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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Silvestre has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yancy Malaki's chin.
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150 lbs
28 - 14 - 3 |
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158 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yancy Malaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silvestre swings for the body but Malaki moves out of range.
Silvestre throws a body shot but no joy.
Malaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silvestre tries to bum rush Malaki with a series of wild strikes but Malaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silvestre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silvestre.
Malaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvestre cracks the inside of Malaki's front leg.
Good standup being displayed there by Silvestre as he connects with a hook.
Malaki misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Silvestre. Those never looked like landing.
Silvestre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvestre tries to clinch up.
Silvestre wants to land a leg kick but Malaki is out of range.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. Malaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've been told by Malaki's head coaches at Do you even lift BRO? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Malaki misses its target.
Silvestre tries to clinch but Malaki is having none of it.
Silvestre scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki misses with a wild combination.
Silvestre lands with a good body shot.
Silvestre loads up on a big right hand but Malaki slips the punch.
Malaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvestre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malaki cracks a nice hook into Silvestre's ribs.
Silvestre throws a hook but Malaki blocks it.
Silvestre thumps Malaki with a low kick.
Silvestre throws a big shot that misses.
Malaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvestre throws the left hand but Malaki avoids the punch easily.
Malaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silvestre.
Malaki throws a hook to the side of Silvestre's head but Silvestre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malaki misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvestre misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malaki jabs Silvestre right on the nose. Silvestre blinks but takes it well.
Silvestre rushes Malaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malaki taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvestre.
Malaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silvestre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
Malaki blocks a body shot from Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a head punch that misses.
Silvestre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silvestre stalling in the clinch.
Silvestre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
Malaki cracks Silvestre with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silvestre has Malaki pushed against the cage.
Malaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Malaki tries to circle away but Silvestre has him pinned against the cage.
Malaki throws a head punch that misses.
Malaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silvestre is keeping busy.
Silvestre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malaki or not.
A short body shot lands from Silvestre as the two fighters clinch.
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Malaki scores with a hook to the body.
Silvestre lands a hook that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
Silvestre scores with a hook to the body.
Malaki is breathing heavily.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvestre lands with a short shot to the head.
Silvestre pushes Malaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malaki can't find room to land a body shot as Silvestre controls the action.
Silvestre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvestre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Malaki tries to work over Silvestre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvestre controls his hands.
Malaki breaks from the clinch.
Silvestre swings for the body but Malaki moves out of range.
Silvestre throws an overhand right that lands on Malaki's shoulder, as Malaki tries to avoid the shot.
Silvestre lands with a shot to the body.
Silvestre pushes Malaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvestre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvestre.
Malaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silvestre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Malaki throws a hook but Silvestre avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Silvestre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silvestre.
Silvestre ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Silvestre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malaki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Malaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silvestre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malaki connects with a looping right hand.
Silvestre cracks Malaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silvestre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malaki.
Malaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malaki misses the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silvestre 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.
Silvestre stuns Malaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Silvestre throws out a counter right but Malaki avoids it with no problem.
Malaki cracks Silvestre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silvestre punishes Malaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Malaki misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Malaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvestre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaki manages to avoid it.
Silvestre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malaki.
Silvestre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silvestre has closed the distance and engaged Malaki in a clinch.
Malaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malaki prevents a body shot from Silvestre.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the cage.
Malaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvestres head.
Malaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvestre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a punch but it's blocked by Malaki.
Malaki is trying to break the clinch but Silvestre is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Silvestre.
Silvestre has Malaki pressed against the cage.
Silvestre receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Malaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silvestre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malaki scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaki slips under a jab.
Silvestre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malaki.
Silvestre throws a shot from downtown. Malaki moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Malaki misses its target.
Silvestre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvestre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Silvestre.
Silvestre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silvestre throws a jab when Malaki was well out of range.
Silvestre has Malaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvestre digs a right hand into Malaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malaki's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silvestre fails to land.
Silvestre scores with a shot to the side of Malaki's head.
Daniel Silvestre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silvestre can't find room to land a body shot as Malaki controls the action.
Malaki misses with some punches.
Malaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvestre lands a body shot.
Silvestre gets through Malaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Silvestre.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Silvestre stalling the fight.
Silvestre working aggressively here.
Malaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silvestre tries to work over Malaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvestre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
Silvestre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
A short right from Silvestre on the inside.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malaki's elbow.
Malaki pushes Silvestre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a nice shot to the body.
Malaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Silvestre throws a punch but it's blocked by Malaki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvestre.
Malaki breaks the clinch.
Silvestre tries a head kick but it misses.
Malaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silvestre momentarily.
Silvestre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silvestre slips a straight right by Malaki.
Silvestre connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malaki tries to work over Silvestre's front leg with a kick but Silvestre checks it.
Silvestre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silvestre takes a step back to recover.
Silvestre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Silvestre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Malaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Malaki feints and then cracks Silvestre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silvestre down.
Malaki moves out of range as Silvestre throws a body kick.
Malaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a leg kick that knocks Malaki off balance momentarily.
Silvestre tries to clinch but Malaki is having none of it.
Malaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silvestre throws a leg kick but Malaki checks it.
Malaki lands with a nice body punch.
Malaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silvestre jabs at Malaki's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvestre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malaki.
Silvestre misses the shot to the body.
Silvestre takes the fight into the clinch.
Silvestre throws a punch but it's blocked by Malaki.
Malaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silvestre digs a right hand underneath Malaki's ribcage. Malaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre lands with a short shot to the head.
Malaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Silvestre.
Malaki throws a shot to the body.
Malaki throws a hook but Silvestre blocks it.
A jab from Silvestre misses.
Daniel Silvestre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silvestre connects with a crisp jab.
Malaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvestre.
Silvestre digs a good body shot into Malaki's ribs.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
A swing and a miss from Silvestre.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malaki.
Silvestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malaki.
Silvestre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malaki wants to break free but Silvestre has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvestre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malaki has had enough of the clinch but Silvestre keeps him there for the moment.
Silvestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good body shot from Silvestre.
Malaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silvestre is keeping busy.
Silvestre scores with a shot to the side of Malaki's head.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the cage.
Silvestre lands with a light punch inside.
Silvestre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Malaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvestre has double underhooks.
Malaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvestre.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvestre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvestre struggles to land a body shot inside as Malaki controls his hands.
Silvestre pushes Malaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silvestre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malaki or not.
Silvestre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silvestre lands a nice uppercut.
Silvestre digs a right hand into Malaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malaki's gas tank.
Silvestre lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvestre lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvestre.
Still in the clinch, Silvestre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silvestre is pushing Malaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silvestre slowing the pace effectively.
Silvestre scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvestre digs a right hand into Malaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malaki's gas tank.
Silvestre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvestre lands with a light punch inside.
Malaki is rocked!
Malaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Malaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Silvestre stalls.
Malaki seems to have got his legs back now.
Silvestre gets through Malaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silvestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malaki's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Malaki.
A frustrated look appears on Malaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silvestre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malaki or not.
Silvestre is struggling to control the position.
Silvestre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Silvestre on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malaki.
Silvestre lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silvestre really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Malaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silvestre's head.
Malaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malaki avoids the body shot from Silvestre.
Nice shot lands for Silvestre.
Malaki misses with a looping left.
Malaki looks to land a right hand but Silvestre moved out of range.
Silvestre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malaki's hands.
Silvestre missing with a left hand there. Malaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malaki lands with a hook. Silvestre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Malaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaki scores with a body shot.
Silvestre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Malaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Silvestre as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Silvestre.
Malaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silvestre swinging wildly here.
Malaki throwing a counter right hand but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
Silvestre blocks a jab.
Malaki 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.
Silvestre misses with a hook.
Malaki tries to move into range but Silvestre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silvestre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malaki lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre connects with a looping right hand.
Silvestre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malaki.
Malaki connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre throws the kick towards the body but Malaki avoids it.
Malaki feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silvestre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malaki moves away from the strike by Silvestre.
A counter left hand to the body from Malaki misses its target.
Silvestre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Malaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvestre moves away.
Silvestre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvestre.
Silvestre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silvestre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki swings for the body but Silvestre moves out of range.
Malaki stuns Silvestre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silvestre is looking to clinch.
Malaki misses with a lunging right hand
letting Silvestre counter with a right hand.
Silvestre misses with a looping right.
Silvestre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silvestre tries a low kick but Malaki avoids it.
Silvestre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvestre pushes Malaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvestre is stalling here.
Malaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malaki throws a leg kick that misses.
Malaki scores with a leg kick.
Silvestre darts in and clinches Malaki up against the cage.
Silvestre gets through Malaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki tries to work over Silvestre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malaki tries to break free but Silvestre pushes him back against the cage.
Silvestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Silvestre pushes Malaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvestre is stalling here.
Silvestre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Malaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Malaki blocks an elbow strike from Silvestre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silvestre dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silvestre looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaki is just out of range.
Malaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malaki misses with a looping right.
Malaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silvestre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silvestre moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaki digs a good hook to Silvestre's body.
Silvestre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malaki's head.
Silvestre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silvestre slips a straight right by Malaki.
Malaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvestre misses with a hook. Malaki ducked under it nicely.
Silvestre throws a jab but it's blocked by Malaki.
Malaki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki misses with a leg kick.
Malaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silvestre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Silvestre throws a body shot but no joy.
Malaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silvestre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaki.
Silvestre wants to land a leg kick but Malaki is out of range.
Silvestre misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Malaki. Those never looked like landing.
Silvestre thinks about the counter body kick.
Silvestre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaki.
Silvestre tries to clinch but Malaki moves out of range.
Silvestre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silvestre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silvestre rushes Malaki and presses him up against the cage.
Malaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre lands with a short shot to the head.
Silvestre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Malaki blocks an uppercut.
Silvestre misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaki pushes Silvestre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malaki prevents a body shot from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malaki or not.
Still in the clinch, Silvestre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malaki slowing the pace effectively.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Silvestre on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvestre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silvestre lands a body shot.
Silvestre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Malaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Silvestre keeps control of Malaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yancy Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malaki has had enough of the clinch but Silvestre keeps him there for the moment.
Silvestre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silvestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Silvestre.
A nice left hand lands by Silvestre.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the cage.
Silvestre pushes Malaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre has Malaki pressed against the cage, preventing Malaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silvestre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvestre.
Silvestre lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvestre.
Daniel Silvestre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malaki misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Silvestre.
Malaki working aggressively here.
Malaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvestre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Silvestre blocks an uppercut.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Silvestre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silvestre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Silvestre! Daniel Silvestre retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Daniel Silvestre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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