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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian White (ranked 3921 p4p, 3536 weight class) and Lino Silva (ranked 62 p4p, 113 weight class). Damian White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 cm 21 239 2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm 19 265 4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Solid boxing Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt Good kicks Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian White! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lino Silva! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva closes the distance and clinches. Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside. Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside. Silva misses with a short punch on the inside. Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Silva trying to land knees to the body.
White prevents a body shot from Silva. Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land. Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage. Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. White manages to pull guard.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. White is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut. White is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage. Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
White blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it. Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. White seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva. Silva misses with a short punch on the inside. Silva misses with some punches.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head. This has been an exciting period of action! Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries a body shot but White blocks it.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva lands a nice uppercut. Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A battle for position here, against the cage. White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Silva throws a head punch that misses. White prevents a body shot from Silva. Silva throws a head punch that misses. Silva misses with an elbow over the top. Good body shot from Silva.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside. Silva cracks White with a nice body shot. White avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
A shot in the inside from Silva. White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Silva lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Damian White has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! White prevents a body shot from Silva. Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White blocks a body shot from Silva. Silva misses with some punches.
Silva lands with a left to the head. Silva lands a nice uppercut. Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. White blocks an uppercut.
White can't get the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lino Silva dominated that round. The cut man is working on Damian White's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head. White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Silva forces White back against the cage and clinches. A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva. Silva throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land. Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut. Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lino Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top. Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Silva presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. White prevents a body shot from Silva. White manages to break the clinch.
White is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Silva is looking for the big counter here. White lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round. White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance. Lino Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silva is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Lino Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Silva tries to clinch but White moves out of range. Silva moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off. White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch. White throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. White dips down and scores with a jab to the body. White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up. Silva tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva closes the distance looking to clinch letting White counter with a right hand. Silva tries to clinch up. Silva rushes White and presses him up against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! White has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment. Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses. White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White. Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Silva. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Silva lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off. Silva lands with a right to the head. Silva working aggressively here.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body. Silva lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off. Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards. White avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva working aggressively here.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva lands with a short shot to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut. White takes an elbow to the temple. Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. White is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage. Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
White prevents a body shot from Silva. Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from Silva. Silva lands an uppercut. Silva misses with some punches.
White avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lino Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Damian White's cut. That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! White swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva. White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage. Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. White is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. White tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position. Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. White is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him. Silva tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head punch blocked on the inside by White. Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards. Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Silva digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank. Silva lands a damaging elbow. Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head. Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White looking to slow down the pace here. Silva lands a body shot. Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment. Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White blocks an elbow strike. Silva digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank. White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away. Silva lands an uppercut. Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow. Silva lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off. A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land. A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land. A head punch blocked on the inside by White. Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Silva lands a nice uppercut. Silva lands an uppercut. Silva trying to land knees to the body.
White blocks an uppercut.
White blocking some punches.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards. Silva throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva lands with a light punch inside. Silva misses with some punches.
Damian White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. White blocks a body shot from Silva. Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms. Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lino Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! Lino Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30 Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lino Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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