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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iron. Robertson has chosen When the lights go out as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donovan Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva leaves Robertson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robertson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Robertson jumps guard but Silva stands there with Robertson around his waist. Robertson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dario Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Robertson.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva has Robertson pressed against the cage.
Robertson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Silva.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Robertson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Robertson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dario Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva clinches up with Robertson and pushes him back against the cage.
Robertson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Robertson is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robertson is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Robertson looks winded!
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robertson up against the cage.
Robertson jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Robertson gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Robertson won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalls.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robertson tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Robertson jumps guard but Silva stands there with Robertson around his waist. Robertson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Robertson drops back down to his feet.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robertson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Robertson is rocked!
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!
Silva landing knees to the head.
Robertson is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Robertson drops back down to his feet.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robertson seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Donovan Robertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Robertson drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Robertson takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robertson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dario Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Robertson.
Silva is pushing Robertson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Robertson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robertson is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Robertson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva working Robertson over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Silva for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robertson's defenses.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Silva stalling.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robertson can do to turn this around?
Robertson wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Robertson looking for a takedown.
Silva is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dario Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robertson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Robertson.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Robertson fails to pull guard.
Robertson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Robertson down.
Robertson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robertson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Robertson 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson 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.
Robertson looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Robertson throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Robertson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Robertson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Robertson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robertson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Dario Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Robertson.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Robertson is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Robertson blocks with his arms.
Robertson successfully pulls guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Robertson controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Robertson has his feet on Silva's thighs here. He's pushed Silva off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Silva screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donovan Robertson!
Donovan Robertson is the new middleweight champion!
Donovan Robertson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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