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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Kalyagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalyagin comes to the cage accompanied by Show Me Your Genitals. On his way into the cage it seems that Konstantin Kalyagin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Konstantin Kalyagin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kalyagin
vs
Silva

189 cm
25
220 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
211 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Kalyagin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davi Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kalyagin blocks the low kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Konstantin Kalyagin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Kalyagin moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin lands with a cross.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Kalyagin counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalyagin.
Silva throws a head kick that Kalyagin semi-blocks.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kalyagin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Kalyagin misses with a wild body shot.
Kalyagin looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kalyagin is predictable there
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Kalyagin does no damage.
Kalyagin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Kalyagin misses.
A slow jab from Kalyagin misses its intended target.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalyagin scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin scores with a punch to the head.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalyagin.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kalyagin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Kalyagin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Kalyagin was not able to check.
Kalyagin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kalyagin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kalyagin is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Kalyagin tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Kalyagin misses with a looping right.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalyagin.
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 Konstantin Kalyagin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kalyagin throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Kalyagin 's knee.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kalyagin is able to avoid easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalyagin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalyagin dodges the punch combination from Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kalyagin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Davi Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva motions for Kalyagin to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kalyagin misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalyagin misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva is looking to slow Kalyagin down with leg kicks.
Kalyagin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Kalyagin throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kalyagin's head.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Kalyagin misses with a combination
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Kalyagin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws the left hand but Kalyagin avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Kalyagin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kalyagin really felt that one!
Silva wants to clinch up but Kalyagin keeps it at a distance.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Kalyagin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva throws a leg kick but Kalyagin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kalyagin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kalyagin thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva moves out of range as Kalyagin strikes.
Davi Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalyagin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Kalyagin works the jab nicely.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalyagin misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kalyagin thinking.
Kalyagin motions for Silva to come forward. Kalyagin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davi Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva throws a head kick but Kalyagin moves out of range.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalyagin.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kalyagin throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.

Silva clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kalyagin tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kalyagin.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Kalyagin lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Kalyagin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Kalyagin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kalyagin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kalyagin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Kalyagin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kalyagin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalyagin.
Kalyagin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalyagin backwards.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalyagin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.

Kalyagin breaks the clinch.
Kalyagin throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Kalyagin cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Kalyagin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Kalyagin counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva defending well as Kalyagin loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a head kick that Kalyagin semi-blocks.
Kalyagin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Kalyagin misses its intended target.
Kalyagin misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kalyagin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva avoids the body shot from Kalyagin.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Kalyagin counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Kalyagin to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalyagin missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Kalyagin's front leg but catches the back leg as Kalyagin tries to avoid it.
Kalyagin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Kalyagin clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kalyagin swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Kalyagin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kalyagin looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva moves forwards but Kalyagin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kalyagin loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Kalyagin counters with an inside leg kick.
Kalyagin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Kalyagin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Kalyagin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kalyagin misses with a combination
and Kalyagin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Kalyagin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalyagin.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalyagin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kalyagin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Kalyagin misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva has Kalyagin up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalyagin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kalyagin blocking some punches.
Kalyagin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kalyagin tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Kalyagin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

Kalyagin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kalyagin.
Kalyagin misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Kalyagin lands with a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kalyagin blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Kalyagin's side.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kalyagin.
Kalyagin throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kalyagin lands a head shot.
Kalyagin throws a shot to the body.
Kalyagin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalyagin misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Kalyagin had his way with Davi Silva in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva throws a leg kick
and Kalyagin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kalyagin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Kalyagin scores with a nice strike.
Kalyagin throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Kalyagin looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kalyagin's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a combination
and Kalyagin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva pushes Kalyagin away with a front kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Kalyagin moves out of range.
Kalyagin throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalyagin throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Kalyagin throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kalyagin misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Kalyagin backing up. Kalyagin nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalyagin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalyagin connects with a crisp jab.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalyagin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalyagin.
Kalyagin is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalyagin. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalyagin takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Davi Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Konstantin Kalyagin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Kalyagin misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Kalyagin throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kalyagin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Kalyagin misses with a wild body shot.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a body punch but Kalyagin moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Konstantin Kalyagin.
Well Kalyagin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Kalyagin!
Konstantin Kalyagin retains his light heavyweight title!