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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaz Hoyt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoyt comes to the ring accompanied by Dolazak Hrvata. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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225 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaz Hoyt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoyt.
Hoyt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva working for a triangle but Hoyt defends it easily.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hoyt wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hoyt defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoyt is one step ahead there.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hoyt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hoyt gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jaz Hoyt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoyt needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoyt doesn't seem phased though.
Hoyt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoyt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoyt gets an underhook and turns Silva into the ropes.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva cracks Hoyt with a nice body shot.
Hoyt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoyt has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Hoyt breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Hoyt.
Hoyt lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoyt.
Hoyt defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Hoyt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Hoyt.
Silva tries to clinch but Hoyt moves out of range.
Hoyt misses with a looping right.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoyt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Hoyt misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Hoyt takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Hoyt throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Hoyt's shoulder, as Hoyt tries to avoid the shot.
Hoyt avoids the body shot from Silva.
Hoyt throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to de liver by Hoyt. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva jabs Hoyt right on the nose. Hoyt blinks but takes it well.
Hoyt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoyt throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoyt misses the jab.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva tries to clinch but Hoyt moves out of range.
Hoyt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoyt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoyt.
Hoyt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoyt's head.
Hoyt ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hoyt's head backwards.
Hoyt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaz Hoyt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Silva sizes up Hoyt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A swing and a miss from Hoyt.
Hoyt misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Hoyt.
Hoyt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoyt throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
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.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoyt.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoyt misses the shot to the body.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Hoyt misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries for a takedown but Hoyt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
David Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Hoyt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a hook but Hoyt blocks it.
Silva avoids the body shot from Hoyt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Hoyt.
Hoyt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoyt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Hoyt throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Hoyt throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Hoyt misses with a straight right.
Silva looks to land a combination but Hoyt avoids it well.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoyt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Hoyt throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva digs a good hook to Hoyt's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hoyt misses.
Silva throws a body punch but Hoyt moves out of range.
Silva throws a right hand that Hoyt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoyt also avoids with ease.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva defending well as Hoyt loads up on a big left hand.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoyt avoids it.
Hoyt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Hoyt tries to tie him up.
Come on Hoyt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoyt just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hoyt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Jaz Hoyt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Silva.
A body shot lands from Hoyt.
Hoyt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoyt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoyt manages to break the clinch.
Hoyt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoyt throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Hoyt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoyt looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyt misses with a looping right.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva throws a right and a left that Hoyt avoids nicely.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoyt.
Hoyt tries to clinch up.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Silva misses.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoyt.
Hoyt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva looks to land a combination. Hoyt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hoyt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hoyt.
Hoyt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Hoyt throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva cracks the inside of Hoyt's front leg.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoyt doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoyt has time to react.
Hoyt throws a body kick that misses.
Hoyt takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Hoyt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoyt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hoyt tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoyt swivels and escapes.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoyt misses with a double jab
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoyt's defenses.
Nice body punch from Hoyt.
Silva is pushing Hoyt up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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 Jaz Hoyt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva staying out of range there.
Hoyt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoyt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoyt moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva moves out of range as Hoyt strikes.
Silva moves out of range as Hoyt strikes.
Hoyt throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Hoyt moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoyt misses the target.
Hoyt looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Silva.
Jaz Hoyt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoyt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Hoyt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Hoyt.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hoyt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Hoyt fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyt trying to control the position.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Hoyt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Hoyt trying to control here.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Hoyt defending well.
Hoyt is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva wants to take a breather but Hoyt is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hoyt throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Hoyt throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Hoyt.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoyt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva is looking to clinch but Hoyt is avoiding it.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Hoyt's head but Hoyt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva digs a good hook to Hoyt's body.
Hoyt misses with a combination
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoyt tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoyt to the ground. Hoyt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Hoyt.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyt misses with a head kick.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Hoyt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoyt misses with a wild body shot.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoyt stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Hoyt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoyt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hoyt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Hoyt walks into a jab.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoyt pinned against the cage. Hoyt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoyt on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Hoyt.
Hoyt lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva takes a swing at Hoyt's ribcage but misses.
Silva moves forwards but Hoyt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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.
Hoyt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoyt.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hoyt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoyt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Hoyt slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoyt slips under a jab.
Hoyt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a leg kick but Hoyt moved away.
Hoyt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hoyt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaz Hoyt clearly takes that round.
That's time! Hoyt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva defending well as Hoyt loads up on a big left hand.
Hoyt misses the body punch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva slips a straight right by Hoyt.
Hoyt swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva avoids the head kick by Hoyt.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hoyt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva staying out of range there.
Hoyt loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Hoyt.
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 Hoyt.
Silva scores with a jab.
Hoyt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyt throws a big shot that misses.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoyt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hoyt misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Hoyt misses with a looping right.
Silva defending well as Hoyt loads up on a big left hand.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoyt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoyt misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Hoyt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoyt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoyt lands with a nice body punch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoyt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoyt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Hoyt moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoyt.
Hoyt lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva lands with a hook. Hoyt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoyt throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoyt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoyt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Hoyt avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Hoyt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoyt avoids it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoyt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoyt dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Hoyt controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoyt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Hoyt is trying to break free.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hoyt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoyt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Hoyt blocks the elbow strike.
Silva is looking to control Hoyt's arms but Hoyt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Jaz Hoyt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Silva.
Hoyt has Silva pressed against the ropes.
Hoyt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Hoyt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoyt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hoyt working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoyt's brow.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoyt just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hoyt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hoyt lands a shot to the body.
Hoyt breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Hoyt moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva slips a straight right by Hoyt.
Silva slips a jab from Hoyt.
Silva catches Hoyt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva lands a nice hook to Hoyt's body. Hoyt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoyt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoyt fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoyt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoyt tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaz Hoyt had his way with David Silva in that round.
That's time! Hoyt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Hoyt.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoyt.
Hoyt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A shot to the body from Hoyt misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoyt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Hoyt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Hoyt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Hoyt throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Hoyt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Hoyt saw that one coming.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoyt manages to avoid it.
Hoyt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoyt throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyt looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Hoyt throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva slips a jab from Hoyt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoyt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hoyt misses with the head strike.
Hoyt trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoyt just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva tries to stall but Hoyt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoyt is defending well for now.
Hoyt pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Hoyt tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Hoyt misses with a punch to the body.
Hoyt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoyts head.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyt avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Hoyt preventing the sweep.
Silva looking to control.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hoyt manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva won't allow Hoyt to sweep him here.
Silva is looking to advance position but Hoyt has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hoyt is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Hoyt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hoyt misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Hoyt backing up. Hoyt nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hoyt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva stuns Hoyt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva punishes Hoyt's body with a nice straight punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Hoyt misses with a looping right.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoyt circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaz Hoyt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination that misses
letting Hoyt counter with a right hand.
Hoyt lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Hoyt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jaz Hoyt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva throws the left hand but Hoyt avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Hoyt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoyt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoyt was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Hoyt misses with a hook.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoyt.
Hoyt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
David Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Hoyt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jaz Hoyt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoyt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaz Hoyt!
Jaz Hoyt retains his heavyweight title!
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