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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuji Kajima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafinha Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuji Kajima!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kajima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kajima throws a leg kick
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kajima.
Silva looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kajima moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kajima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kajima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Woodhouse's in the buildup to the fight.
Kajima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Kajima.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Kajima throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Kajima clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva avoids the body shot from Kajima.
Silva moves away from the strike by Kajima.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva scores with a one two! Kajima had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Kajima throws a lazy uppercut
and Kajima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kajima throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kajima lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Rafinha Silva has been cut.
Kajima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kajima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Kajima is looking for the big counter here.
Kajima tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kajima. Silva shrugs it off though.
Kajima swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Kajima takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Kajima is predictable there
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kajima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva avoids the body shot from Kajima.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kajima throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two 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!
Kajima misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kajima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kajima.
A slow jab from Kajima misses its intended target.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kajima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Kajima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva blocks a jab.
Kajima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kajima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kajima wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajima throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Kajima throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
A cross from Kajima lands.
Kajima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kajima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Kajima misses its intended target.
Kajima just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kajima.
Silva jabs at Kajima's body.
Silva lands a jab to Kajima's midsection.
Kajima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Kajima thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kajima checks a low kick from Silva.
Kajima looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right hand that Kajima ducks under and follows up with a left that Kajima also avoids with ease.
Kajima misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kajima throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva staying out of range there.
Kajima slips under a jab.
Kajima slips a straight right by Silva.
Kajima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kajima.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva slips under a jab.
Kajima misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kajima thinking.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kajima.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice cross by Kajima.
Kajima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kajima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuji Kajima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rafinha Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kajima.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kajima in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Kajima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kajima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kajima throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Yuji Kajima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kajima.
Kajima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Kajima stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva works Kajima's body with a nice hook.
Kajima misses with a straight right.
Kajima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajima throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Kajima.
Yuji Kajima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kajima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva tries to clinch but Kajima is having none of it.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kajima throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Kajima.
Kajima stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kajima.
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!
Kajima just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kajima unleashes a big counter combination but Silva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kajima lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva has Kajima up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva gets through Kajima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kajima wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Yuji Kajima has been cut.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kajima's efforts to push away.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kajima misses with a punch to the body.
Kajima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kajima.
Kajima blocks an uppercut.
Kajima has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Kajima wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva pushes Kajima back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kajima is breathing heavily.
Silva has Kajima pushed against the cage.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is working Kajima over against the cage.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva tries to work over Kajima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva gets through Kajima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva lands a left hand.
Kajima misses with some punches.
Kajima wants to stall.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva pushes Kajima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kajima backwards.
Kajima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafinha Silva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a hook but Kajima avoids it easily.
Kajima throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Kajima. Beautiful body shot.
Kajima stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kajima.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kajima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kajima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Kajima cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Kajima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kajima is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajima fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Kajima manages to avoid it.
Rafinha Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva checks a low kick from Kajima.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Kajima throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Kajima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Kajima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kajima.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kajima lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Kajima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kajima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kajima lands a right hook to the body.
Silva slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kajima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kajima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kajima under the eye.
Kajima takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Kajima blocks a low kick nicely.
Kajima throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajima walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Kajima scores with a hook.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kajima.
Kajima misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Kajima misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That has opened up Yuji Kajima's cut even more.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kajima lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kajima punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva scores with a one two! Kajima had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kajima throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kajima misses its intended target.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
A cross from Silva lands.
Kajima misses with a wild combination.
Kajima misses with a wild body shot.
Kajima drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice body kick there by Kajima.
Kajima lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kajima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuji Kajima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kajima 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuji Kajima!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuji Kajima thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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