoots in.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tanghe on his heels. He'll look to pass Tanghe's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva advances position into side control!
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Tanghe is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tanghe is avoiding damage well.
Silva working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tanghe is not content to let Silva control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tanghe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tanghe holds on for dear life.
Tanghe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Tanghe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Tanghe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silva.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Tanghe.
Zef Tanghe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tanghe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tanghe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Zef Tanghe just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Junior Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tanghe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tanghe keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva postures up.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is looking to advance position but Tanghe has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Tanghe looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tanghe tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Tanghe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Tanghe content just to control the position here.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Tanghe isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Tanghe working Silva over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanghe landing punches.
Tanghe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tanghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Tanghe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tanghe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tanghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tanghe is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tanghe unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Silva wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Tanghe celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zef Tanghe!
Zef Tanghe is the new light heavyweight champion!
Zef Tanghe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL, into his post fight interview.
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