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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skip Stevens is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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179 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skip Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stevens on his heels. He'll look to pass Stevens's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stevens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Romo Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Stevens has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a knee strike.
Stevens tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva is trying to trip Stevens. He has hold of a leg but Stevens is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Romo Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stevens working a defensive guard here.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
Stevens wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stevens fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stevens!
Stevens looks gassed!
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stevens hang on?
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stevens can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Stevens is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva controlling from mount.
Stevens is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romo Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stevens quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stevens for as long as he can get away with.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Romo Silva.
Silva feints and as Stevens raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Stevens tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is taking a breather. Stevens says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Romo Silva just wasn't active enough.
Silva drives through with a takedown into Stevens's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Romo Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stevens enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stevens manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stevens is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stevens avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romo Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stevens!
Silva controlling from mount.
Romo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing punches.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stevens is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Romo Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Stevens's guard.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stevens's guard.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva is thwarting Stevens's attempts to control the position.
Skip Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romo Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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