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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Chigorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and junior silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikhail Chigorin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, junior silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigorin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but silva swivels and escapes.
junior silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chigorin fails with a takedown attempt.
Chigorin shoots in for a double leg but silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhail Chigorin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
silva scores with a takedown into Chigorin's guard.
Chigorin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chigorin looking for a sweep. Not yet Chigorin, not yet.
Chigorin throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
silva thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva wants to control from the top but Chigorin keeps moving.
silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chigorin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Chigorin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chigorin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chigorin wants to sweep here but silva controlling him for the moment.
Chigorin keeping full guard, as silva tries to pass.
silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chigorin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Chigorin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chigorin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
silva is squirming around, avoiding Chigorin's attempts to control the action.
silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chigorin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chigorin with good strikes from the mount here!
Chigorin lands a big shot there that rocks silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chigorin unloading with bombs!
Chigorin lands a nice shot to the head.
silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chigorin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chigorin wants to free his trapped foot but silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Chigorin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chigorin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for silva!
silva looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chigorin dominating with strikes here.
Chigorin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Chigorin landing strikes from the mount.
silva is rocked!
Chigorin punishing his opponent with strikes.
silva is still in real trouble! Can Chigorin finish him?
Chigorin lands a heavy elbow.
Chigorin 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.
silva is in a horrible position here. Chigorin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chigorin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chigorin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chigorin landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Chigorin.
Chigorin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Chigorin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chigorin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chigorin with a lazy takedown attempt
and silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chigorin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Chigorin misses.
Chigorin slow jab from silva misses its intended target.
Chigorin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhail Chigorin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chigorin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has silva pinned against the cage. silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chigorin fails to land the takedown.
silva seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigorin shoots in and bounces silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mikhail Chigorin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chigorin scoring with punches to the head and body.
silva looking for a sweep. Not yet silva, not yet.
Chigorin landing with the ground and pound.
silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva keeping full guard, as Chigorin tries to pass.
Chigorin stands and steps away. silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
silva shoots and misses
and Chigorin counters with a three punch combo that has silva backing up. silva nods at Chigorin to acknowledge the strikes.
silva is breathing heavily.
silva wants to clinch.
silva fails with the takedown
and Chigorin counters with a takedown into side control.
Chigorin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
silva prevents Chigorin from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chigorin scores with punches from side control.
Chigorin wants to control but silva is keeping him busy.
Chigorin tries to move into full mount but can't pass silva's legs.
Chigorin wants to lay and pray for a moment but silva keeps working.
Chigorin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused silva some visible discomfort.
Chigorin is working silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chigorin landing strikes.
Chigorin controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva is trying to control Chigorin's posture but Chigorin avoids it.
Chigorin is putting a hurting on silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chigorin trying to control the position but silva is working away.
silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chigorin scores with a couple of short elbows.
silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Chigorin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chigorin shoots in but silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
silva tries for a takedown but Chigorin circles away easily
and Chigorin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chigorin working over silva with some ground and pound. silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
silva is trying to control but can't.
Chigorin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chigorin uses his free foot to push down on silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for silva.
Chigorin landing strikes from the mount and silva is in trouble!
silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chigorin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
silva can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigorin lands a heavy elbow.
Chigorin lands a big shot there that rocks silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chigorin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can silva hang on?
Chigorin with shots to the head and body - silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chigorin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
silva is looking to improve his position but Chigorin isn't that keen on the idea.
Chigorin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that silva can do to turn this around?
silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigorin has an active guard here but silva has managed to pass into half guard.
silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
silva is tying to control. Chigorin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
silva passes to side control.
silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chigorin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Chigorin to his feet.
Chigorin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming silva to the mat! silva manages to get full guard.
Chigorin slips nicely into half guard.
Chigorin working the head and body with strikes.
silva has hold of Chigorin's hands but Chigorin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Chigorin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva is looking to escape.
Chigorin is pressing down on silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. silva is holding on for now.
silva is looking to improve his position.
silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
silva looking for a sweep. Not yet silva, not yet.
silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigorinis looking to pass into half guard but silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now silva is in guard.
silva wants to control from the top but Chigorin keeps moving.
junior silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Chigorin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chigorin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Chigorin!
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hype
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