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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezequiel Campos (ranked 5366 p4p, 25242 weight class) and Augusto Nilo (ranked 496 p4p, 517 weight class). Campos comes to the cage accompanied by Fumafu. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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187 cm 20 185 7 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm 20 185 9 - 2 - 0 |
Great elbows Insanely flexible
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Excellent MT Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Campos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augusto Nilo! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Campos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilo manages to avoid it. Nilo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Campos lunges at Nilo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nilo's hand. Nilo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Nilo avoids the body shot from Campos.
Nilo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Campos finds it's way round the side to connect with Nilo's head. A punch lands to the side of Campos 's head but he takes it in his stride. Nilo fails in his attempt to clinch. Nilo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nilo throws a hook but Campos avoids it easily. Campos misses with a hook. Nilo ducked under it nicely. Nilo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Campos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Ezequiel Campos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Campos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Campos throws the left hand but Nilo avoids the punch easily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Campos misses with a body punch
and Nilo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The fighters circling - Nilo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A head kick by Campos misses and Nilo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilo instigates a clinch. Nilo lands a right hand. A right handed body shot lands from Nilo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nilo. Nilo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Campos is looking to break free of the clinch but Nilo has double underhooks. Nilo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campos is trying to force a seperation but Nilo has the dominant position. Nilo lands a nice shot to the body. Campos trying to stall but Nilo improves his position.
Campos misses with an elbow strike.
Nilo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilo prevents Campos from breaking the clinch. Nilo misses with a short punch on the inside. Campos has had enough of the clinch but Nilo keeps him there for the moment. Nilo keeps control of Campos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Nilo lands a hook to the side of the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Campos. Nilo is working Campos over against the cage. Campos trying to stall but Nilo improves his position.
Nilo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away. Campos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Campos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nilo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nilo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campos has time to react. Campos misses with a right hand and Nilo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Campos thinking. Campos staying out of range there. Campos is looking to counter punch. Nilo missing with a left hand there. Campos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nilo lands a nice shot that snaps Campos's head back.
Good shot there by Nilo. Nilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Campos ducks under a wild hook from Nilo. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Nilo dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as Nilo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Campos doesn't seem phased though. Nilo 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. Nilo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Campos sees it coming and avoids it easily. Campos slips a jab from Nilo. Nilo throws the left hand but Campos avoids the punch easily. Campos scores with the left hand. Nilo knows he should have avoided that one. Augusto Nilo seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nilo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campos swats him away and circles back towards the center. Campos throws an off balance right hand
and Nilo counters with a stiff right hand. Nilo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campos misses with a body kick. Campos misses with an uppercut. Nilo saw that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nilo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campos moves out of range as Nilo strikes.
Nilo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Campos, pushing him back against the cage. Campos is trying to break the clinch but Nilo has him pressed against the cage. Campos is trying to break the clinch but Nilo has him pressed against the cage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilo. Nilo cracks Campos with a nice body shot. Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Campos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Campos working hard to break the clinch. Campos tries to break the clinch but Nilo is controlling the position. Nilo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Nilo swings wildly with an uppercut but Campos uses good head movement to avoid it. Nilo misses with a body punch.
Nilo lands a nice shot to the body. Campos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Nilo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Campos. Nilo lands a right hand. Nilo lands a shot to the body. Campos tries to break free but Nilo pushes him back against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nilo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Nilo tries to throw a body punch but Campos avoids it by throwing Nilo back against the cage. Nilo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Campos wants to get back to striking at distance but Nilo won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Nilo. Campos tries to circle away but Nilo has him pinned against the cage. Nilo misses with a short punch on the inside. Campos looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campos. Nilo lands with a light punch inside. Nilo scores with an uppercut up the middle. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nilo scores with a nice hook to the head. Campos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nilo digs a right hand underneath Campos's ribcage. Campos let out a lung full of air as it connected. Nilo scores with an uppercut up the middle. Nilo lands a body punch in the clinch. Nilo throws a punch but it's blocked by Campos. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Nilo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nilo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campos throws a nice looking combination but Nilo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Campos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Campos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilo. An attempted straight right counter from Campos misses the target. Nilo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Nilo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campos is looking to counter punch. Nilo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nilo takes one on the button. Campos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilo was well out of range. Poor timing from Campos. Campos slips under a jab from Nilo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Campos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nilo has managed to clinch.
Campos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Campos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Nilo on the inside.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Campos tries to break the clinch but Nilo is controlling the position. Good body shot from Nilo.
Nilo lands with a short shot to the head.
Campos breaks the clinch.
Campos misses the shot to the body. Campos thows a left - swing and a miss! Campos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Nilo wants to clinch up but Campos keeps it at a distance. A jab from Campos misses.
Campos tries to keep at a distance but Nilo has taken the fight into the clinch. Nilo lands a body punch. Nilo scores with a nice hook to the head. A body shot lands from Nilo.
Nilo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nilo can't find room to land a body shot as Campos controls the action.
Nilo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campos backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nilo can't find room to land a body shot as Campos controls the action.
Nilo lands a hook to the side of the head. Nilo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Nilo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nilo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nilo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campos wants to break free but Nilo has control.
Nilo struggles to land a body shot inside as Campos controls his hands.
Nilo throws a punch but it's blocked by Campos. Campos can't break the clinch.
Campos blocks an uppercut.
Nilo working aggressively here.
Nilo misses with a hook from the clinch. Ezequiel Campos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nilo has a couple of punches blocked by Campos.
Campos misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Augusto Nilo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Nilo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Nilo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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