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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Rodrigues is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva rushes Rodrigues and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rodrigues is letting Silva control him for a moment.
Silva wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping him busy.
Rodrigues prevents Silva from moving into mount.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Rodrigues is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Leandro Rodrigues has been cut.
Silva looking to control but Rodrigues is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to control the pace but Rodrigues is squirming around nicely.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodrigues is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva looking to take Rodrigues's back but Rodrigues rolls and after a scramble, Rodrigues ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Rodrigues to escape a tricky position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls Rodrigues in to control the position.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Rodrigues pushes his legs off easily.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodrigues controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodrigues looking to pass the guard.
Rodrigues avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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.
Rodrigues postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodrigues defends it easily.
Rodrigues working some strikes from top position.
Silva looking to control.
Rodrigues wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Rodrigues controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Rodrigues's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Rodrigues misses its intended target.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Rodrigues pushes him off.
Rodrigues throws a big shot that misses.
Silva wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva clinches up with Rodrigues and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rodrigues prevents it.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for a kimura but Rodrigues is defending it quite comfortably.
Rodrigues is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is taking a breather. Rodrigues says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva is trying to control. Rodrigues wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues trying to control from the bottom.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Romo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues shows good takedown defense.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Romo Silva has been cut.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a straight right hand.
Rodrigues avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Romo Silva will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Rodrigues misses the jab.
Silva slips under a jab from Rodrigues.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva tries to bum rush Rodrigues with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva scores with a takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodrigues is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Rodrigues looking to control.
Silva wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Romo Silva.
Silva slips under a jab from Rodrigues.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leandro Rodrigues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Romo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodrigues sprawls well. Rodrigues wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rodrigues seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.
Silva working away.
Leandro Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romo Silva!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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