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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 941 p4p, 114 weight class) and Daniel Silvestre (ranked 1885 p4p, 209 weight class). Silvestre has chosen El Chapo - The Game feat Skrillex as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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163 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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159 lbs
33 - 13 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamkhalaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shamkhalaev misses with a kick to the body.
Silvestre is looking to clinch but Shamkhalaev is avoiding it.
Silvestre misses with a body kick.
Silvestre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Silvestre.
Shamkhalaev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silvestre has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shamkhalaev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silvestre misses with a straight right.
Shamkhalaev blocks a head kick by Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shamkhalaev on the side of the head.
Silvestre throws an overhand right that lands on Shamkhalaev's shoulder, as Shamkhalaev tries to avoid the shot.
A nice combination there by Shamkhalaev.
It looks like Daniel Silvestre has been cut.
Shamkhalaev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at the smoker in the buildup to the fight.
Silvestre throws an overhand right that lands on Shamkhalaev's shoulder, as Shamkhalaev tries to avoid the shot.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook.
Shamkhalaev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silvestre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silvestre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Silvestre.
Shamkhalaev misses with a low kick.
Shamkhalaev throws a body punch but Silvestre moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev is looking to clinch.
Silvestre punishes Shamkhalaev's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shamkhalaev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silvestre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silvestre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shamkhalaev tries to work over Silvestre's front leg with a kick but Silvestre checks it.
Shamkhalaev misses the jab.
Shamkhalaev misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Shamkhalaev.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamkhalaev throws a sloppy head kick and Silvestre moves out of range easily.
Shamkhalaev thows a body kick. Silvestre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Silvestre.
Shamkhalaev throws a shot from downtown. Silvestre moves away and avoids it.
Silvestre wants to land a leg kick but Shamkhalaev is out of range.
Shamkhalaev tried to counter with a leg kick but Silvestre avoided it.
Silvestre rushes Shamkhalaev and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Silvestre blocks a body shot from Shamkhalaev.
Silvestre dodges an elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvestres head.
Shamkhalaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Shamkhalaev.
Silvestre lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvestre controls his hands.
Shamkhalaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamkhalaev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silvestre's face.
Shamkhalaev blocking some punches.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamkhalaev.
Silvestre is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silvestre as Shamkhalaev tries to tie him up.
Silvestre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shamkhalaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvestre looking to slow down the pace here.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvestre avoids it.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Shamkhalaev gets through Silvestre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Silvestre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shamkhalaev gets tackled into the ropes by Silvestre. Silvestre maintains the clinch.
Shamkhalaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silvestre can do to turn this around?
Shamkhalaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamkhalaev as Silvestre tries to tie him up.
Silvestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamkhalaev's elbow.
Silvestre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamkhalaev's elbow.
Silvestre can't find room to land a body shot as Shamkhalaev controls the action.
Shamkhalaev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamkhalaev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamkhalaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silvestre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvestre pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamkhalaev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Silvestre.
Shamkhalaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvestre's elbow.
Shamkhalaev blocking some punches.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamkhalaev misses with the head strike.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre throws an elbow but it misses.
Shamkhalaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvestre controls his hands.
Silvestre working aggressively here.
Silvestre blocks the elbow strike.
Silvestre tries to work over Shamkhalaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvestre tries a body shot but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
Shamkhalaev takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has been cut.
Shamkhalaev is working Silvestre over against the ropes.
Silvestre misses with a body punch.
Silvestre tries to work over Shamkhalaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvestre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike.
Silvestre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvestre misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestre misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvestre avoids a wild elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvestre prevents a body shot from Shamkhalaev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvestre.
Shamkhalaev misses with the head strike.
Silvestre blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamkhalaev.
Silvestre misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvestre throws a head punch that misses.
Shamkhalaev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvestre wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvestre.
Silvestre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silvestre tries a body shot but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
Shamkhalaev can't find room to land a body shot as Silvestre controls the action.
Silvestre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
Silvestre lands with a left to the head.
Silvestre throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Silvestre.
Shamkhalaev looking to slow down the pace here.
Silvestre blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Silvestre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Silvestre is looking to slow Shamkhalaev down with leg kicks.
Silvestre tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvestre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shamkhalaev lands a leg kick that knocks Silvestre off balance momentarily.
Silvestre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamkhalaev.
Silvestre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamkhalaev slips under a jab from Silvestre.
Silvestre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamkhalaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvestre throws out the jab.
Silvestre throws a head kick but Shamkhalaev moves out of range.
Shamkhalaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shamkhalaev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silvestre counters with a body kick.
Silvestre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silvestre slips under a jab.
Silvestre connects with a solid leg kick.
Silvestre checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvestre scores with a hook to the body. Shamkhalaev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shamkhalaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev throws a body kick that misses
and Shamkhalaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamkhalaev with a nice cross.
Shamkhalaev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shamkhalaev.
Silvestre clinches up against the ropes.
Shamkhalaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamkhalaev's elbow.
Shamkhalaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silvestre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Shamkhalaev fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Shamkhalaev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvestre's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamkhalaev tries to stall but Silvestre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silvestre pushes Shamkhalaev back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Silvestre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvestre throws a head punch that misses.
Silvestre stalling in the clinch but Shamkhalaev improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Silvestre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvestre avoids it.
Silvestre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch to the body.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but it misses.
Silvestre looking to stall.
Shamkhalaev misses with the head strike.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvestre controls his hands.
Silvestre misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvestre is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Silvestre.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shamkhalaev lands an uppercut.
Silvestre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvestre tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing Silvestre back against the ropes.
Silvestre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamkhalaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Silvestre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silvestre 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Silvestre!
Daniel Silvestre bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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FIGHT
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