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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kole Camacho (ranked 4545 p4p, 4746 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 504 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kole Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Camacho sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Camacho tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Camacho is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Camacho manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Camacho tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Camacho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Camacho has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva laying and praying for a moment but Camacho takes advantage and regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camacho is looking to improve his position.
Camacho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Camacho tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Camacho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Camacho is defending the position.
Silva working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Camacho's thigh. Camacho counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Silva pushing down on Camacho's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Camacho trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Camacho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Camacho is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Camacho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Camacho closes the distance and clinches.
Silva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Camacho is trying to keep an underhook but Silva manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Camacho working a defensive guard here.
Silva passes Camacho's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Camacho sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva passes to full mount!
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Camacho is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Camacho defends easily.
Camacho wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Camacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camacho won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Camacho from controlling successfully.
Camacho looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Camacho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Anderson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Camacho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Camacho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Camacho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva pushes Camacho off and gets back to his feet.
Camacho closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Camacho has control of the leg.
Silva won't allow Camacho to pass to mount.
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 moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is trying to hold Camacho in close to prevent damage but Camacho has managed to pass into half guard.
Camacho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Silva instigates a clinch.
Kole Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is trying to trip Camacho. He has hold of a leg but Camacho is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Camacho is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Camacho is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Camacho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Camacho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Camacho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Camacho is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Camacho is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Camacho is having none of it.
Silva tries to take his opponent's back but Camacho turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Camacho wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Camacho from controlling successfully.
Camacho postures up.
Silva is controlling Camacho's posture.
Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Camacho has passed into half guard!
Camacho seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Camacho tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Camacho is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Camacho wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kole Camacho!
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RATING
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