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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanilla Ice Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is UFC Theme Song. A fine choice. Ice Cold has chosen Adrenaline! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vanilla Ice Cold!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ice Cold blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva slips under a jab from Ice Cold.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ice Colds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ice Cold checks a leg kick nicely.
Ice Cold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ice Cold throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva has Ice Cold up against the cage in a clinch.
Ice Cold has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Ice Cold fails to land.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ice Cold tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ice Cold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ice Cold misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Ice Cold is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ice Cold has his back to the cage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ice Cold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ice Cold backwards.
Ice Cold is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ice Cold tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Ice Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Ice Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Ice Cold misses with a body punch.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a body shot but Ice Cold blocks it.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Ice Cold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Ice Cold misses with the head strike.
Silva blocks a body shot from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold blocks an uppercut.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Ice Cold looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ice Cold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ice Cold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ice Cold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Ice Cold controls his hands.
Ice Cold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ice Cold blocks an uppercut.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Ice Cold.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ice Cold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ice Cold fails to land.
Ice Cold misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ice Cold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ice Cold backwards.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ice Cold up against the cage.
Ice Cold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva avoiding damage as Ice Cold throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ice Cold.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Ice Cold is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva tries a body shot but Ice Cold blocks it.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Ice Cold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Ice Cold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva trying to stall but Ice Cold improves his position.
Ice Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ice Cold thows a body shot but no joy.
Ice Cold jabs at Silva's body.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ice Cold. Ice Cold circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva misses with a kick to the body
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ice Cold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ice Cold is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Ice Cold is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ice Cold takes one to the side of the head.
Ice Cold drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ice Cold is looking for the KO!
Silva is rocked!
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!
Silva drops Ice Cold with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ice Cold looks back up at him and smiles so Silva waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ice Cold misses with a right hand
and Ice Cold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Ice Cold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vanilla Ice Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ice Cold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ice Cold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ice Cold counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ice Cold seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ice Cold. That did some damage!
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ice Cold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ice Cold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Ice Cold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ice Cold tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ice Cold has time to react.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Ice Cold counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ice Cold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Ice Cold tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ice Cold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Ice Cold off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Ice Cold misses the shot to the body.
Rafa Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Ice Cold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Ice Cold does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ice Cold sprawling to the canvas! Ice Cold rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Silva finish him?!
Ice Cold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ice Cold connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ice Cold lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Ice Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ice Cold lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ice Cold.
Silva drops Ice Cold with a beautiful combination! Ice Cold stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silva is looking for the KO!
Ice Cold 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.
Silva throws a head kick but Ice Cold moves out of range.
Ice Cold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ice Cold is out of range.
Ice Cold scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ice Cold takes a step back to recover.
Ice Cold is breathing heavily.
Silva cracks Ice Cold with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ice Cold looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Silva finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ice Cold lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
A left lands for Ice Cold.
Ice Cold looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ice Cold will feel that in the morning.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ice Cold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ice Cold takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stuns Ice Cold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva is working Ice Cold over against the cage.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ice Cold backwards.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Ice Cold controls the action.
Silva works on Ice Cold's body with a couple of short punches.
Ice Cold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Ice Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ice Cold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ice Cold blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Ice Cold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ice Cold looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva cracks Ice Cold on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ice Cold falls backwards against the cage. Silva follows up with more strikes that drop Ice Cold to his knees. Silva keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ice Cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Rafa Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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