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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K blaring out of the sound system. Roach is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Simpsons Theme Song. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bartholomew Roach enters the cage!
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217 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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210 lbs
29 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Roach lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Roach fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roach looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Roach has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roach was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Roach.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roach.
Roach misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Roach saw that one coming.
Roach throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Roach had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Roach's head but Roach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Roach in a clinch.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva keeps control of Roach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roach scores with a knee to the head.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Roach blocks an elbow strike.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Bartholomew Roach has been cut.
Roach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands a body punch.
Roach misses with a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roach lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Roach looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach misses with a body punch.
Roach blocks a body shot from Silva.
Roach blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Silva.
Roach is trying to break free.
Roach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roach is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Roach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva working aggressively here.
Roach is trying to break free.
Roach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva digs a good hook to Roach's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach 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.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roach takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roach now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Roach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roach throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roach.
Roach misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roach.
Silva slips under a jab from Roach.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roach goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Roach's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva has managed to clinch.
Roach is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Roach controls his hands.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Roach controls his hands.
Silva working aggressively here.
Roach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roach has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roach breaks from the clinch.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roach.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Roach avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Roach counters with a leg kick.
Roach jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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 Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roach moves out of range of the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Roach blocks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Roach's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Roach circles away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva checks a low kick from Roach.
Silva takes a swing at Roach's ribcage but misses.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roach gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva avoiding damage as Roach throws knees to the body.
Roach trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Roach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Roach putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roach has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roach working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Roach pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva prevents a body shot from Roach.
Roach scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roach has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roach misses with some punches.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roach tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Roach lands an uppercut.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Roach avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Roach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roach misses with some punches.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Roach shrugs off.
Roach pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roach avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Roach counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
A jab from Roach misses.
Roach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva thumps Roach with a low kick.
Silva swings for the body but Roach moves out of range.
Roach misses with a low kick.
Roach takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roach. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roach dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Roach's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Roach duly obliges.
Roach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Roach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Roach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Roach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roach thinks about the counter body kick.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva lands with a straight right. Roach didn't see that one coming.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Roach pushes him off.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Roach tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva rushes Roach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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 Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Silva.
Roach connects with a looping right hand.
Roach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roach moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Roach motions for Silva to come forward. Roach throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Roach avoids it.
Silva with a jab.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Roach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roach throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roach throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roach slips a jab from Silva.
Silva tries to work over Roach's front leg with a kick but Roach checks it.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Roach sees coming a mile off.
Roach tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Roach.
Silva throws a push kick but Roach slaps the foot to one side.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva thumps Roach with a low kick.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Roach does it's job there.
Roach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roach has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Roach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roach misses with a straight right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Roach misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roach doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Roach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Roach is just out of range.
Roach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roach 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Roach crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Roach gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Roach manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Roach misses with a looping right.
Roach throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva rushes Roach and presses him up against the cage.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Roach's head.
Roach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Roach is trying to break free.
Roach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Roach doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Roach.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Roach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roach throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Roach avoids the body shot from Silva.
Roach moves out of range of the body kick.
Roach swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roach looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva is looking to chop away at Roach's legs.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva tries to clinch there but Roach circles away.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roach throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roach throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Roach's head.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roach attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Roach is just out of range.
Roach walks into a left hand.
Roach tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva takes a swing at Roach's ribcage but misses.
Roach throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Roach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roach.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Roach.
Roach has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Roach with an uppercut!
A leg kick checked by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Roach as he checks the leg kick.
Roach throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Roach misses with a wild body shot.
Roach blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roach misses with a two punch combination.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Roach tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Roach.
Silva lunges at Roach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roach's hand.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva jabs Roach to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roach can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a body punch but Roach moves out of range.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Roach's head but Roach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roach misses with a hook.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roach moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
A good leg kick by Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roach is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Roach flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Roach misses with a low kick.
Roach throws a big shot that misses.
Silva tries to clinch there but Roach circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Roach tries a head kick but it misses.
Roach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roach throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Eduardo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Roach throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roach's sensitive parts.
Roach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Roach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roach scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Roach scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Silva misses.
A swing and a miss from Roach.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva tries to clinch up but Roach circles away and keeps his distance.
Roach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Roach scores with a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roach.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Roach counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roach if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Silva had his way with Bartholomew Roach in that round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Roach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Roach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
That kick from Roach tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roach takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Roach slips the punch.
Roach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roach misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Roach moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roach throws out the jab.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Roach wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Roach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roach misses with a leg kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Roach ducks down to avoid it.
Roach follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Roach needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva 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 tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roach tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roach throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eduardo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Roach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Roach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roach avoids the body shot from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Roach.
Roach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roach takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Roach.
Bartholomew Roach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva misses with a kick to the body
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roach misses with a body kick.
Roach avoids the body shot from Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Roach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Roach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roach tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Roach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Roach's head.
Roach looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination. Roach sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva slips a straight right by Roach.
Roach misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Roach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Silva.
A good leg kick by Roach.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Roach misses with a straight right.
Roach tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Roach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva prevents a body shot from Roach.
A head punch on the inside from Roach fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roach lands a body punch.
Roach missing with knees to the body.
Roach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Roach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Silva!
A very excited looking Eduardo Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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