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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romo da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Aijeke by Wyrd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacob White!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
White lands a body shot.
da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but da Silva moves away.
Jacob White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White clinches up against the cage.
da Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but White pulls his leg out and moves away.
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.
White sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as da Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White wants to stand but da Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
da Silva keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White sitting in guard, not really doing much.
da Silva pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of da Silva is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
da Silva is controlling White's posture.
White would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
White gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
da Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romo da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
White scores with a one two! da Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
White tries to clinch but da Silva moves out of range.
White lands a nice shot that snaps da Silva's head back.
da Silva is rocked!
da Silva feints and as White raises his hands in defense, da Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
da Silva wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
da Silva stops White from standing up.
White looks gassed!
da Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst da Silva is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
da Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
da Silva ducks under a wild hook from White.
da Silva defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from White misses.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
da Silva slips a straight right by White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White ducks under a wild hook from da Silva.
da Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
da Silva with a poor takedown
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses the shot to the body.
da Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. White looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
White is letting da Silva control him for a moment.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
White is letting da Silva control him for a moment.
White is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
da Silva tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Romo da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White tries to clinch up.
da Silva shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romo da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters with a two punch combo.
Oh da Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White scores with a sloppy right hand. da Silva should have avoided that one.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
da Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but White pulls his leg out and moves away.
da Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
da Silva takes one to the side of the head.
White throws a hook but da Silva avoids it easily.
da Silva is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White lands a right hook to the body.
da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White can't break the clinch.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but da Silva has double underhooks.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
da Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White has da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
White is trying to break the clinch but da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
White breaks from the clinch.
da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacob White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and da Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
White is breathing heavily.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White looks to land a right hand but da Silva moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
da Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White throws the left hand but da Silva avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from White.
da Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. White sprawls well initially but da Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
da Silva is looking to advance position but White won't allow it.
da Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
White is refusing to be controlled, as da Silva sits in half guard.
da Silva controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
da Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White misses with a body shot.
White swings for the body but da Silva moves out of range.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
da Silva moves out of range as White strikes.
White drops da Silva with a left right combo! White follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Romo da Silva has been cut.
White tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to control but da Silva is keeping him busy.
da Silva is looking to reverse the position.
White decides to stand back up.
Nice defenses there by da Silva.
da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White with a hook.
da Silva rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White prevents a takedown attempt there.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
da Silva wants the takedown. White is fighting it off but da Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in White's guard against the cage.
da Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
White has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes da Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
da Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Silva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romo da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White lands with a hook. da Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from White.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White lands a with a good body shot.
White scores with a hook.
White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and da Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
White tries to break the clinch but da Silva is controlling the position.
da Silva keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White stops a takedown attempt from da Silva.
da Silva is working for takedown but White is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White can't break the clinch.
White breaks the clinch.
da Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown
and da Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
da Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
da Silva wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Romo da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva postures up.
da Silva throws and elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in da Silva's guard. Nice move by White!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob White!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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