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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chan-Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen UFC Theme Song as his entrance music. Rafa Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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142 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chan-Sung Jung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jung.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jung shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Jung walks into a jab.
Jung throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Jung shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jung crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Jung gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Jung manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva moves into the clinch.
Jung has clasped his hands together around Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silva tries to escape but Jung is in control.
Jung looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jung's guard.
Jung is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Jung is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jung working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Jung is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jung does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva is thwarting Jung's attempts to control the position.
Jung 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.
Jung looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jung taking a breather.
Jung tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Jung keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Jung misses with a body punch.
Jung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jung blocks it.
Silva blocking some punches.
Jung misses with a punch on the inside.
Jung tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jungs head.
Jung lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Jung prevents a body shot from Silva.
Jung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jung stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva tries to stall but Jung uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Jung avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Jung misses with a punch 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 Chan-Sung Jung will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jung tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Jung shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Jung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jung thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva moves out of range as Jung strikes.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Jung moves out of range easily.
Jung throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Jung.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Jung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jung throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jung misses with a leg kick.
Jung throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jung takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jung throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Jung 's knee.
Jung fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jung.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Jung stumbling back into the cage.
Jung will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva looks for the body kick but Jung saw that one coming.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jung connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva staying out of range there.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jung.
A jab lands there for Silva.
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.
Jung tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Jung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jung if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva cracks Jung with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jung.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Jung avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Jung steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Jung. Jung maintains the clinch.
Jung can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva prevents a body shot from Jung.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jung drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Jung misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Jung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva thumps Jung with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Jung seems unphased.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jung takes a step back to recover.
Jung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva looks for the body kick but Jung saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Jung's leg but Jung calmly moves out of range.
Jung looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jung closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Jung 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 clinches.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jung blocks it.
Jung has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva is pushing Jung up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jung is trying to stall.
Silva stalling the fight.
Jung throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jung.
Jung misses with a punch to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body kick from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jung manages to avoid it.
Jung tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Jung. Jung gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chan-Sung Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jung throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva rushes Jung and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Jung is controlling the position.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Jung counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Jung misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Jung crashes against the mat.
Jung trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Jung fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Jung off but instead Jung has got his back!
Jung gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 trying to control the hands but Jung won't let him.
Silva is trying to remain composed but Jung is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Jung 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.
Silva covering up well under a barage of strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jung gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jung looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Jung persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Jung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Jung misses with a straight left.
Jung takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jung is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silva defending well as Jung loads up on a big left hand.
Jung wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Jung takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jung is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Jung.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jung avoids nicely.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jung missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Jung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Jung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick from Jung misses.
Jung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Jung misses the jab.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung blocks a head kick by Silva.
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 scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva with a nice cross.
Jung wants to clinch.
Jung misses with a body kick.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jung looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Jung steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva cracks Jung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva lands a high kick!
Jung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Jung thows a body shot but no joy.
Jung dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Jung scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jung lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Jung connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jung drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jung throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jung's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Jung throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jung looking for a sweep. Not yet Jung, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that fourth round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva feints and then cracks Jung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jung down.
Jung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jung throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva pushes Jung away with a front kick.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Jung counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Jung moves out of range of the body kick.
Jung looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jung throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Jung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jung lands with a good body shot.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Jung misses with a two punch combination.
Jung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Jung avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jung.
Silva instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jung.
Rafa Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jung throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jung misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jung takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chan-Sung Jung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That kick from Jung tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Jung down.
Jung shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Jung sees coming a mile off.
Jung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva jabs at Jung's body.
Jung throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Jung counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Jung is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Jung down.
Jung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Jung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Jung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Jung.
Jung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jung swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva thows a body kick. Jung tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jung.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chan-Sung Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jung takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the body from Jung misses
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva! Rafa Silva retains his bantamweight title!
Rafa Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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