Misha Cirkunov
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Misha Cirkunov is a Latvia
Latvia
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n mixed martial artist who competes in the Light-heavyweight division of various Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions. In this time he has four wins and one loss.

Biography

Misha Cirkunov is born in Latvia. He immigrated to Canada as a teenager where Misha immediately began receiving attention for his immense grappling potential. Originally coming from a judo background, Cirkunov had already earned his black belt and begun tearing through the Ontario high school wrestling scene by the age of sixteen, and at the same time was the number one ranked Canadian judoka in his weight class. Catching the eye of respected BJJ trainer Sam Zakula, Cirkunov began training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and his grappling game has continued to evolve into a very exciting blend of his judo, wrestling and BJJ backgrounds.

Career

Long considered one of Canada's top grapplers, Cirkunov is a former Canadian Junior National Judo Champion, two-time Canadian Junior National Freestyle Wrestling Champion, Canadian Junior National Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion, Pan-American Games Gold Medalist (no-gi super heavyweight division) and North American ADCC Trials Champion who also competed in the finals of the 2007 ADCC as a twenty year old. Cirkunov made his professional MMA debut in year 2010. against Jeff Doyle. He win that fight by TKO. Now he holds four wins and one loss. Last fight he has against Ion Cherdivara. This fight Canadian-Latvian won via decision.
On May 5, 2011, he defeated Nolan Dutcher.

Titles

  • 2003 Canadian National Judo Champion junior 1st
  • 2004 Judo Quebec Open -100 kg 1st
  • 2004 Joslins Jiu Jitsu Advance Champion 1st
  • 2005 Canadian National Freestyle-Wrestling Champion junior 1st
  • 2005 OFSAA Wrestling Heavy weight Champion 1st
  • 2005 Joslins Jiu Jitsu Advance Champion 1st
  • 2005 GTA Grappling 1st
  • 2005 Judo Ontario Open 1st
  • 2005 Rolyal Military Championships Judo 1st
  • 2005 Bravado Jiu-Jitsu 1st
  • 2005 Canadian National GrecoRoman Wrestling Champion Junior 1st
  • 2005 GTA Grappling 1st
  • 2006 Canadian National Freestyle-Wrestling Champion junior 1st
  • 2006 World Championships Wrestling 9th
  • 2006 Grapplers Quest Team chalange champions
  • 2006-07 ADCC North American Trials Jiu-Jitsu Champion 1st
  • 2007 National Wrestling Championships Senior 4t


Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|4-1
|  Ion Cherdivara
|Decision (unanimous)
|MMA 1: The Reckoning
MMA 1: The Reckoning
MMA: The Reckoning was a mixed martial arts event held by Knockout Entertainment Canada. It took place on April 2, 2011 at Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada. It is the first Mixed Martial arts event to take place in Ontario since the official sanctioning of MMA in August of 2010. The fights are...


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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Orillia, Canada
Canada
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3-1
|  Ricardeau Francois
|TKO (punches)
|UGC 26 - Ultimate Generation Combat 26
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:56
|Montreal
Montreal
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, Canada
Canada
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|Win
|align=center|2-1
|  Shawn Pauliuk
|Submission (punches)
|AFC 3 - Evolution
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:57
|Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
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, Canada
Canada
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|Loss
|align=center|1-1
|  Roy Boughton
Roy Boughton
Roy Boughton is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He has previously fought for Warrior-1 MMA.-MMA career:...


|Submission (armbar)
|W-1 MMA 5 - Judgment Day
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| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|2:23
|Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...


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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|  Jeff Doyle
|TKO (punches)
|Ringside MMA - Triple Threat
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:40
|Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...


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External links

  • http://sportacentrs.com/cinas_sports/ltk_tv/06012011-cirkonovam_cina_ar_ali_mogdadu
  • http://topmmanews.com/2010/01/17/misha-cirkunov-makes-long-awaited-mma-debut/
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