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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Battle-Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle-Born comes into the arena with DJ Shadow / Six Days blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Da Silva's choice of entrance music: No Love - Eminem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Battle-Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva with a nice cross.
Da Silva swings for the body but Battle-Born moves out of range.
Battle-Born tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Da Silva misses the target.
Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Battle-Born ducks down to avoid it.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battle-Born moves away.
Battle-Born looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Battle-Born is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Da Silva connects with the punch.
Da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battle-Born.
Battle-Born fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Battle-Born lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Da Silva 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.
Battle-Born misses with an uppercut.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva throws a lazy right hand but Battle-Born sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battle-Born.
Battle-Born throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Battle-Born ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle-Born jabs at Da Silva's body.
Da Silva misses with a double jab.
Da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battle-Born.
Da Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Battle-Born can pounce on him.
Da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Battle-Born scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Battle-Born just misses with a elbow thrown towards Da Silva's brow.
Da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Battle-Born's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Da Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Battle-Born misses with a punch to the body.
Battle-Born is trying to push Da Silva away but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Da Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Battle-Born can't find room to land a body shot as Da Silva controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Battle-Born uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Battle-Born, against the cage.
Battle-Born prevents a body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Battle-Born lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Battle-Born trying to land knees to the body.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Battle-Born avoids it.
Da Silva misses with a body punch.
Battle-Born working hard to break the clinch.
Da Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva is working Battle-Born over against the cage.
Battle-Born wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Battle-Born lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Battle-Born missing with knees to the body.
Battle-Born working hard to break the clinch.
Da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Battle-Born, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Battle-Born.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Battle-Born has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battle-Born has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Battle-Born controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Silva.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Battle-Born.
Battle-Born tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battle-Born prevents a body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva misses with some punches.
Battle-Born dodges an elbow strike from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Battle-Born.
Battle-Born pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Battle-Born scores with a hook to the body. Da Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Da Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Battle-Born tenderised Da Silva's leg. Da Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Battle-Born.
Battle-Born fails with an attempt to clinch.
Battle-Born throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Battle-Born is looking to clinch.
Battle-Born fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Da Silva is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle-Born has taken the fight to the clinch.
Da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battle-Born working aggressively here.
Da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Battle-Born controls his hands.
Battle-Born breaks the clinch.
Da Silva cracks Battle-Born with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Battle-Born scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battle-Born misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battle-Born manages to avoid it.
Battle-Born tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Da Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Battle-Born turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Da Silva throws a hook but Battle-Born blocks it.
Battle-Born throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Battle-Born connects with a leg kick. Da Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Battle-Born throws a leg kick that misses.
Battle-Born gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Battle-Born feints and then cracks Da Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Da Silva down.
Da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Battle-Born keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Silva.
Gabriel Battle-Born is winning the standup battle so far.
Battle-Born is looking to clinch but Da Silva is avoiding it.
Da Silva slips a jab from Battle-Born.
Battle-Born moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Battle-Born tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Da Silva misses with a looping left.
Battle-Born avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Battle-Born throws a leg kick but Da Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva misses the jab.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battle-Born throws a low kick but Da Silva avoids it.
Da Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Battle-Born has time to react.
Da Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Rafael Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva throws a push kick but Battle-Born slaps the foot to one side.
Battle-Born swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Battle-Born throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battle-Born was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva.
Da Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Battle-Born ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Da Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice cross by Da Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Battle-Born thows a body kick. Da Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Battle-Born moves out of range.
Battle-Born tries to clinch but Da Silva is having none of it.
Battle-Born tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Battle-Born swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Battle-Born throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Battle-Born swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Da Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Battle-Born, as that shot connected.
Da Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Battle-Born uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Battle-Born.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Battle-Born avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Da Silva misses the target.
Battle-Born misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born stuns Da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Battle-Born fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Battle-Born is looking to wear down Da Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Battle-Born scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Battle-Born breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Battle-Born misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Battle-Born.
Da Silva sizes up Battle-Born with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Da Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Da Silva misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Da Silva.
Battle-Born swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Battle-Born.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battle-Born fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Battle-Born throws a low kick but Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Da Silva closes the distance and pushes Battle-Born back into the cage.
Battle-Born tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
Battle-Born works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Battle-Born breaks the clinch.
Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battle-Born.
Da Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Battle-Born seems unphased.
Da Silva cracks Battle-Born with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Battle-Born counters with a good, hard body kick but Da Silva shrugs it off.
Da Silva 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battle-Born misses with a straight left.
Da Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battle-Born.
Battle-Born throws a quick inside leg kick.
Da Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rafael Da Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Battle-Born misses with a low kick.
Da Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Battle-Born lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Battle-Born prevents a body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Battle-Born throws an elbow that misses.
Battle-Born manages to break the clinch.
Da Silva forces Battle-Born back against the cage and clinches.
Battle-Born missing with knees to the body.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Battle-Born.
Battle-Born prevents a body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Battle-Born breaks from the clinch.
Battle-Born throws a quick inside leg kick.
Battle-Born scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle-Born tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Da Silva misses its intended target.
Da 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.
Battle-Born misses with a wild body shot.
Battle-Born misses with an attempted mid kick.
Da Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Battle-Born throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Battle-Born is looking to clinch but Da Silva is avoiding it.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battle-Born manages to avoid it.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Battle-Born keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle-Born misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
Battle-Born has Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battle-Born misses with an elbow strike.
Gabriel Battle-Born has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born working aggressively here.
Battle-Born scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Battle-Born is blocking nicely.
Da Silva avoiding damage as Battle-Born throws knees to the body.
Battle-Born wants to get back to striking at distance but Da Silva won't allow it.
Battle-Born has had enough of the clinch but Da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battle-Born is defending well for now.
Da Silva tries a body shot but Battle-Born blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battle-Born obliges.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battle-Born manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Da Silva.
A punch combination from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Battle-Born there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Battle-Born takes the fight into the clinch.
Da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Battle-Born.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva avoiding damage as Battle-Born throws knees to the body.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battle-Born misses with an elbow over the top.
Battle-Born lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Battle-Born breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Battle-Born throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Da Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battle-Born.
Battle-Born lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Da Silva jabs at Battle-Born's body.
Battle-Born misses with a body shot.
Battle-Born has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Da Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Battle-Born's head.
Battle-Born feints and then cracks Da Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Da Silva down.
Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Battle-Born does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Battle-Born is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Battle-Born ducks down to avoid it.
Battle-Born misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Da Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Battle-Born throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Silva loads up on a big right hand but Battle-Born slips the punch.
Battle-Born lands with a straight right. Da Silva didn't see that one coming.
Battle-Born scores with a kick to the body.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Battle-Born swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battle-Born keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle-Born lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Battle-Born lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Da Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Battle-Born thuds a left hand into Da Silva's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Battle-Born showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Da Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rafael Da Silva!
Our winner, Rafael Da Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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