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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pranav Kumaran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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161 lbs
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180 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitchel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pranav Kumaran!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kumaran gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kumaran will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva stays in close to Kumaran's body and controls the position.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva works over Kumaran with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva won't allow Kumaran to get back to his feet.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva is working Kumaran over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva rushes Kumaran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two 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.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kumaran being controlled here momentarily.
Kumaran throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kumaran's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva 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.
Kumaran controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva stays in close to Kumaran's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works over Kumaran with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva stands up over Kumaran, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchel Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kumaran dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Kumaran's head and hops out.
Kumaran tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kumaran uses from the top position.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pulls Kumaran in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva distracts Kumaran with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kumaran's head.
Silva wants to stand but Kumaran is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kumaran tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumaran falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Kumaran is breathing heavily.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Kumaran throws a big right hand that misses.
Kumaran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva lands some strikes from the bottom.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva lands a head kick. Kumaran smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kumaran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kumaran throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Silva rushes Kumaran and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchel Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva jumps guard but Kumaran stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kumaran jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Kumaran gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kumaran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kumaran fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mitchel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pranav Kumaran.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumaran tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kumaran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kumaran can't fight it off and eventually Silva manages to take the fight to the floor. Kumaran looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva distracts Kumaran with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kumaran's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kumaran has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva stands and steps away. Kumaran gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Kumaran backs away looking to recover.
Pranav Kumaran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumaran throws a leg kick
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Silva is putting a hurting on Kumaran here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva is working Kumaran over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva landing a few strikes.
Kumaran is looking for a sweep.
Silva is staying tight to Kumaran's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Kumaran is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mitchel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a double jab.
And Kumaran responds with a good body kick, but Silva manages to step out the way in time.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Kumaran in a clinch.
Silva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchel Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchel Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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