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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papas Kanamun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Papas Kanamun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanamun fails to land the takedown.
Kanamun backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva cracks the inside of Kanamun's front leg.
Kanamun misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kanamun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanamun tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Kanamun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Kanamun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kanamun off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papas Kanamun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kanamun checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva's coach down at Mega Gym (10 Elite - $1000) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Kanamun seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva has Kanamun pressed against the cage.
Kanamun tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanamun is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Kanamun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kanamun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kanamun jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kanamun is breathing heavily.
Kanamun decides to pull guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kanamun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kanamun is proving hard to escape from.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanamun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Kanamun's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kanamun trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Kanamun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kanamun throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kanamun moves out of range easily.
Kanamun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanamun's calf.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Kanamun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanamun fails with a takedown attempt.
Kanamun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kanamun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kanamun.
Kanamun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kanamun fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Kanamun tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Kanamun back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Papas Kanamun has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Kanamun tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papas Kanamun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Kanamun with that takedown attempt.
Kanamun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kanamun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Kanamun counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva is wriggling around but Kanamun manages to pass to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanamun trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeping control of the position.
Kanamun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve his position but Kanamun is controlling well.
Silva tries to kick Kanamun off but Kanamun keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kanamun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva wants to improve his position but Kanamun is controlling well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kanamun tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Kanamun ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva forces Kanamun back against the cage and clinches.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanamun.
Kanamun drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kanamun's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Papas Kanamun's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Papas Kanamun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Kanamun down.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanamun.
Kanamun moves out of range of the body kick.
Kanamun walks into a jab.
Kanamun tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Antonio Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanamun tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanamun is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Kanamun avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kanamun's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Antonio Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanamun shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Kanamun shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Kanamun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Kanamun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kanamun is defended easily by Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papas Kanamun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanamun. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanamun looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva cracks the inside of Kanamun's front leg.
Kanamun tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but Kanamun avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kanamun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kanamun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kanamun shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Kanamun moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Kanamun shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kanamun backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Kanamun is looking to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Kanamun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kanamun fails with a takedown attempt.
Papas Kanamun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papas Kanamun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kanamun.
That kick from Silva tenderised Kanamun's leg. Kanamun is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Kanamun.
Silva raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Silva!
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RATING
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