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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Cloltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloltran comes into the arena with Man In My City blaring out of the sound system. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by UFC Theme Song. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
22 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Buzz Cloltran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to land a left hand but Cloltran moved out of range nicely.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Cloltran closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Cloltran getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cloltran thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Cloltran scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cloltran thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Cloltran has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cloltran throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cloltran throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloltran looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran preventing the sweep.
Cloltran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva controls Cloltran momentarily but Cloltran frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cloltran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cloltran tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Cloltran postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Cloltran pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cloltran wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva wants to control but Cloltran is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cloltran has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cloltran misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to control the position but Cloltran postures up.
Cloltran lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cloltran tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cloltran is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cloltran is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cloltran is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva controlling his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rafa Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cloltran looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cloltran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cloltran.
Cloltran takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
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 Buzz Cloltran will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva looks to land a body kick but Cloltran moved away.
Cloltran scores with a nice body kick.
Cloltran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloltran avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cloltran.
Cloltran throws a big shot that misses.
Cloltran misses with a straight right.
Cloltran blocks a leg kick.
Cloltran cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Cloltran ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Cloltran delivers a nice body kick.
Cloltran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva avoids the body shot from Cloltran.
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 connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cloltran.
Silva lands a jab to Cloltran's midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva is looking to slow Cloltran down with leg kicks.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Cloltran avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloltran. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cloltran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Cloltran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cloltran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a push kick but Cloltran slaps the foot to one side.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
enabling Cloltran to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Cloltran shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to stand up but Cloltran is controlling him.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cloltran wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Cloltran is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran working to try and regain half guard.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cloltran is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Cloltran keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafa Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cloltran moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice cross by Silva.
Cloltran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cloltran shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloltran misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Buzz Cloltran will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cloltran feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Cloltran has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cloltran 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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cloltran looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cloltran on the side of the head.
Cloltran takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Cloltran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva thumps Cloltran with a low kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Cloltran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cloltran to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Cloltran lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cloltran misses with a hook.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Cloltran sees coming a mile off.
Silva checks a low kick from Cloltran.
Cloltran jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cloltran fails to land the takedown.
Cloltran misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a jab.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Cloltran avoids a kick to the body.
Cloltran throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva looks for the body kick but Cloltran saw that one coming.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to slow Cloltran down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva looks for the body kick but Cloltran saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Cloltran or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Cloltran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cloltran swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Cloltran throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cloltran tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva throws a body punch but Cloltran moves out of range.
Cloltran takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cloltran wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cloltran.
Cloltran misses with a wild body shot.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cloltran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cloltran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloltran throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a jab when Cloltran was well out of range.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Cloltran misses with a straight right.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Cloltran sees coming a mile off.
Cloltran moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Cloltran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Cloltran moved away.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cloltran will feel that in the morning.
Cloltran fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with the body kick
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rafa Silva just about did enough to take it.
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 darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cloltran swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva with a hook.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cloltran manages to avoid it.
Cloltran scores with a nice head shot.
Cloltran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva feints and then cracks Cloltran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cloltran down.
Cloltran misses with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Cloltran looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Rafa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks for the body kick but Cloltran saw that one coming.
Cloltran scores with a shot to the body.
Cloltran avoids the body shot from Silva.
Cloltran tries to clinch up.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cloltran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Cloltran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Cloltran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Cloltran misses with a looping right.
Cloltran slips under a jab from Silva.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Cloltran slips the punch.
Cloltran slips a jab from Silva.
Cloltran throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Cloltran shrugs it off.
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!
Cloltran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cloltran to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cloltran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cloltran is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva controls Cloltran momentarily but Cloltran frees himself.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cloltran wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Cloltran working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cloltran trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafa Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cloltran checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Cloltran moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cloltran throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Cloltran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloltran misses the target.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cloltran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cloltran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cloltran misses with a body shot.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Cloltran wants to clinch.
Silva looks for the body kick but Cloltran saw that one coming.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Cloltran saw that one coming.
Cloltran moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Cloltran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Cloltran loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Cloltran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Cloltran tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Cloltran slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Cloltran is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva misses with a kick to the body
and Cloltran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cloltran swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Cloltran wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Cloltran lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Cloltran will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cloltran scores with a leg kick.
Cloltran throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Cloltran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Cloltran settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran shoots in but no luck this time.
Cloltran will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cloltran lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Cloltran moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Cloltran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cloltran is looking to clinch.
Silva misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
No luck for Cloltran with that takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Cloltran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Cloltran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Cloltran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cloltran takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cloltran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Cloltran moves away and avoids it.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cloltran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cloltran takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cloltran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cloltran looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloltran stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafa Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Rafa Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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