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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Komon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilberto da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Komon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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183 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Komon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilberto da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Komon throws a head kick but da Silva moves out of range.
Komon tries to clinch but da Silva is having none of it.
Komon swinging wilding here.
da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
da Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Komon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
da Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Komon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
da Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Komon to his feet.
Komon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Komon tries to clinch but da Silva moves out of range.
Komon lands a high kick!
da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Komon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
da Silva has managed to clinch.
Komon prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Komon won't allow it.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komon tries to clinch up
and da Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Komon!
Komon is in a horrible position here. da Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
da Silva scoring with strikes but Komon is staying in there.
Komon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
da Silva looking to control but Komon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Komon avoids a series of strikes thrown by da Silva.
Komon wants to try and get back to his feet.
da Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva controlling from mount.
Komon is trying to stand.
da Silva controlling the pace for now.
da Silva punching from mount but Komon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
da Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
BOOM! da Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Komon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
da Silva is standing up, even though he is in mount.
da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and da Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Komon misses with a hook to the ribs.
da Silva wants to break free but Komon has control.
Komon is pressed up against the cage. da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Komon down to the mat. Komon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
da Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Komon counters with a one-two to the body.
da Silva looks gassed!
No luck for da Silva with that takedown attempt.
Komon misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Komon.
da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Komon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and da Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komon is leaning against da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Komon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva tries to stall but Komon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
da Silva keeps control of Komon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Komon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Silva.
da Silva is trying to break free.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Komon has double underhooks.
da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Komon gets an underhook and turns da Silva into the cage.
Komon trying to land knees to the body.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Komon has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva has hold of one of Komon's legs. Komon is fighting the takedown attempt but da Silva gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
da Silva wants to stand but Komon is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto da Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Komon tries to keep at a distance but da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
da Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Komon has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Komon tries to clinch but da Silva moves away
and da Silva moves into the clinch.
Komon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Komon keeps him there for the moment.
Komon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Komon tries to clinch
and da Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Komon is controlling the position.
da Silva pulls Komon into guard.
da Silva trying to control the position here.
da Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Komon swivels and escapes.
Komon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and da Silva moves into the clinch.
da Silva slows down the pace here.
Komon keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Komon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Rob Komon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilberto da Silva.
Komon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
da Silva fails to pull guard.
da Silva tightens his grip and picks Komon up, before dumping him to the ground. Komon manages to land in guard.
da Silva is breathing heavily.
da Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Komon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva stays in close to Komon's body and controls the position.
Komon wants to stand but da Silva is controlling the position.
Komon pushes da Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Rob Komon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Komon.
Komon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Komon keeps him there for the moment.
Komon can't break the clinch.
Komon manages to break the clinch.
Komon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to da Silva's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komon looks to clinch
and da Silva counters with a series of strikes. Komon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Komon cracks the inside of da Silva's front leg.
Komon misses with a double jab.
Komon looks to clinch
and da Silva moves into the clinch.
da Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Komon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
Komon can't break the clinch.
Komon can't find room to land a body shot as da Silva controls the action.
Komon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Komon looking to throw knees to the head but da Silva is blocking nicely.
Komon has had enough of the clinch but da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Komon keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Komon has him pressed against the cage.
Komon keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
Komon throws a sloppy head kick and da Silva moves out of range easily.
Komon tries to clinch up
and da Silva moves into the clinch.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Komon wants to clinch
and da Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
Komon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Komon darts in trying to clinch
and da Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Silva looks to land a combination but Komon avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
da Silva misses with a double jab
and Komon counters with a series of strikes. da Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Komon closes the distance looking to clinch
and da Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Komon.
Komon scores with a hook.
Komon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and da Silva counters with a head kick.
da Silva misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from da Silva.
Komon lands a two punch combo.
Komon tries to clinch but da Silva moves away
and da Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by da Silva.
Komon is working an open guard so da Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komon tries to clinch
and da Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Komon keeping full guard, as da Silva tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva won't allow Komon to get back to his feet.
da Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Komon wants to clinch
and da Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Komon tries to work over da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Komon.
Komon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komon tries to clinch up
and da Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
Komon throws a body punch but da Silva moves out of range.
Komon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Komon tries to clinch but da Silva moves away
and da Silva moves into the clinch.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Komon has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Komon has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Komon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but da Silva moves away.
da Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
da Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Komon wants to get back to his feet.
da Silva trying to control from half guard but Komon is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva controlling the pace.
da Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
da Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Komon is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Komon.
Komon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Komon looks to clinch
and da Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by da Silva.
da Silva stalling in the clinch.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
Komon prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Komon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Komon has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Komon is trying to break free.
Komon trying to land knees to the body.
Komon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Komon has had enough of the clinch but da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Komon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva is trying to break free.
da Silva keeps control of Komon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Komon tries to break the clinch but da Silva is controlling the position.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Komon has him pressed against the cage.
Komon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Komon is looking to break free of the clinch but da Silva has double underhooks.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
da Silva wants to break free but Komon has control.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Rob Komon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
da Silva throws a leg kick which misses Komon's front leg but catches the back leg as Komon tries to avoid it.
da Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Komon's head back.
Rob Komon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Komon throws a head kick but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva misses with a combination
letting Komon counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilberto da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got da 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilberto da Silva!
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