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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Silva (ranked 1949 p4p, 3017 weight class) and Roger David (ranked 306 p4p, 454 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger David!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but David is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
David is not content to let Silva control the position.
David can't do much from the bottom here.
David tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Silva avoids the attempt from David to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David is in all sorts of trouble here.
David tries to improve his position but instead Silva has taken his back!
David tries to break free.
Silva looking for the choke but no joy.
Silva trying to control momentarily.
Silva misses with an elbow to the head.
Silva is trying to stick to David's back but David is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by David.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva seems keen to control David's posture.
My spies in Ginásio Guerreiro inform me that David has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
David with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but David is proving a slippery customer.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as David controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
David trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is trying to keep David in close.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva clinches.
David wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but David persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but David defends easily.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
David controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva prevents David from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but David pushes him off.
Silva clinches up with David and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but David manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. David gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
David escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva scores with a takedown into David's guard.
David kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
David wants to control the action here but instead Silva manages to pass to full mount!
David is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva looking to control but David is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
David is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
David is wriggling around trying to escape.
David tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks David but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.
David throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
David is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
David sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
David wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
David is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Silva 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. This is the final round!
David tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva clinches up with David and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but David forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that David can do to turn this around?
David breaks from the clinch.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by David. David maintains the clinch.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. David avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. David can't fight it off and eventually Silva manages to take the fight to the floor. David looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva is standing up over David. David looks to escape but Silva dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but David has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
David is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
David controlling the position well.
Silva is keen to just control but David is a slippery customer.
David is trying to escape back to his feet but Silva uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
David struggling a bit here.
Silva controlling from side mount.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but David defends.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused David some visible discomfort.
Silva trying to control the position but David is working away.
Silva wants to control for a moment but David uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
David avoiding Silva 's attempts to control his hands.
Silva is trying to stand back up.
Will David go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards David.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is really stuck here.
David is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.
A lull in the action here.
David has the hooks in. Silva is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards David.
Silva rolls, trying to escape but David keeps control of the position.
Roger David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards David.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Silva!
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