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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Emmagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Ludacris-Move as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Emmagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Emmagan circles away.
Emmagan tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Emmagan, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Emmagan against the cage but Emmagan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Emmagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Silva.
Emmagan moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Emmagan tries to clinch up.
Emmagan tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emmagan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Emmagan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Emmagan punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Emmagan punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emmagan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Emmagan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Emmagan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Emmagan unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Emmagan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Emmagan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Emmagan landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Emmagan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Emmagan thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emmagan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emmagan looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Emmagan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Emmagan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emmagan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva wants to hold on but Emmagan pushes him away.
Emmagan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Emmagan is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emmagan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Emmagan 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.
Emmagan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Emmagan's guard. A big mistake from Emmagan there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva works over Emmagan with some ground and pound from guard.
Emmagan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Emmagan looking for a sweep. Not yet Emmagan, not yet.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Emmagan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva tries to lock up and control but Emmagan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emmagan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Emmagan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva!
Silva is in close to Emmagan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emmagan looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Emmagan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Emmagan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Emmagan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Emmagan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva trying to control but Emmagan is working from the bottom.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Emmagan has wrist control.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Emmagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Emmagan blocks nicely.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Emmagan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Emmagan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva distracts Emmagan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emmagan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Emmagan keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Emmagan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emmagan keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Emmagan looking for a sweep. Not yet Emmagan, not yet.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emmagan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emmagan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Emmagan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva works over Emmagan with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva is in close to Emmagan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Emmagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emmagan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emmagan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Emmagan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva just holding on.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Emmagan misses with a head shot.
Emmagan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Emmagan's body position as best he can.
Emmagan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Emmagan looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emmagan unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva suckers Emmagan into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Silva is now in Emmagan's guard!
Emmagan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Emmagan keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Emmagan as Silva shoots in.
Emmagan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emmagan tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Emmagan is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emmagan swivels and escapes.
John Emmagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Silva.
Emmagan tries to clinch up.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Emmagan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Emmagan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva dives in and grabs Emmagan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emmagan pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Emmagan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Silva is trapped and Emmagan is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Emmagan lands shots from the back.
Emmagan working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Silva is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Emmagan has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Silva taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Emmagan!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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