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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roger Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinciusz Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinciusz Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Ronaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Ronaldo, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Ronaldo against the ropes but Ronaldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Ronaldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Ronaldo moves away and avoids it.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva wants to control but Ronaldo is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ronaldo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ronaldo is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ronaldo to see if he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Ronaldo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ronaldo keeps working.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the strikes but Ronaldo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Ronaldo's hands, connecting with Ronaldo's forehead.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva is trying to control. Ronaldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ronaldo defending well though.
Ronaldo is trying to stand.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Ronaldo's hands, connecting with Ronaldo's forehead.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Ronaldo moved out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva tries for a takedown but Ronaldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Ronaldo moves into the clinch.
Ronaldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ronaldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ronaldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronaldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo is pressed up against the ropes. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ronaldo down to the mat. Ronaldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ronaldo leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silva landing strikes.
Silva working the strikes but Ronaldo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ronaldo is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Ronaldo pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ronaldo's head.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ronaldo defending well though.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Ronaldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vinciusz Ronaldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big left from Silva misses.
Ronaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ronaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Ronaldo. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Ronaldo moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
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.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Ronaldo ducks down to avoid it.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half 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.
Ronaldo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva throws a strike but Ronaldo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ronaldo wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva trying to control but Ronaldo is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Silva clearly takes 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.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva connects with the punch.
Ronaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ronaldo is trying to keep Silva in close.
Ronaldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ronaldo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throws and elbow that misses. Ronaldo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Ronaldo!
Silva wants to stand up but Ronaldo is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ronaldo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ronaldo misses with a knee strike.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Ronaldo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ronaldo gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ronaldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ronaldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ronaldo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Roger Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ronaldo sprawls well. Ronaldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Vinciusz Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ronaldo.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Roger Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
Ronaldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
It looks like Roger Silva has been cut.
Ronaldo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Ronaldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a knee strike.
Ronaldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ronaldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronaldo misses with a knee strike.
Ronaldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ronaldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ronaldo misses with a knee strike.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Ronaldo misses with a knee to the head.
Ronaldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva has Ronaldo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ronaldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
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.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Ronaldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ronaldo lands a knee to the head.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Ronaldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is trying to drag Ronaldo to the mat but Ronaldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Ronaldo misses with a knee strike.
Ronaldo looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ronaldo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinciusz Ronaldo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Silva!
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energy
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