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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haonni Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman - Metallica. Haonni Campos has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 cm
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181 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emilio Silva! 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, Haonni Campos! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campos.
Campos misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva defending well as Campos loads up on a big left hand. Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Campos sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Campos is defending well.
Campos wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Campos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Campos is not content to let Silva control the position. Campos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Campos is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Campos waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Silva. Silva misses with a straight right. Campos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Silva dodges the punch combination from Campos.
Campos moves out of range as Silva strikes. A swing and a miss from Campos. Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva prevents Campos from improving his position. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow. Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Silva wants to pass the guard but Campos is defending well. Silva wants to take a breather but Campos is having none of it. Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Campos is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold. Campos is not content to let Silva control the position. Campos tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Campos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Campos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Campos slips a straight right by Silva. Campos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva slips under a jab. A jab from Silva misses. A combination from Campos does no damage. Haonni Campos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Silva throws a head kick that misses.
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. Campos misses with an uppercut. Silva throws out a loose jab but Campos uses good head movement to avoid it. Campos connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Emilio Silva has been cut. Campos throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it. Campos misses with a two punch combination.
Silva fails to land the takedown. Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Campos throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campos.
Campos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Emilio Silva will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Emilio Silva's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Campos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campos misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming. Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride. Campos 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. Campos pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Campos swinging wilding here.
Campos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Campos slips a jab from Silva. Silva moves out of range of the strikes. Campos looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket. Nice body punch from Campos. Campos throws a jab when Silva was well out of range. Campos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campos moves out of range of the strikes. Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva staying out of range there. Campos throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Campos misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campos.
Silva wants to clinch up but Campos keeps it at a distance. Campos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Campos. Haonni Campos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Campos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Campos is breathing heavily. Campos misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Silva throws out a loose jab but Campos uses good head movement to avoid it. Campos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva. Campos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva connects with a crisp jab. Silva throws a jab when Campos was well out of range. Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Campos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Campos sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva forces the positional change into back control. Silva punches the canvas rather than the man. Campos looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva scores with strikes from the back.
Silva looking to break Campos's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Campos remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Silva will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke! Silva is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Campos knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Campos for a finish. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Campos is trying to stand back up. Silva working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Silva looking for the choke but no joy. Silva controlling well, preventing Campos from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Silva dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Emilio Silva's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Campos. Campos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a body kick. Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Campos is not content to let Silva control the position. Campos tries to get back to half guard but can't. Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Campos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Ground and pound from Silva. Campos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Emilio Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva is taking a breather. Campos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Silva moves nicely into side control. Silva 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. Campos regains half guard. Campos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Campos defends the submission attempt. Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Campos is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Campos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Campos wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
That's two 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. Silva is looking to advance position but Campos won't allow it. Silva is working for a kimura here but Campos manages to reverse the position and he's now in Silva's guard.
Campos content to stall in guard here. Silva trying to control the position.
Campos looking to pass the guard. Campos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Campos to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Campos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working. Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Campos.
Campos passes the guard and advances to mount! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Campos 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. Campos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva is pushing down on Campos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Campos is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through. Campos is trying to get back to full guard. Silva is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Campos has managed to free his arm - good work. Campos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight! Emilio Silva showed his dominance in that final round. Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Emilio Silva! Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Emilio Silva! Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Emilio Silva!
Emilio Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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