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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romo da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paiva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Breaveheart Soundtrack. da Silva has chosen Aijeke by Wyrd as his entrance music. Romo da Silva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Paiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
da Silva isn't going anywhere.
Paiva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Silva tries to bench press Paiva off him but Paiva keeps the position.
Paiva scores with punches from side control.
Paiva tries to advance to mount but da Silva denies him.
You can see the frustration on da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paiva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paiva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paiva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
da Silva wants to control but Paiva postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Paiva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Paiva working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paiva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt da Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Paiva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, da Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Paiva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Paiva wants to lay and pray for a moment but da Silva keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
da Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Paiva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
da Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paiva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paiva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Paiva taking a breather here.
da Silva is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paiva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Paiva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
da Silva struggling a bit here.
Paiva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by da Silva, who protects the arm well.
da Silva is not content to let Paiva control the position.
Paiva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, da Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
da Silva is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paiva tries to score with some ground and pound. da Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Paiva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
da Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Paiva.
Paiva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by da Silva, who protects the arm well.
da Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
da Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paiva moves nicely into side control.
da Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paiva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Paiva dominated that 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.
Paiva misses the jab.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paiva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paiva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Paiva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. da Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paiva is working da Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
da Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Paiva trying to control the action but da Silva is working from the bottom.
Paiva tries for a kimura but da Silva is defending well.
da Silva wants to control but Paiva postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva advances to full mount.
Paiva looking to control but da Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paiva fails to advance to da Silva's back.
A nice elbow there by Paiva.
da Silva is working to get back to half guard.
da Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paiva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Paiva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
da Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Paiva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Paiva avoids the attempt from da Silva to control.
da Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Paiva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and da Silva is now in Paiva's guard. A big mistake from Paiva there, giving up the dominant position!
da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Paiva.
da Silva pushing down on Paiva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva punching from the bottom.
Paiva is refusing to be controlled, as da Silva sits in half guard.
Paiva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
da Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Paiva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Paiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paiva pulls da Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents da Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
da Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
da Silva is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paiva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says da Silva as he avoids it easily.
Paiva shoots in for a takedown but da Silva shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from da Silva as Paiva shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Paiva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from da Silva as Paiva shoots in.
Paiva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paiva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. da Silva sprawls well initially but Paiva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Paiva wants to free his trapped foot but da Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Paiva is looking for a kimura but da Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Paiva to get the leverage.
da Silva tries to roll over but Paiva keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Paiva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
da Silva fails with the takedown
and Paiva counters with a single leg into guard. da Silva didn't expect that.
da Silva is trying to control the position but Paiva postures up.
Paiva stands and throws da Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Paiva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused da Silva some visible discomfort.
da Silva tries to bench press Paiva off him but Paiva keeps the position.
Paiva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but da Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
da Silva is looking for a sweep.
Paiva moves into full mount!
da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
da Silva is squirming around, avoiding Paiva's attempts to control the action.
Paiva has control of da Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and da Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva raining down shots from the mount!
Raphael Paiva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
da Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Paiva has hold of da Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and da Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Paiva is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. da Silva is in real trouble.
da Silva fending off the submission attempt from Paiva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
da Silva wants to improve his position but Paiva is controlling well.
Paiva is looking for a kimura here.
da Silva trying to control from the bottom.
da Silva is looking for a sweep. Paiva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paiva wants to free his trapped foot but da Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
da Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Paiva from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva wants to lay and pray for a moment but da Silva keeps working.
da Silva is looking for a sweep. Paiva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paiva fails with the takedown
and da Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by da Silva.
Raphael Paiva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paiva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paiva cracks a nice hook into da Silva's ribs.
Paiva shoots and misses
and da Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by da Silva.
Paiva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
da Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
da Silva wants to control from the top but Paiva keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
da Silva being controlled here momentarily.
da Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paiva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paiva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Romo da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paiva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Paiva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paiva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Paiva!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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