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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musky Chunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chunder comes to the cage accompanied by Slam. Da Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Domination. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
198 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
24
196 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite 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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musky Chunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Chunder pushes him off.
Chunder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chunder moves forwards but Da Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Musky Chunder has been cut.
Da Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chunder manages to avoid it.
Chunder scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chunder is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chunder is pressing down on Da Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Da Silva is holding on for now.
Da Silva keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Da Silva trying to control but Chunder postures up.
Chunder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Da Silva is trying to maintain the position but Chunder is very close to passing his half guard.
Da Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Da Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chunder.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Da Silva manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chunder throwing strikes from guard but Da Silva blocks nicely.
Da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Chunder is proving a slippery customer.
Da Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Da Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Da Silva wants to sweep here but Chunder controlling him for the moment.
Chunder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chunder tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Silva is retaining full guard.
Da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chunder manages to get himself to full guard.
Da Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Chunder has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Da Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chunder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Silva has his hands on Chunder's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva looking to control.
Rafael Da Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Da Silva tries to sprawl but Chunder drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chunder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chunder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chunder is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Da Silva controlling the position for now.
Chunder wants to work for an arm triangle but Da Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Da Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Da Silva is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is in close to Chunder's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Da Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chunder is keeping the position for now.
Da Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Da Silva looking to pass the guard.
Da Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chunder wants to sweep here but Da Silva controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Da Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Musky Chunder's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chunder. Da Silva shrugs it off though.
Chunder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Da Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chunder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Da Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rafael Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Chunder.
Chunder tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Silva is looking to clinch but Chunder is avoiding it.
Chunder connects with a leg kick. Da Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chunder.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Chunder circles away.
Chunder avoids the head kick by Da Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunder throws a head kick that misses
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chunder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Da Silva as he jumps to the side.
Chunder closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Da Silva to the mat! Da Silva manages to get full guard.
Chunder wants to pass the guard but Da Silva is keeping the position.
Chunder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chunder is looking to work some ground and pound but Da Silva has wrist control.
Chunder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Da Silva working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunder preventing the sweep.
Da Silva trying to control the position here.
Da Silva 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.
Chunder wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Rafael Da Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Da Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Da Silva with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chunder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chunder throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Chunder fails with the takedown.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Chunder.
Da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Chunder moves away
and Chunder counters with a nice low kick that buckles Da Silva's knee momentarily.
Chunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chunder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Musky Chunder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chunder but Chunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Da Silva takes a swing at Chunder's ribcage but misses.
Da Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Chunder counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Da Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chunder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Chunder.
Da Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Da Silva looks to clinch
and Chunder counters with a good low kick that Da Silva was not able to check.
Chunder throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chunder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Da Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Musky Chunder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Musky Chunder's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Da Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Silva.
Chunder throws a leg kick which misses Da Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Da Silva tries to avoid it.
Chunder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Da Silva cracks Chunder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Da Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chunder.
Da Silva tries to clinch there but Chunder circles away.
Chunder throws a body kick that misses.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Chunder is having none of it.
Chunder looks to clinch
and Da Silva counters with a series of strikes. Chunder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chunder scores with a head kick. Da Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Da Silva is fending him off so far but Chunder persists. Nope, Da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Chunder has his takedown stuffed
and Da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chunder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chunder closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.
Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Chunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Silva moves out of range as Chunder throws a body kick.
Da Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chunder checks it well.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Chunder.
Chunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Chunder is just out of range.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Chunder is just out of range.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Da Silva.
Da Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut.
Chunder throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Chunder closes the distance and clinches.
Chunder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
Chunder misses with an elbow over the top.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Chunder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chunder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chunder avoids the head kick by Da Silva.
Chunder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Da Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Da Silva is looking to clinch.
Da Silva tries to clinch
and Chunder counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Chunder.
Da Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chunder if he has to take too many more of those.
Da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chunder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Da Silva's guard.
Chunder stopping the sweep attempt from Da Silva.
Da Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva trying to control from half guard but Chunder is working away.
Chunder wants to improve his position but Da Silva is controlling well.
Chunder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chunder pulls Da Silva in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Da Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Da Silva!
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hype
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FIGHT
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