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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arm N (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?. N has chosen I Don't Like the Look of It as his entrance music. Arm N is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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187 cm
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195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
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196 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Romeo Da Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arm N! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Da Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but N checks it well. A combination from N does no damage. N misses with a low kick. Decent striking displayed by N there. Da Silva tries to clinch there but N circles away.
A clash of legs there as N blocks the low kick. N catches Da Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! N swings away with a body shot that misses
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Da Silva 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 N has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from N and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from N. Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Da Silva throws a leg kick and N counters with a left to the body. Arm N seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. N throws a good cross that connects.
N connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Da Silva throws a head kick that misses. A shot to the body from Da Silva misses and N counters with a slapping leg kick. N lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. N lands a nice hook to Da Silva's body. Da Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but N paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ouch! a nice leg kick from N, right into the meat.
N stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. N tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from N. Da Silva throws a leg kick that is checked and N counters with a nice uppercut. Da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
N swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. N scores with a jab to the body. N misses with a jab, cross combination.
N is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Da Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. N tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles and N counters with a three punch combo that has Da Silva backing up. Da Silva nods at N to acknowledge the strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Da Silva throws a chopping leg kick but N manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Da Silva avoids the body shot from N.
N is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva. N moves out of range of the strikes. N lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Da Silva backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. N throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Da Silva throws a chopping leg kick but N manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by N.
N lands a body shot.
Da Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from N. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet. Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but N swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nice body kick from Da Silva. Decent striking displayed by N there. Da Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and N is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. N throws a good cross that connects.
Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. N circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. N throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by N.
N cracks Da Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. N lands with a kick to the temple. Da Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Da Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. N checks a low kick from Da Silva. N changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Da Silva avoids the head kick by N.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arm N dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
N lands a right hook to the body.
N uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Silva. N bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Da Silva's head. N lands with a right hand. N will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from N misses. N dips down and scores with a jab to the body. N works Da Silva's body with a nice hook. N scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Da Silva misses with a body punch
and N counters with a stiff right hand. N ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. N fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Da Silva on the side of the head. Da Silva darts in trying to clinch and N counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. N misses the shot to the body. N on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Silva. Da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. N manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from N. N throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. N jabs at Da Silva's body. A low kick from Da Silva misses and N cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Da Silva misses with a low kick. N digs a good hook to Da Silva's body.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but N is out of range. N looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range. Da Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
N dips down and scores with a jab to the body. N just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but N circles away and keeps his distance. Da Silva tries to clinch up but N circles away and keeps his distance. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Da Silva tries to clinch but N is having none of it. Da Silva takes a swing at N's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. N loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch. Da Silva moves away from the strike by N. Some wild striking there from N.
N lands with a nice body punch. A head kick misses from Da Silva. N throws a wild combination but nothing lands. N throws a head kick that misses. N dips down and scores with a jab to the body. N misses with a straight left. N tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from N.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Da Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
N lands with a right hand. N wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Da Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. A lazy left from N finds it's target. Da Silva clinches. A shot in the inside from N. N just leaning against Da Silva, taking a breather. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A nice right hand lands inside from N. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Da Silva misses with a knee to the head. Da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arm N showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. N is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Da Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. N tries to throw a body punch but Da Silva avoids it by throwing N back against the cage. N lands an uppercut. Da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but N avoids the damage to the body. A battle for position here, against the cage. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but N is blocking nicely.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
N lands with a short head shot on the inside. N makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. N pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
N working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but N blocks with his arms.
N lands with a left to the head. N gets through Da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Da Silva looking to slow down the pace here. Both fighters are breathing heavily. N working Da Silva over with knees to the body. N presses Da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short body shot lands from N as the two fighters clinch.
N lands a body punch. N lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Da Silva is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. N creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Da Silva with a big uppercut! Da Silva tries to clinch up but N pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Da Silva to the mat! Da Silva covers up and N unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arm N!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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