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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is UFC Theme Song. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sklyar's choice of entrance music: Scarface - No Tears. Sergiy Sklyar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 7 - 1, 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
39 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sklyar finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Sklyar is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva defending well as Sklyar loads up on a big left hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sklyar. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Sklyar counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sklyar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sklyar working away.
Sklyar is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sklyar prevents Silva from improving his position.
Sklyar is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard.
Sklyar throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sklyar with a nice head shot there.
Sklyar trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sklyar is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sklyar. That did some damage!
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sklyar shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Sklyar 's knee.
Sklyar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Sklyar ducks down to avoid it.
Sklyar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva defending well as Sklyar loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a head kick that Sklyar semi-blocks.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sklyar has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Sklyar backing up. Sklyar nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sklyar manages to avoid it.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Rafa Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergiy Sklyar.
Sklyar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sklyar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Sklyar lands with a shot to the body.
Sklyar looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Sklyar lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Sklyar misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Sklyar misses.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sklyar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sklyar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Sklyar.
Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but Sklyar avoided it.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Sklyar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sklyar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws a low kick but Sklyar avoids it.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sklyar. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sklyar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sklyar misses with a two punch combination.
Sklyar misses with a straight right.
Sklyar misses with a looping left.
Sklyar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sklyar misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a right hand that Sklyar ducks under and follows up with a left that Sklyar also avoids with ease.
Sklyar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sklyar slips a jab from Silva.
Sklyar throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Sklyar only half commits.
Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Sklyar.
Sklyar misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Sklyar misses the shot to the body.
Sklyar doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sklyar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Sklyar.
Sklyar working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sklyar taking a break here but Silva is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sklyar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silva to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Sergiy Sklyar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sklyar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva trying to control but Sklyar is working from the bottom.
Sklyar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sklyar looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sklyar is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
Sklyar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Sklyar is retaining full guard.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sklyar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sklyar working a defensive guard but Silva manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sklyar is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergiy Sklyar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sklyar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva is not content to let Sklyar control the position.
Silva regains half guard, as Sklyar was trying to land strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sklyar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva wants to control but Sklyar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sklyar throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to improve his position but Sklyar is controlling well.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sklyar.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sklyar.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Sklyar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva slips a straight right by Sklyar.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rafa Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Sklyar catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sklyar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sklyar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sklyar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sklyar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sklyar duly obliges.
Silva misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sklyar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sklyar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sklyar thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
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!
Sklyar misses with a few strikes there.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sklyar fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Sklyar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Sklyar ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rafa Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergiy Sklyar.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sklyar.
Silva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sklyar throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Sklyar throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Sklyar misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Sklyar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Sklyar blocks the low kick.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sklyar needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Sklyar lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sklyar's calf.
Sklyar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
A big left from Sklyar misses.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Sklyar throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Sklyar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sklyar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sklyar throws out the jab.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rafa Silva did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sklyar scores with a hook.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Sklyar avoids it.
Sklyar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sklyar misses with a looping right.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sklyar with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a low kick but Sklyar avoids it.
Sklyar swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Sklyar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sklyar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sklyar misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Sklyar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sklyar is working away from the top position though.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sklyar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sklyar's back!
Sklyar wants to escape the position.
Sklyar keeps trying to improve his position.
Silva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sklyar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva continues to stall.
Silva is not going to allow Sklyar to sit and survive in this position.
Silva controlling from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Silva controls the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is hanging on to Sklyar's back as he tries to escape.
Good control from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sklyar staying busy and making it hard for Silva to control.
Sklyar tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sklyar wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva wants to control the pace but Sklyar is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva avoids the attempt from Sklyar to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva had his way with Sergiy Sklyar in that round.
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 goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sklyar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sklyar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sklyar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sklyar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sklyar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Sklyar moves out of range of the body kick.
Sklyar misses with an uppercut.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Sklyar moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sklyar. Sklyar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva tests Sklyar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sklyar moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Sklyar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
Sklyar tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sklyar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Sklyar is just out of range.
Sklyar feints the counter takedown.
Sklyar looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Sklyar throws a big shot that misses.
Sklyar blocks a head kick by Silva.
Sklyar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sklyar throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
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.
Sklyar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva cracks Sklyar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Sklyar's side.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Sklyar moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Sklyar. Sklyar maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sklyar.
Sklyar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sklyar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sklyar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sklyar working aggressively here.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Sklyar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sklyar fails to land.
Sklyar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Sklyar avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sklyar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Sklyar misses with the head strike.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sklyar trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sklyar into the cage.
Silva prevents a body shot from Sklyar.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sklyar has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Sergiy Sklyar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafa Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva pushes Sklyar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sklyar prevents a body shot from Silva.
Sklyar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sklyar lands a body punch.
Sklyar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Sklyar.
Silva is leaning against Sklyar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sklyar throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Sklyar swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafa Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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