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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 1143 p4p, 2289 weight class) and Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 163 p4p, 314 weight class). Starling Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gennady Mikhasevich's chin.
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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 32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Mikhasevich!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with an uppercut. Mikhasevich saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mikhasevich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mikhasevich thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Mikhasevich blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Mikhasevich.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mikhasevich.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Mikhasevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mikhasevich thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mikhasevich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Mikhasevich and Silva goes tumbling to the canvas! Mikhasevich follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikhasevich tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Mikhasevich.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mikhasevich.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva wants to improve his position but Mikhasevich is controlling well.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mikhasevich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mikhasevich controls the pace.
Mikhasevich throws a big right hand that misses.
Mikhasevich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Mikhasevich from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four 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 throws a lazy uppercut
and Mikhasevich counters with a left to the body.
Mikhasevich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mikhasevich lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Mikhasevich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mikhasevich steps in with a hook that catches Silva right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mikhasevich follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Silva looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gennady Mikhasevich!
A victorious Gennady Mikhasevich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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FIGHT
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