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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to UFC Theme Song. Gajewski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mobb Deep - Survival of the Fittest. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
37 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
46 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gajewski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva throws a push kick but Gajewski slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Gajewski tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gajewski throws a good cross that connects.
Donk. Silva catches Gajewski right on the button with a cross.
Andrzej Gajewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a head kick but Gajewski moves out of range.
Gajewski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gajewski takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Gajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gajewski.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to sprawl but Gajewski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Gajewski sits in half guard.
Gajewski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Gajewski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
It appears Silva was looking to counter with a kick there.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Gajewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gajewski works the jab nicely.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gajewski misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Gajewski swinging wildly here.
As Gajewski backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gajewski motions for Silva to come forward. Gajewski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gajewski wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Furia Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gajewski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gajewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Gajewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva slips under a jab from Gajewski.
Silva looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A jab from Gajewski does it's job there.
Gajewski throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
A jab from Gajewski misses.
Silva wants to slow Gajewski down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva wants to slow Gajewski down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Gajewski.
Silva misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gajewski blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Gajewski misses.
Gajewski blocks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Gajewski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gajewski shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Gajewski manages to avoid it.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Gajewski should have avoided that one.
Gajewski tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
That kick from Silva tenderised Gajewski's leg. Gajewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gajewski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gajewski slips a jab from Silva.
A little jabbing left from Gajewski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gajewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gajewski.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gajewski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Gajewski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski avoids the head kick by Silva.
Gajewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gajewski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gajewski. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gajewski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Gajewski off balance momentarily.
Gajewski takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Gajewski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Gajewski.
Gajewski doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Gajewski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gajewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gajewski just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilva.
Gajewski wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Gajewski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that 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.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva tries a low kick but Gajewski avoids it.
Gajewski tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gajewski blocks a low kick nicely.
Gajewski moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Gajewski avoids the head kick by Silva.
Gajewski connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gajewski. That's going to slow Silva down.
Gajewski clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Gajewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Gajewski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gajewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Gajewski is out of range.
A jab from Silva misses.
Gajewski throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gajewski loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gajewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Gajewski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva looks to land a combination but Gajewski avoids it well.
Gajewski tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gajewski scores with a leg kick.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gajewski. That did some damage!
Gajewski blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gajewski.
Gajewski lands with a good body shot.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Gajewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rafa Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gajewski is looking to clinch.
Gajewski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gajewski checks it well.
A left lands for Gajewski.
Gajewski lands an overhand right.
Silva thumps Gajewski with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gajewski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Gajewski misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gajewski scores with a body shot.
Silva throws a right and a left that Gajewski avoids nicely.
Silva throws a leg kick but Gajewski checks it.
Silva misses the body punch
and Gajewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Gajewski sees coming a mile off.
Gajewski throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gajewski.
Gajewski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gajewski scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Gajewski blocks a head kick by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gajewski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gajewski misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva defending well as Gajewski loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Gajewski misses.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gajewski checks a leg kick.
Gajewski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Gajewski misses.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Gajewski checks it.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Gajewski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gajewski tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Gajewski connects with a body shot.
Gajewski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gajewski misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gajewski's calf.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gajewski.
Gajewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gajewski thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Gajewski cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Gajewski throws a head kick that misses.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Gajewski blocks it.
Gajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gajewski.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gajewski's head backwards.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Gajewski.
Silva punishes Gajewski's body with a nice straight punch.
Gajewski scores with a push kick.
Gajewski throws a big shot that misses.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gajewski avoids a kick to the body.
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 Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
A head kick misses from Gajewski.
Silva throws a quick counter head kick but Gajewski was just out of range.
Silva feints and then cracks Gajewski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gajewski down.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Gajewski off the cage and back into range.
Gajewski missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Gajewski.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Gajewski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gajewski! But no joy.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Gajewski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Gajewski down.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Gajewski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gajewski tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Gajewski counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Gajewski misses.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gajewski just manages to avoid it.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva jabs at Gajewski's body.
Gajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gajewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gajewski looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Gajewski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Gajewski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva jabs at Gajewski's body.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Gajewski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Gajewski's leg but Gajewski calmly moves out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Gajewski lands a slapping body shot.
Gajewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but Gajewski avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gajewski's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gajewski throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gajewski.
Gajewski throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with a low kick as Gajewski jumps back.
Gajewski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Gajewski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gajewski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gajewski throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gajewski tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Gajewski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gajewski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gajewski moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Gajewski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gajewski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gajewski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gajewski motions for Silva to come forward. Gajewski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a counter high kick but Gajewski was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gajewski avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Gajewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva avoids the body shot from Gajewski.
Gajewski just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Silva tenderised Gajewski's leg. Gajewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Gajewski off balance momentarily.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gajewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Gajewski throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Gajewski feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Gajewski throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Gajewski lands a body shot.
Gajewski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajewski misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gajewski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
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 Gajewski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gajewski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Gajewski.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gajewski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Gajewski.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Danga de danga de dang - Gajewski scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gajewski thumps Silva with a low kick.
Gajewski misses the shot to the body.
Gajewski tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gajewski's calf.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva moves forwards but Gajewski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Gajewski.
Gajewski jabs at Silva's body.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Gajewski throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gajewski moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gajewski.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gajewski avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva staying out of range there.
Gajewski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Gajewski moves away and avoids it.
Gajewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gajewski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gajewski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Gajewski moves his leg out of the way.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Gajewski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Gajewski counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Gajewski.
Gajewski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva avoids the body shot from Gajewski.
Silva jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
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.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Gajewski saw it coming and moves away.
Gajewski catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a straight right by Gajewski.
Silva throws a head kick but Gajewski moves out of range.
Gajewski misses the shot to the body.
Gajewski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Silva misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gajewski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gajewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gajewski throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Gajewski misses with a wild body shot.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gajewski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski connects with the punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Gajewski throws an off balance right hand
and Gajewski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gajewski thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gajewski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva misses with a low kick as Gajewski jumps back.
Silva misses with a hook. Gajewski ducked under it nicely.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva throws a head kick but Gajewski moves out of range.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gajewski scores with a punch to the head.
Gajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gajewski.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gajewski. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gajewski.
Gajewski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski avoids a kick to the body.
Silva scores with a jab. Gajewski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gajewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Gajewski lands with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gajewski is defended easily by Silva.
Gajewski is looking to score with low kicks.
Gajewski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gajewski defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Gajewski's side.
Gajewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gajewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gajewski scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Andrzej Gajewski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gajewski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Gajewski's head.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Gajewski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Gajewski throws an off balance right hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gajewski just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Gajewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gajewski avoids the head kick by Silva.
Gajewski throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva jabs Gajewski right on the nose. Gajewski blinks but takes it well.
Gajewski throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Gajewski looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Gajewski misses with a looping right.
Gajewski scores with a jab to the body.
Gajewski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gajewski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gajewski's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Gajewski throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Gajewski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gajewski lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Andrzej Gajewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva is looking to chop away at Gajewski's legs.
Gajewski misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a left hand
and Gajewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a low kick but Gajewski moves out of range easily.
Gajewski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Gajewski's knee but Gajewski avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gajewski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gajewski. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gajewski misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva looks for the body kick but Gajewski saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Gajewski misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gajewski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Gajewski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gajewski throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Gajewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gajewski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Gajewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Gajewski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a low kick but Gajewski moves out of range easily.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
Gajewski misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gajewski if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Gajewski should have avoided that one.
Gajewski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gajewski.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gajewski scores with a jab to the body.
Gajewski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Gajewski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gajewski is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gajewski preventing the sweep.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 James Atkins scores the fight 50:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafa Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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