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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samat Gaziev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Da Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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191 cm
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185 lbs
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192 cm
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Da Silva! 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, Samat Gaziev! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
so Gaziev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gaziev pushing down on Da Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Da Silva is trying to stand up here but Gaziev is controlling him well. Gaziev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Da Silva is just riding it out for now. Gaziev eventually gives up the hold. Gaziev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Da Silva is just riding it out for now. Gaziev eventually gives up the hold. Gaziev is trying to work for a kimura but Da Silva is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gaziev seems to be looking for submissions.
Gaziev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Da Silva is just riding it out for now. Gaziev eventually gives up the hold. Gaziev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Da Silva sees it coming and defends easily. Da Silva tries to get to full guard but Gaziev has control of the leg.
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 working hard here to advance position. Da Silva wants to control but Gaziev is keeping busy.
Gaziev 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.
Gaziev seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gaziev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Da Silva defends it well. Da Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Gaziev.
Gaziev looks gassed! Gaziev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gaziev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Da Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gaziev.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Da Silva wants to get back to his feet. Gaziev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Da Silva has managed to free his arm - good work. Gaziev prevents Da Silva from improving his position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samat Gaziev dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Gaziev dives in and grabs Da Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Da Silva pushes down on Gaziev's head and hops out. Some wild striking there from Da Silva.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Da Silva!
Gaziev shoots in and drives through. Da Silva sprawls well. Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaziev misses with a takedown attempt - Da Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Junior Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samat Gaziev. Da Silva swinging wildly here.
Da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss. Some wild striking there from Da Silva.
Gaziev is breathing heavily. Da Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
so Gaziev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gaziev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Gaziev has gone for a leg lock! Da Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gaziev's guard. Da Silva looking to pass the guard. Da Silva gets to his feet. Gaziev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Da Silva misses with the combination.
Junior Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gaziev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Gaziev shoots in but no luck this time. Da Silva swinging wildly here.
Junior Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Da Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaziev circles away quickly and effectively. Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Da Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaziev. Gaziev slips a jab and a cross from Da Silva.
Da Silva looks to land a combination but Gaziev avoids it well. Junior Da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Da Silva throws a series of punches but Gaziev moves out of range. Da Silva throws a nice looking combination but Gaziev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Da Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Da Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Gaziev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Da Silva circles away. Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Silva throws a nice looking combination but Gaziev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Some wild striking there from Da Silva.
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. Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two. Da Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gaziev eats them both and turns towards Da Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva throws a series of punches but Gaziev moves out of range. Da Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaziev circles away quickly and effectively. Da Silva lands with a shot to the body. Da Silva tries to bum rush Gaziev with a series of wild strikes but Gaziev uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Gaziev dodges the punch combination from Da Silva.
Da Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Da Silva dominated that second 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.
Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Gaziev walks into a left hand. Da Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaziev doesn't seem bothered though. A nice combination there by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaziev. Da Silva misses with a wild combination.
Da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaziev dives in and grabs Da Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Da Silva pushes down on Gaziev's head and hops out. Gaziev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Gaziev looks for a takedown but Da Silva sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gaziev looks for a takedown but Da Silva sprawls well. Junior Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samat Gaziev. Da Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Da Silva throws a series of strikes that have Gaziev backpedaling.
Da Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Silva throws a right hand that Gaziev ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaziev also avoids with ease. Da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gaziev. Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Da Silva misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Da Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Da Silva swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by Da Silva - just one landing. Gaziev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Da Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gaziev fails with a takedown attempt. Da Silva is working the combinations to good effect here. Gaziev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Da Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Da Silva tries to bum rush Gaziev with a series of wild strikes but Gaziev uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Da Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Gaziev. Gaziev gets slowly back to his feet. Da Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Da Silva misses with a wild combination.
Da Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Da Silva leaves Gaziev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Da Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
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. Da Silva throws a series of punches but Gaziev avoids them all with ease. Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaziev moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Da Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Da Silva lands a jab-cross combination. Da Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Da Silva wants it to stay on the feet. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Gaziev slips a jab and a cross from Da Silva.
Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight! Junior Da Silva showed his dominance in that final round. I think Da Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28 Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Da Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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