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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vinciusz Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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170 cm
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146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinciusz Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Jab from Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ronaldo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ronaldo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva working away.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Ronaldo defends.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ronaldo parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ronaldo to escape.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Ronaldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva with the ground and pound but Ronaldo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silva.
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 sweep but no luck.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ronaldo stops Silva from standing up.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ronaldo!
Ronaldo regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ronaldo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Ronaldo sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ronaldo swivels and escapes.
Ronaldo closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Vinciusz Ronaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Silva.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ronaldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ronaldo crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Ronaldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ronaldo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ronaldo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronaldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva has Ronaldo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ronaldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Ronaldo misses with a knee strike.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Ronaldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
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 is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ronaldo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ronaldo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ronaldo prevents the takedown attempt.
Ronaldo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Ronaldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
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.
Ronaldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Ronaldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ronaldo's half guard.
Silva throws a strike but Ronaldo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Ronaldo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinciusz Ronaldo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ronaldo slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva feints and as Ronaldo raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 keeping moving, preventing Ronaldo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ronaldo is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva throwing strikes but Ronaldo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
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.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Silva really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Ronaldo moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ronaldo's waist but Ronaldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Ronaldo wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Ronaldo as Silva shoots in.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Ronaldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vinciusz Ronaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
Ronaldo wants to clinch.
Roger Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo wants to clinch.
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ronaldo moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries for a takedown but Ronaldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ronaldo wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ronaldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ronaldo is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Roger Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ronaldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vinciusz Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
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.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ronaldo avoids it really well and circles away.
Vinciusz Ronaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Silva.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Ronaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ronaldo misses with a knee to the head.
Ronaldo misses with a knee to the head.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ronaldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ronaldo looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ronaldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Ronaldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ronaldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinciusz Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roger Silva!
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