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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Kanye West - Stronger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby White!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White avoids the body shot from Silva.
White pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
White blocks an uppercut.
White blocking some punches.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva wants to break free but White has control.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva wants to break free but White has control.
A right hand to the body from White.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva misses with some punches.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
White throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
White drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Silva's guard.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White postures up.
White lands a couple of digs.
White wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
White sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now White has Silva in his guard.
White throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
White working a defensive guard here.
White throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but White defends.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
White manages to get back to half guard.
White moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby White dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice body punch from White.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to improve his position but instead White has moved into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
White is looking for a kimura here.
White is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
White drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Silva's guard.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of White, into his guard.
Bobby White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva blocks the strikes from White.
White is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to hold Silva in close to prevent damage but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby White 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Good shot there by White.
Silva misses with a double jab.
White tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
White closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Silva jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White avoids the body shot from Silva.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daniel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a combination
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Daniel Silva has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
White tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Daniel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from White.
White misses with an uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobby White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and White finishes the takedown easily into guard.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
White postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
White slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby White.
Well White 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby White!
Bobby White thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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