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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Klebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klebanov comes to the cage accompanied by Your Worst Nightmare. Silva has chosen Bullet For My Valentine - Your Betrayal as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evgeni Klebanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Klebanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Klebanov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Klebanov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Klebanov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Klebanov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to control Klebanov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Evgeni Klebanov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Klebanov throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Klebanov is retaining full guard.
Klebanov has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva trying to control but Klebanov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Klebanov is on top in guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Evgeni Klebanov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Klebanov moves into the clinch.
Klebanov misses with a punch to the body.
Klebanov scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Klebanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Klebanov.
Klebanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Klebanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Klebanov.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klebanov.
Silva wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Klebanov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klebanov.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Klebanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Klebanov clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klebanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Klebanov lands a right hand.
Klebanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Klebanov scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Klebanov.
Klebanov lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klebanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klebanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
A short right from Klebanov on the inside.
Klebanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Klebanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Klebanov - that landed with a thud.
Klebanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Klebanov lands with a right to the head.
Klebanov pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Klebanov as Silva tries to tie him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Klebanov.
Klebanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Klebanov digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klebanov cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Klebanov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Klebanov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klebanov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Klebanov advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klebanov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Klebanov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Klebanov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Evgeni Klebanov.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Klebanov counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Klebanov. Klebanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva thows a leg kick but Klebanov checks it
and Klebanov moves into the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Klebanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klebanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Klebanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klebanov tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Klebanov back against the cage.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klebanov keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Klebanov lands a body punch.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Evgeni Klebanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Silva.
Klebanov is working Silva over against the cage.
Klebanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klebanov is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klebanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klebanov lands a shot to the body.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Klebanov has double underhooks.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Klebanov blocks with his arms.
Klebanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Klebanov lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Klebanov.
Klebanov digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Klebanov scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Good body shot from Klebanov.
Klebanov lands with a light punch inside.
Klebanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klebanov cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Klebanov scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Klebanov.
Klebanov is working Silva over against the cage.
Klebanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
A body shot lands from Klebanov.
Klebanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Klebanov lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Klebanov.
Klebanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klebanov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klebanov pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klebanov scores with a hook to the body.
Klebanov is working Silva over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Klebanov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Klebanov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Klebanov wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klebanov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Klebanov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Klebanov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Evgeni Klebanov just wasn't active enough.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Klebanov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva tries to buck Klebanov off but Klebanov is having none of it.
Silva is trying to control Klebanov's posture but Klebanov avoids it.
Klebanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
The referee asks Klebanov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Klebanov prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Evgeni Klebanov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A shot to the body from Klebanov misses
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Klebanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Klebanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klebanov scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Klebanov is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Klebanov.
Klebanov tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Klebanov back against the cage.
Klebanov cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Adam Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Klebanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeni Klebanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klebanov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Evgeni Klebanov!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Evgeni Klebanov!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Evgeni Klebanov!
Evgeni Klebanov wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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