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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Gahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gahan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gahan tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Gahan misses with a low kick.
Gahan scores with a decent looking hook.
Gahan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gahan tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gahan moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Gahan tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Gahan moves into the clinch.
Gahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gahan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva stalling.
Gahan trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gahan into the ropes.
Gahan is trying to break free.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gahan is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gahan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gahan avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gahan's face.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gahan's face.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva has Gahan pressed against the ropes, preventing Gahan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gahan is blocking nicely.
Gahan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Gahan shrugs off.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gahan lands with a left to the head.
Gahan avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Gahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva keeps control of Gahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gahan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gahan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gahan blocks it.
Gahan takes an elbow to the temple.
Gahan working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gahan is defending well for now.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Gahan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Gahan managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gahan's efforts to push away.
Gahan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gahan is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gahan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gahan is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gahan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to control Gahan's arms but Gahan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the ropes.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gahan blocks it.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gahan.
Gahan is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Gahan is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Gahan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gahan tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gahan's defenses.
Gahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gahan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gahan wants to stall.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gahan is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gahan.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gahan.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gahan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gahan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gahan avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
That's four 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.
Gahan is trying to break free.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Gahan blocks with his arms.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Gahan scores with a hook to the body.
Gahan is trying to break free.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Gahan wants to break free but Silva has control.
Gahan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Gahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gahan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gahan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gahan avoids it.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Gahan's ribcage.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Gahan pushes Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Gahan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gahan is trying to break free.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva keeps control of Gahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gahan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gahan blocks it.
Silva keeps control of Gahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gahan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gahan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gahan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gahan blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Gahan.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Gahan.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Gahan lands with a left to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gahan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gahan is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gahan's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Gahan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gahan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Gahan avoids the damage to the body.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
That's six 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.
Gahan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Gahan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gahan is blocking nicely.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gahan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Gahan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gahan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gahan wants to break free but Silva has control.
Gahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gahan avoiding damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gahan is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Gahan into the ropes.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Gahan tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Gahan tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gahan blocks it.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gahan tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gahan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
A short left from Gahan.
Gahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gahan is defending well for now.
Gahan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gahan scores with a hook to the body.
Gahan tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Gahan.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Gahan in his tracks for a moment.
Silva keeps control of Gahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gahan gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gahan managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gahan blocks it.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gahan is blocking nicely.
Gahan is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gahan is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Gahan lands a body punch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Gahan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gahan works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Gahan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Gahan.
Silva prevents Gahan from breaking the clinch.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Gahan is trying to break free.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gahan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Gahan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gahan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Gahan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gahan throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Gahan avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Gahan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the ropes.
Gahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gahan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gahan managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gahan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gahan blocks the elbow strike.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Gahan as the two fighters clinch.
Gahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gahan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gahan is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gahan blocks it.
Gahan tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Gahan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gahan is defending well for now.
Gahan effectively controlling the action here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gahan working hard to break the clinch.
Gahan wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gahan tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gahan is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Gahan.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Gahan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the ropes.
Gahan wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
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 Tony Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gahan moves into the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Gahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Gahan gets an underhook and turns Silva into the ropes.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gahan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gahan avoids it.
Good body shot from Gahan.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Gahan.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva prevents Gahan from breaking the clinch.
Gahan wants to break free but Silva has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva prevents Gahan from breaking the clinch.
Gahan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gahan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Gahan - that landed with a thud.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gahan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Gahan can't break the clinch.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Gahan to work.
Gahan working hard to break the clinch.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gahan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva prevents Gahan from breaking the clinch.
Gahan takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gahan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gahan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gahan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gahan controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gahan blocks it.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gahan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gahan scores with a shoulder strike.
Gahan working hard to break the clinch.
Gahan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gahan is trying to break free.
Gahan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Gahan shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Gahan improves position.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gahan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Gahan wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Gahan tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Gahan wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Gahan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Gahan.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gahan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Gahan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Gahan working hard to break the clinch.
Gahan missing with knees to the body.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Gahan improves position.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gahan wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gahan working hard to break the clinch.
Silva avoiding damage as Gahan throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva working Gahan over with knees to the body.
Gahan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Gahan wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gahan's brow.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gahan avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Gahan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gahan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Gahan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gahan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gahan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gahan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gahan is blocking nicely.
Gahan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gahan is defending well for now.
Gahan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dave Gahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gahan tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Gahan wants to clinch.
Gahan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gahan tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gahan keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch there but Gahan circles away.
Silva looks to land a combination but Gahan avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Gahan.
Gahan stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Gahan.
Gahan scores with a three punch combo!
Gahan tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gahan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gahan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gahan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gahan throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Gahan only half commits.
Gahan is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Gahan throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gahan clinches.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gahan is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Gahan is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gahan has his back to the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gahan blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gahan working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gahan.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva has Gahan pressed against the ropes, preventing Gahan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Gahan's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Gahan tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Gahan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gahan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gahan is blocking nicely.
Gahan wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Tony Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Gahan wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Gahan avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Gahan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gahan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gahan is blocking nicely.
Gahan is stalling here.
Gahan lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Gahan wants to stall.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gahan.
Gahan dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Gahan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Gahan blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Gahan misses with an elbow strike.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gahan blocks it with crossed arms.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gahan lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Gahan.
Gahan works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gahan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gahan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Gahan lands a body shot.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Gahan avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gahan as the two fighters clinch.
Gahan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gahan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gahan wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Gahan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva prevents Gahan from breaking the clinch.
Gahan lands an uppercut.
Gahan avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Gahan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Dave Gahan!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Dave Gahan!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Dave Gahan!
Dave Gahan wins by unanimous decision!
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