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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tassio Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
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170 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Romeo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tassio Victor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Victor.
Victor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Victor but Victor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Victor drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
Victor has Silva pushed against the ropes.
Victor working hard to break the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Victor moves out of range of the body kick.
Victor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Victor misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Victor doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Victor throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Victor tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Tassio Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victor.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Victor pinned against the cage. Victor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victor misses with the combination.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Victor to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Romeo Silva has been cut.
Victor takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva drives through and clinches with Victor against the ropes.
Victor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Victor controls the action.
Victor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Victor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Victor on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor gets back to 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.
Victor gets back to full guard.
Silva trying to control but Victor is working from the bottom.
Victor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Victor stands up out of the half guard.
Victor moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Victor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Victor's elbow.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch
and Victor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Victor throws a good cross that connects.
Silva closes the distance but Victor moves to the side
and Victor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Victor.
A frustrated look appears on Victor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva stalls.
Victor lands a nice uppercut.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Victor pinned against the cage. Victor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Victor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Victor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Victor.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Victor avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Victor.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Victor's elbow.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Victor is pressed up against the ropes. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Victor down to the mat. Victor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Victor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Tassio Victor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victor swinging wildly here.
Victor is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Victor counters with a two punch combo.
Victor with a hook.
Victor scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tassio Victor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Romeo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Victor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Victor.
Victor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Victor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Victor looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Victor circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Victor to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch
and Victor counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Victor.
Victor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Victor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Victor moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Victor keeps him there for the moment.
Victor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victor throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Victor misses with a two punch combination.
Silva tries to clinch but Victor moves away
and Victor counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva is rocked!
Victor closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Victor manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victor looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Victor closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Victor to work.
Victor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Victor tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Victor.
Silva tries to pull guard but Victor holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Victor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tassio Victor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva clinches but Victor breaks the clinch
and Victor counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Victor misses the shot to the body.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Victor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Victor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Victor.
Victor breaks the clinch.
Victor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Victor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victor throws a big shot that misses.
Victor tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victor.
Silva slips a jab from Victor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Victor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries to clinch but Victor is having none of it.
Victor tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Victor sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Victor swinging wildly here.
Victor moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Victor lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tassio Victor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Romeo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Victor scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Victor digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Victor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Victor swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Victor pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Victor manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Victor. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Victor works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva tries to clinch but Victor moves out of range.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Victor.
Victor looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Victor moves out of range easily.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva looks to land a combination. Victor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Victor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva wants to clinch
and Victor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Victor blocks the elbow strike.
Silva jumps guard but Victor stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Victor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Victor scores with a hook to the body.
Victor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Victor is keeping busy.
Silva tries a body shot but Victor blocks it.
Victor lands a body punch.
Victor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva moves forwards but Victor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Victor on the side of the head.
Victor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Victor.
Victor tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Victor scores with a shot to the body.
Silva misses with a low kick as Victor jumps back.
Victor misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Victor.
Victor misses the shot to the body.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Victor is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Victor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Victor.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Victor moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
A shot in the inside from Victor.
Victor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Victor misses with a wild body shot.
Victor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick misses from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks for a takedown but Victor sprawls well.
Romeo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Victor counters with a nice body shot.
Tassio Victor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Victor misses with the combination.
Silva tries to clinch but Victor moves away
and Victor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Victor tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Victor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Victor both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tassio Victor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Victor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tassio Victor!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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