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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Theme Song. Sly Randolph has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rafa Silva's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Sly Randolph!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a low kick as Randolph jumps back.
Randolph swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A cross from Randolph lands.
Randolph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randolph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randolph swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Randolph has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Randolph has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Randolph there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Randolph is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Randolph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randolph swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Randolph scores with a nice strike.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Randolph moves out of range as Silva strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Randolph's knee but Randolph avoids it well.
Randolph looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Randolph scores with a leg kick.
Silva throws a right and a left that Randolph avoids nicely.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Randolph checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Randolph takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Randolph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Randolph has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Randolph throws a body kick that misses.
Silva walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph lands a slapping body shot.
Randolph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Randolph throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Randolph misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Randolph is able to avoid easily.
Randolph fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Randolph lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Randolph.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Randolph's knee but Randolph avoids it well.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Randolph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Randolph avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Randolph's calf.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Randolph sees coming a mile off.
Good standup being displayed there by Randolph as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Randolph throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick but Randolph moves out of range.
Randolph jabs at Silva's body.
Randolph avoids the head kick by Silva.
Randolph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Randolph takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Randolph connects with an inside leg kick.
Randolph throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randolph takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Randolph takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Randolph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Randolph.
Randolph is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Jab from Silva.
Randolph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Randolph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Randolph lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sly Randolph will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva motions for Randolph to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves out of range as Randolph strikes.
Randolph swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Randolph misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva digs a good body shot into Randolph's ribs.
Randolph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Randolph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randolph misses with a double jab.
Randolph misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Randolph punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Randolph is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Randolph manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Randolph scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva moves forwards but Randolph connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva walks into a jab.
Randolph lands with a cross.
Randolph moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Randolph lands a head shot.
Randolph lands with a good body shot.
Randolph connects with a crisp jab.
Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randolph changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Randolph tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Randolph throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Randolph takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Randolph takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Randolph looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sly Randolph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Randolph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Randolph jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Randolph.
Silva tries to clinch but Randolph is having none of it.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Randolph.
Randolph looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Randolph lands with a nice body punch.
Silva scores with the left hand. Randolph knows he should have avoided that one.
Randolph just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randolph moves away.
Randolph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Randolph throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva taking a breather.
Randolph tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Randolph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Randolph misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randolph misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Randolph.
Randolph misses with a punch to the body.
Randolph tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Randolph back against the cage.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Randolph avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Randolph blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randolph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Good body shot from Silva.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sly Randolph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Randolph.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
A leg kick checked by Randolph.
Randolph punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Randolph is just out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randolph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randolph thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good work by Randolph as he checks the leg kick.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Randolph.
Silva avoids the body shot from Randolph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva clobbers Randolph with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Randolph stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Randolph scores with a body shot.
Randolph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randolph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva moves away from the strike by Randolph.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Randolph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Randolph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Randolph's leg but Randolph calmly moves out of range.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Randolph.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randolph. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Randolph misses.
Randolph takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randolph throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Randolph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Randolph.
Randolph avoids the head kick by Silva.
That kick from Silva tenderised Randolph's leg. Randolph is trying to keep his angry face on.
Randolph checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Randolph throws out the jab.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Randolph checks a leg kick.
Randolph has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph lands a right hook to the body.
Randolph throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randolph throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Randolph does no damage.
Randolph thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva lands a high kick!
Randolph scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Randolph counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Randolph control the position.
Silva tries to bench press Randolph off him but Randolph keeps the position.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randolph working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Randolph working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sly Randolph just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Randolph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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 Randolph has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Randolph and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Randolph on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Silva misses.
Randolph misses with an uppercut.
Randolph pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Randolph moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Randolph down.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Randolph lands with a good body shot.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Randolph checks it.
Randolph is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Randolph shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randolph.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Randolph counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Randolph wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Randolph works his way to full guard. Good work.
Randolph isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Randolph on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Randolph to his feet.
Randolph connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Randolph checks it well.
Silva misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Randolph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Randolph.
Randolph slips under a jab.
Randolph ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Randolph wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Randolph connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Randolph takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Randolph crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Randolph gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Randolph manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Randolph manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Randolph thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva blocks a jab.
Randolph finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Randolph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries a low kick but Randolph avoids it.
Randolph fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randolph defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Randolph looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sly Randolph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Randolph thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randolph lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Randolph keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Randolph tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Randolph throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Randolph moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Randolph's leg but Randolph calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randolph looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
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.
Randolph keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Randolph misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Randolph takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Randolph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randolph is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Randolph throws a big shot that misses.
Randolph lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Donk. Randolph catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva rushes Randolph and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Randolph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Randolph blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva lands a left hand.
Randolph misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Randolph.
Silva misses with some punches.
Randolph is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randolph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva working aggressively here.
Randolph throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Randolph struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Randolph has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Randolph tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Randolph lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva tries a body shot but Randolph blocks it.
Rafa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Randolph tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Randolph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Randolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Randolph's elbow.
Silva wants to stall.
Sly Randolph is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Randolph's brow.
Randolph scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva is working Randolph over against the cage.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Randolph avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Randolph controls the action.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva stalls.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafa Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Randolph 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sly Randolph!
After winning the bout, Sly Randolph 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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