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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ratskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Kashmir. Ratskin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Carolus Rex" by Sabaton kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shogun Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Ratskin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratskin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Ratskin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Ratskin down.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Ratskin tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ratskin momentarily.
Ratskin lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Ratskin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Ratskin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ratskin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ratskin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Ratskin has the dominant position.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Ratskin misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Ratskin backwards.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ratskin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ratskin digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ratskin backwards.
Ratskin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Ratskin is controlling him.
Silva tries to work over Ratskin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ratskin.
Ratskin has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Ratskin blocks the body kick.
Ratskin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva tests Ratskin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ratskin takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ratskin. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva staying out of range there.
Ratskin thows a body shot but no joy.
Ratskin moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva walks into a jab.
Ratskin wants to clinch.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tests Ratskin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ratskin scores with a jab to the body.
Ratskin thows a body shot but no joy.
Ratskin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ratskin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ratskins head.
Ratskin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ratskin struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ratskin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Ratskin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ratskin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ratskin slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Jab from Silva.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ratskin's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratskin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ratskin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ratskin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Ratskin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Ratskin is looking to clinch.
Ratskin misses with a straight left.
Ratskin throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Shogun Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ratskin works Silva's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ratskin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Silva 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 big left from Ratskin misses.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Ratskin blocks the leg kick.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Ratskin off balance momentarily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ratskin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Silva tries to work over Ratskin's front leg with a kick but Ratskin checks it.
Ratskin swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva cracks Ratskin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Ratskin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ratskin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ratskin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Ratskin.
Silva thumps Ratskin with a low kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ratskin is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
A body shot lands from Ratskin.
Ratskin blocking some punches.
Ratskin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alexander Ratskin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva is working Ratskin over against the cage.
Ratskin is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to work over Ratskin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ratskins head.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Ratskin moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ratskin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Ratskin controls his hands.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Ratskin avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands a right hand.
Ratskin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ratskin tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ratskin backwards.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ratskin tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ratskin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ratskin takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ratskin's calf.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ratskin tries to clinch up.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ratskin momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shogun Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Ratskin wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ratskin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva punishes Ratskin's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ratskin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Ratskin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Ratskin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Ratskin off balance momentarily.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva connects with a right hand. Ratskin shakes it off.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Ratskin off the cage and back into range.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Ratskin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ratskin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ratskin throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ratskin.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ratskin on the side of the head.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ratskin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Ratskin's head.
Ratskin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ratskin.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ratskin takes a step back to recover.
Silva connects with the punch.
Ratskin is rocked!
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ratskin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ratskin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ratskin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ratskin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Ratskin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ratskin.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Ratskin's head back.
Silva is looking to slow Ratskin down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ratskin can do to turn this around?
Ratskin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Ratskin sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Ratskin's head back.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ratskin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ratskin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ratskin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ratskin thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Ratskin's front leg but catches the back leg as Ratskin tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva motions for Ratskin to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ratskin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Ratskin down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin misses with an uppercut.
Ratskin tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Ratskin stumbling back into the cage.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ratskin. That did some damage!
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ratskins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ratskin's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Ratskin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Silva.
Ratskin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Ratskin stumbling back into the cage.
Ratskin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Ratskin throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Ratskin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ratskin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ratskin closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Ratskin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ratskin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ratskin is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Silva clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ratskin backs up against the cage.
Ratskin checks a low kick from Silva.
Ratskin throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Ratskin pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is leaning against Ratskin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Ratskin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Ratskin down.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Ratskin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ratskin misses with an uppercut.
Silva thuds his right hand into Ratskin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Ratskin stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ratskin's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Ratskin's head back.
Ratskin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Ratskin down.
Ratskin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a body punch but Ratskin moves out of range.
Ratskin fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ratskin.
Ratskin looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Ratskin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ratskin.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Ratskin's front leg but catches the back leg as Ratskin tries to avoid it.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ratskin on the side of the head.
Silva throws a combination. Ratskin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ratskin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ratskin misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Ratskin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a head kick. Ratskin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ratskin tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Ratskin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva throws a hook but Ratskin blocks it.
Ratskin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ratskin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva feints and then cracks Ratskin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ratskin down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ratskin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ratskin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ratskin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ratskin moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva defending well as Ratskin loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ratskin.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ratskin clinches.
Ratskin tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Ratskin back against the cage.
Ratskin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ratskin blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Silva had his way with Alexander Ratskin in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ratskin tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab from Ratskin.
Silva slips under a jab from Ratskin.
A jab from Ratskin misses.
Ratskin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Ratskin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ratskin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Ratskin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Ratskin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ratskin moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ratskin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ratskin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Ratskin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Ratskin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Ratskin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ratskin misses with a wild body shot.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Ratskin.
Ratskin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ratskins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva scores with a jab. Ratskin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Ratskin avoids it.
Ratskin misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ratskin tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Ratskin walks into a jab.
Ratskin misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratskin lands a jab.
Ratskin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ratskin's sensitive parts.
A big left from Ratskin misses.
Ratskin takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ratskin misses with a looping left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva cracks Ratskin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Ratskin throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ratskin is looking to clinch.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva slips under a jab from Ratskin.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ratskin's sensitive parts.
Ratskin throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Ratskin moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donk. Ratskin catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ratskin's sensitive parts.
Silva thuds his right hand into Ratskin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ratskin throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ratskin. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva avoids the body shot from Ratskin.
Alexander Ratskin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ratskin blocks a leg kick.
Ratskin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ratskin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ratskin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ratskin scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva is rocked!
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Ratskin misses.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shogun Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Ratskin misses.
Ratskin misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:45
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Silva!
Shogun Silva retains his heavyweight title!
Shogun Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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