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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rapha Mathis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathis comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica / Whiplash. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rapha Mathis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathis misses with a straight right.
Silva throws the left hand but Mathis avoids the punch easily.
Mathis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Mathis avoids the head kick by Silva.
Mathis with a nice cross.
Silva tries to clinch but Mathis moves out of range.
Mathis misses with a looping left.
Silva wants to slow Mathis down by chopping away at his legs.
Mathis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Mathis there.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Mathis.
Silva is looking to chop away at Mathis's legs.
Mathis throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mathis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mathis misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Mathis ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Silva tenderised Mathis's leg. Mathis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mathis ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mathis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Mathis moves out of range easily.
Mathis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mathis connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Mathis misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Mathis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Mathis misses with a jab to the body
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Mathis.
Mathis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mathis scores with a hook.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mathis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mathis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Mathis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathis moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mathis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mathis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathis throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Mathis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Mathis off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Mathis.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Mathis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mathis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Mathis. That snapped Silva's head back.
That kick from Silva tenderised Mathis's leg. Mathis is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mathis.
Mathis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Mathis's head.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Mathis avoids it.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathis's calf.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Mathis's leg but Mathis calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Mathis.
Mathis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mathis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Mathis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Mathis. That snapped Silva's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rapha Mathis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mathis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva throws out a leg kick but Mathis moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mathis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mathis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva misses the jab.
Mathis misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Mathis there.
Mathis misses with a straight right.
Mathis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathis.
Mathis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva defending well as Mathis loads up on a big left hand.
Mathis thows a body shot but no joy.
Mathis slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Mathis blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathis throws a right hand that misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demian Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva avoids the body shot from Mathis.
Mathis misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Mathis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a leg kick but Mathis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mathis throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mathis lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Mathis misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathis.
Mathis swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathis is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathis lands an uppercut.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Mathis controls his hands.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mathis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Mathis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mathis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mathis throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva takes a swing at Mathis's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Mathis moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Mathis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick from Mathis.
Mathis lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathis. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva lands a nice hook to Mathis's body. Mathis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mathis lands a slapping body shot.
Mathis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mathis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mathis avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva wants to clinch up but Mathis keeps it at a distance.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathis looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Mathis saw that one coming.
Mathis looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Mathis blocks the leg kick.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mathis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mathis throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Mathis misses the shot to the body.
Silva wants to clinch up but Mathis keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lazy left from Mathis finds it's target.
Mathis walks into a left hand.
Mathis throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva throws a jab when Mathis was well out of range.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Mathis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mathis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mathis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Mathis settles back down.
Rapha Mathis is winning the standup battle so far.
Mathis tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Mathis lands with a good body shot.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mathis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Mathis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
No joy there for Mathis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Mathis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mathis.
Mathis looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mathis throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Mathis connects with a solid leg kick.
Mathis misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mathis checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mathis connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Mathis in the body.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a jab when Mathis was well out of range.
Mathis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva wants to clinch.
Mathis lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva slips under a jab.
Mathis moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mathis finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mathis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mathis lands with a shot to the body.
Mathis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Mathis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mathis misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Mathis 's knee.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mathis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Mathis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathis.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Mathis.
Silva lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva instigates a clinch.
Mathis is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demian 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Silva!
Demian Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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