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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Kun (ranked 5850 p4p, 547 weight class) and Gilberto Silva (ranked 5108 p4p, 525 weight class). Gilberto Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luca Kun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gilberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kun moves into the clinch.
Silva has Kun pushed against the cage.
Kun is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Kun into the cage.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva tries to work over Kun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kun backwards.
It looks like Luca Kun has been cut.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kun controls the action.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kun is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Kun.
Silva digs a right hand into Kun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kun's gas tank.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has Kun pressed against the cage.
Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Silva tries to work over Kun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kun is trying to stall.
Kun wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva letting Kun take a breather here.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Kun is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Kun into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Luca Kun.
Silva darts in and clinches Kun up against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Kun trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kun into the cage.
Kun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kun up against the cage.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kun up against the cage.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kun backwards.
Kun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Kun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Kun is trying to stall.
Silva wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Kun is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kun has his back to the cage.
Silva taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to stall but Kun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gilberto Silva.
Kun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kun forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Kun stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Kun wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luca Kun's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva tries to stall but Kun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kun has denied him.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva pushes Kun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva tries a body shot but Kun blocks it.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva trying to stall but Kun improves his position.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kun stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva pushes Kun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kun wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva trying to stall but Kun improves his position.
Silva lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kun wants to stall.
Silva lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Kun tries to tie him up.
Kun taking a breather.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kun letting Silva take a breather here.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva presses Kun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gilberto Silva.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Kun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to stall.
Kun looking to stall.
Silva taking a breather.
Kun is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Kun into the cage.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva is looking to control Kun's arms but Kun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gilberto Silva.
Kun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kun tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kun blocks a body shot from Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luca Kun's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kun gets a clinch.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva is looking to control Kun's arms but Kun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Kun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gilberto Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kun is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kun has his back to the cage.
Kun seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Silva is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Kun is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kun has his back to the cage.
Kun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Come on Kun - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Luca Kun.
Kun has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kun is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kun has his back to the cage.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Kun gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Kun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kun backwards.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kun controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kun up against the cage.
Kun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva avoiding damage.
Kun looking to stall.
Kun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Maybe Kun would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Kun improves position.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gilberto Silva.
Kun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luca Kun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gilberto Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilberto Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilberto 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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FIGHT
RATING
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