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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento Silva Jr has chosen Leo Sayer-You Make Me Feel Like Dancing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Ko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a looping right.
Ko throws a right hand that Nascimento Silva Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Nascimento Silva Jr also avoids with ease.
Ko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Nascimento Silva Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ko is just out of range.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a hook but Ko avoids it easily.
Ko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Ko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nascimento Silva Jr with a nice cross.
Ko misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Nascimento Silva Jr misses.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a looping right.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with an uppercut.
Ko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands with a nice combination. Ko backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Nascimento Silva Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ko darts in trying to clinch
and Nascimento Silva Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ko takes a swing at Nascimento Silva Jr's ribcage but misses.
Ko throws a jab when Nascimento Silva Jr was well out of range.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws the left hand but Ko avoids the punch easily.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Ko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivan Ko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a right hand that Ko ducks under and follows up with a left that Ko also avoids with ease.
Nascimento Silva Jr slips a jab from Ko.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Ko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Ko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nascimento Silva Jr gets control of Ko's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nascimento Silva Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nascimento Silva Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Nascimento Silva Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ko manages to get himself to full guard.
Ko 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ko trying to control here.
Nascimento Silva Jr uses his free foot to push down on Ko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nascimento Silva Jr prevents Ko from getting the reversal.
Nascimento Silva Jr looking to finish Ko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ko!
Nascimento Silva Jr wants to control the pace but Ko is squirming around nicely.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ko because Nascimento Silva Jr loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nascimento Silva Jr working for a guillotine from mount but Ko is in no mood to give up.
Nascimento Silva Jr is working for a guillotine from mount but Ko frees his head quite easily.
Nascimento Silva Jr is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ko is surviving well by controlling Nascimento Silva Jr's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nascimento Silva Jr is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ko is surviving well by controlling Nascimento Silva Jr's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nascimento Silva Jr landing shots from mount.
Nascimento Silva Jr trying to control but Ko is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nascimento Silva Jr content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ko misses the jab.
Nascimento Silva Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ko manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nascimento Silva Jr looks to land a right hand but Ko moved out of range.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses the jab.
Nascimento Silva Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into Ko's guard.
Nascimento Silva Jr wants to control from the top but Ko keeps moving.
Nascimento Silva Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nascimento Silva Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Ko's legs - danger averted.
Nascimento Silva Jr looking to pass the guard.
Nascimento Silva Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr passes Ko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nascimento Silva Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nascimento Silva Jr is looking for a kimura but Ko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nascimento Silva Jr to get the leverage.
Nascimento Silva Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nascimento Silva Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ko is staying active underneath Nascimento Silva Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ko tries to roll over but Nascimento Silva Jr keeps him under control.
Nascimento Silva Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nice strikes from Nascimento Silva Jr there.
Ko wants to get back to full guard.
Nascimento Silva Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nascimento Silva Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko is looking to improve his position.
Nascimento Silva Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nascimento Silva Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Nascimento Silva Jr is looking to take a break and control but Ko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr thows a huge punch but Ko dodges it nicely.
Nascimento Silva Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nascimento Silva Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ko sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nascimento Silva Jr is looking to take a break and control but Ko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nascimento Silva Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ko is trying to get back to full guard.
Nascimento Silva Jr is keen to just control but Ko is a slippery customer.
Nascimento Silva Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ko wants to improve his position but Nascimento Silva Jr is controlling well.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Nascimento Silva Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nascimento Silva Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nascimento Silva Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nascimento Silva Jr wants to control but Ko is keeping him busy.
Nascimento Silva Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr is looking to pass Ko's guard but actually Ko recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nascimento Silva Jr trying to control but Ko is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nascimento Silva Jr thuds a left hand into Ko's body.
Nascimento Silva Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nascimento Silva Jr swinging wildly here.
A combination from Nascimento Silva Jr does no damage.
