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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Van Den Broeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Den Broeck comes to the cage accompanied by Insane Clown Posse - Miracles. Rafael Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Van Den Broeck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Den Broeck. That one must have hurt.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Den Broeck which made him look bad.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Den Broeck pinned against the cage. Van Den Broeck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Van Den Broeck's guard.
Van Den Broeck wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Den Broeck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Den Broeck pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Van Den Broeck slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working for a triangle but Van Den Broeck defends it easily.
Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Van Den Broeck to get to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Van Den Broeck in particular looking to stall.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Den Broeck pulls his head out easily.
Van Den Broeck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van Den Broeck wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva tries to roll over but Van Den Broeck keeps him under control.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van Den Broeck passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva wants to control but Van Den Broeck is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Van Den Broeck has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva tries to hold on but Van Den Broeck pushes him away.
Van Den Broeck controlling the position easily from mount.
Van Den Broeck can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Van Den Broeck has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Van Den Broeck connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Van Den Broeck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Van Den Broeck isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Den Broeck wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Van Den Broeck is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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 Vincent Van Den Broeck will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body kick from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Den Broeck finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Van Den Broeck throws a half hearted mid kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Van Den Broeck here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Silva looks for a takedown but Van Den Broeck sprawls well.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Den Broeck circles away.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Van Den Broeck misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Den Broeck.
Vincent Van Den Broeck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Van Den Broeck slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Den Broeck looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Van Den Broeck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vincent Van Den Broeck is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Den Broeck - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Den Broeck. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Den Broeck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vincent Van Den Broeck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Den Broeck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Den Broeck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Den Broeck is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Van Den Broeck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Den Broeck, right into the meat.
Van Den Broeck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Den Broeck lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Den Broeck throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooh!!! Van Den Broeck has knocked Silva down with a huge combo! Van Den Broeck steps away and waves a wobbly Silva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Van Den Broeck throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Den Broeck can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Den Broeck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Den Broeck.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva slips a jab from Van Den Broeck.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Den Broeck. Silva shrugs it off though.
Van Den Broeck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Van Den Broeck throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Den Broeck lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Den Broeck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Den Broeck lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Van Den Broeck connects with a looping right hand.
Van Den Broeck thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Den Broeck lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Van Den Broeck slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Van Den Broeck scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva is rocked!
Van Den Broeck throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Van Den Broeck scores with a push kick.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Den Broeck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Den Broeck just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Den Broeck scores with a kick to the body.
Silva walks into a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck with a hook.
Van Den Broeck throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Den Broeck tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Den Broeck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vincent Van Den Broeck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Silva.
Van Den Broeck lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Den Broeck misses with a kick to the body.
Van Den Broeck throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Van Den Broeck cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Den Broeck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Den Broeck!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Den Broeck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Van Den Broeck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Den Broeck, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Van Den Broeck dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Den Broeck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Van Den Broeck throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Van Den Broeck lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Den Broeck darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Den Broeck darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Den Broeck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Van Den Broeck misses with a body kick.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Den Broeck can pounce on him.
Van Den Broeck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Den Broeck throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Den Broeck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Den Broeck. That one must have hurt.
Van Den Broeck cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck throws a good cross that connects.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Den Broeck lands with a thumping leg kick.
A left lands for Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Den Broeck connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Den Broeck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Den Broeck lands with a nice body punch.
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.
Van Den Broeck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Den Broeck finish him?
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Van Den Broeck.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Den Broeck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Van Den Broeck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Den Broeck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Den Broeck sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva takes one on the button.
Silva dives in and grabs Van Den Broeck's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Den Broeck pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Den Broeck fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Van Den Broeck lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Van Den Broeck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Den Broeck throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Den Broeck. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Van Den Broeck.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Den Broeck.
Crunch! Van Den Broeck slams his shin into Silva's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Den Broeck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Den Broeck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Den Broeck.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Van Den Broeck throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Van Den Broeck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Den Broeck throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick there by Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Van Den Broeck throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Den Broeck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Van Den Broeck.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Den Broeck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Den Broeck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Van Den Broeck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Van Den Broeck lands with an overhand left.
Van Den Broeck connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Den Broeck lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Den Broeck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Den Broeck misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Den Broeck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Den Broeck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Van Den Broeck clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Den Broeck scores with a leg kick.
Jab from Van Den Broeck.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Den Broeck did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Van Den Broeck is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Van Den Broeck gets back to full guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Van Den Broeck wriggles free and stands up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Den Broeck as he jumps to the side.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Den Broeck lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck scores with a leg kick.
Van Den Broeck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Den Broeck lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Den Broeck, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Den Broeck. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Van Den Broeck finds it's target.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Den Broeck lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Van Den Broeck fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck lands with a good body shot.
Van Den Broeck thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Van Den Broeck connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Den Broeck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Den Broeck throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vincent Van Den Broeck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Silva.
Van Den Broeck keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Van Den Broeck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Den Broeck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Den Broeck lands a jab to the head.
Van Den Broeck lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Den Broeck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Den Broeck scores with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Van Den Broeck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Den Broeck. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Den Broeck.
Silva blocks a head kick by Van Den Broeck.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Den Broeck can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva fails with the takedown.
Van Den Broeck keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Den Broeck throws out the jab.
Van Den Broeck throws a body kick that misses.
Van Den Broeck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Den Broeck tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Den Broeck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Den Broeck bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Den Broeck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Den Broeck scores with a punch to the head.
Van Den Broeck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Van Den Broeck shows good takedown defense.
Van Den Broeck throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Van Den Broeck had his way with Rafael Silva in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Van Den Broeck lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Van Den Broeck lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Den Broeck swivels and escapes.
Van Den Broeck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Den Broeck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vincent Van Den Broeck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Silva.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Van Den Broeck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Den Broeck is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Van Den Broeck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Den Broeck lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Van Den Broeck cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Van Den Broeck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Den Broeck fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck lands with a nice body kick.
Van Den Broeck scores with a jab.
Van Den Broeck misses the jab.
Van Den Broeck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Den Broeck. Van Den Broeck obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Den Broeck connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Den Broeck with a hook.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Den Broeck bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Den Broeck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Den Broeck leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Van Den Broeck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Den Broeck throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Den Broeck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Den Broeck lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Den Broeck is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Van Den Broeck lands a front kick.
Van Den Broeck connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Den Broeck.
Vincent Van Den Broeck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Den Broeck. That one must have hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Den Broeck.
Silva slips under a jab.
Donk. Van Den Broeck catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Van Den Broeck throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Den Broeck. Silva shrugs it off though.
Van Den Broeck scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Den Broeck lands a front kick.
A jab lands there for Van Den Broeck.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Den Broeck. That's going to slow Silva down.
Van Den Broeck fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva shoots in but Van Den Broeck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Den Broeck lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Den Broeck cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Rafael Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva shoots for a takedown but Van Den Broeck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Van Den Broeck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Den Broeck 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:42
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:42
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Van Den Broeck!
Vincent Van Den Broeck retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Vincent Van Den Broeck thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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