Nascimento Silva Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ko ducks right into an uppercut from Nascimento Silva Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a series of punches but Ko moves out of range.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Ko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nascimento Silva Jr thows a body kick. Ko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nascimento Silva Jr loads up on a big right hand but Ko slips the punch.
Ko throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento Silva Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ko clinches up against the cage.
Nascimento Silva Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ko controls the action.
Ko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ko throws a series of punches but Nascimento Silva Jr avoids them all with ease.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a series of punches but Ko moves out of range.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ko.
Nascimento Silva Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ko circles away quickly and effectively.
Ko misses the jab.
Nascimento Silva Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nascimento Silva Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nascimento Silva Jr moves away.
Ko moves away from the strike by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Ko slips a jab from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Ko takes a swing at Nascimento Silva Jr's ribcage but misses.
Ko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nascimento Silva Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ko tries to clinch but Nascimento Silva Jr moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nascimento Silva Jr shoots in but Ko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Jab from Ko.
Nascimento Silva Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nascimento Silva Jr thuds his right hand into Ko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ko throws a nice looking combination but Nascimento Silva Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ko ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Ko fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Nascimento Silva Jr finds it's target.
Ko scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko lands with a nice combination. Nascimento Silva Jr backs away looking to recover.
Ko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nascimento Silva Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nascimento Silva Jr shoots in and drives through. Ko sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ko moves out of range of the strikes.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Ko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nascimento Silva Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ivan Ko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr.
Ko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nascimento Silva Jr moves away.
Nascimento Silva Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ko throws out the jab.
Nascimento Silva Jr staying out of range there.
A big right from Nascimento Silva Jr misses.
Ko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nascimento Silva Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento Silva Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nascimento Silva Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Ko.
Ko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Ko slips a straight right by Nascimento Silva Jr.
A big right from Nascimento Silva Jr misses.
Ko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Ko slips a jab and a cross from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ko manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Nascimento Silva Jr finds it's target.
Ko stalks Nascimento Silva Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nascimento Silva Jr's face. Nascimento Silva Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Ko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr connects with a right hand. Ko shakes it off.
Ko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nascimento Silva Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ko.
Nascimento Silva Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ko.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ko slips a straight right by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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!
Nascimento Silva Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Nascimento Silva Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a looping right.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a straight right.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a looping left.
Ko is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ivan Ko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ko scores with a jab.
Ko moves out of range of the strikes.
Ko connects with a jab.
Ko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ko ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Ko staying out of range there.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ko throws a jab when Nascimento Silva Jr was well out of range.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a series of punches but Ko avoids them all with ease.
Nascimento Silva Jr missing with a left hand there. Ko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nascimento Silva Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ko moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento Silva Jr pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento Silva Jr pushes him off.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws the left hand but Ko avoids the punch easily.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nascimento Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Ko.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with an uppercut.
Ko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Ko there.
Ko ducks right into an uppercut from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ko throws a series of punches but Nascimento Silva Jr moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A big right from Nascimento Silva Jr misses.
Ivan Ko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nascimento Silva Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ko throws a hook to the side of Nascimento Silva Jr's head but Nascimento Silva Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ko ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook. Ko ducked under it nicely.
Ko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nascimento Silva Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento Silva Jr blocks a jab.
Ko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nascimento Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ko tries to bum rush Nascimento Silva Jr with a series of wild strikes but Nascimento Silva Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Ko ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Ko misses with a combination
and Nascimento Silva Jr counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Nascimento Silva Jr dips to his left and cracks Ko with an uppercut!
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with the combination.
Ko punishes Nascimento Silva Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nascimento Silva Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ko keeping moving, preventing Nascimento Silva Jr from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nascimento Silva Jr won't allow Ko to sweep him here.
Nascimento Silva Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nascimento Silva Jr!
Donk. Nascimento Silva Jr catches Ko right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nascimento Silva Jr looks to land a combination but Ko avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Ko misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ko. Nascimento Silva Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nascimento Silva Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr!
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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