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Event:
CSW 028 Bravie vs Lockzer
Date: Oct 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Alvarez off balance momentarily.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Alvarez moved away.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.#TD#
Alvarez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Alvarez trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva pulls Alvarez in close to his closed guard and prevents Alvarez from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1#
Alvarez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alvarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Alvarez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eduardo Alvarez!
Eduardo Alvarez took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Event:
CSW 024 Lockwood vs Nico
Date: Sep 30, 2017 |
#R1#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grant.
Grant throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
Grant digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Grant scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grant. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grant if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grant!
Grant takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grant wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Grant blocks the leg kick.
#T1#
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Grant avoids it.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Manus Grant has been cut.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grant lands a head kick!
Grant throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Grant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva throws a push kick but Grant slaps the foot to one side.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grant on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A clash of legs there as Grant blocks the low kick.
Grant is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva misses with a body kick. #T2#
Grant moves out of range of the body kick.
Grant misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Grant. Grant maintains the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Grant is controlling the position.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Grant has the dominant position.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva misses with a kick to the body
and Grant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
#T3#
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Grant is looking to counter with head kicks.
Grant misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Grant throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grant.
Grant fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Grant lands a head kick!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva 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.
Grant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T4#
Grant lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Grant takes one to the chin there.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Grant checks a low kick from Silva.
Grant fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Grant lands with a good body shot.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva misses with a body kick.
A jab from Silva misses.
Grant throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant misses with a double jab.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant avoids a kick to the body.
Grant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grant thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manus Grant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manus Grant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grant is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Grant wants to clinch.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grant lands the left hand.
Silva avoids the head kick by Grant.
Grant misses with a hook.
Silva pushes Grant away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grant will feel that in the morning.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grant lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Grant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Manus Grant is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva moves out of range as Grant throws a body kick.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Grant bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grant throws a one two combo.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Grant avoids it.
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Grant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#KD2#
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Grant tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Grant back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Grant is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Grant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Grant's torso.
Grant scores with a jab to the body.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T2#
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grant blocks the body kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grant seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Grant saw it coming and moves away.
Grant checks a low kick from Silva.
Grant thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Grant tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grant crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Grant gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Grant manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Grant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3#
Grant swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva slips a straight right by Grant.
Silva throws a leg kick but Grant sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grant misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Grant lands with a shot to the body.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grant checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grant avoids a kick to the body.
Grant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grant at a distance.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Grant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Grant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grant connects with a body shot.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Grant thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Nice jab there from Grant.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva checks a low kick from Grant.
Grant tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grant connects with a solid leg kick.
Grant missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Manus Grant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Grant's side.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva tries to work over Grant's front leg with a kick but Grant checks it.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant checks a leg kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grant checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Grant lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva avoids the body shot from Grant.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Grant lands a nice shot to the body.
Grant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva cracks the inside of Grant's front leg.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grant stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Grant lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Grant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant misses with a body shot.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Grant tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva counters with a body kick.#T2#
Silva throws a push kick but Grant slaps the foot to one side.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grant lands a body shot.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant blocks the body kick.
Silva lands a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Grant will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grant checks a leg kick.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Grant.
Silva tries to move into range but Grant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grant lands an overhand right.
Grant throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grant lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva with a jab.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Grant.
Silva misses with a body kick. #T4#
Nice body punch from Grant.
Grant throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Grant throws a body kick that misses.
Silva misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Grant.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Grant.
Grant checks a leg kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grant lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grant avoids the head kick by Silva.
Grant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manus Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grant 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manus Grant!
A very excited looking Manus Grant made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
CSW 017 Compton vs Attano II
Date: Sep 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirez. That did some damage!
Silva throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ramirez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramirez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Ramirez punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.#TD2#
Ramirez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ramirez lands in his opponent's guard.
Ramirez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva has his hands on Ramirez's head, controlling the position.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramirez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Ramirez advances position into side control!
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramirez on the ground.
Ramirez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Ramirez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ramirez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
Sloppy strikes there by Ramirez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva prevents Ramirez from improving position. #SUB2#
Ramirez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ramirez's guard! Nice work there by Silva!
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Ramirez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Ramirez has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.#T3#
Ramirez is trying to control the position but Silva postures up. #SUB2#
Ramirez working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Ramirez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
Silva tries to move into range but Ramirez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramirez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ramirez lands an overhand right.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirez.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramirez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramirez in his tracks.
Ramirez thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#
It looks like Ricardo Ramirez has been cut.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Ramirez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Silva.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Ramirez 's knee. #T2#
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
A clash of legs there as Ramirez blocks the low kick.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramirez looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramirez. Ramirez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez misses the jab.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramirez ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ramirez or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
Ramirez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramirez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramirez lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramirez scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4#
Silva lands an overhand right.#ROC#
Ramirez is rocked!
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ramirez is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Ramirez seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramirez.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ramirez just manages to avoid it.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ramirez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Ramirez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Ramirez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A lazy body kick from Silva #TD2#
and Ramirez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ramirez's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ramirez tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to hold on to Ramirez's head to control him but Ramirez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ramirez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ramirez checks the leg kick.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Ramirez moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Ramirez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick but Ramirez moved away.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Silva throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
A lazy left from Ramirez finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Ramirez misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Ramirez throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Ramirez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramirez lands a two punch combo.
#TD2#
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Ramirez is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Ramirez throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Ramirez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Ramirez has switched to an armbar! Silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ricardo Ramirez!
Our winner, Ricardo Ramirez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
CSW 010 Firetribe vs Khajo
Date: Sep 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Dodson slips under a jab from Silva.#CL#
Dodson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dodson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dodson misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Dodson . Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dodson .
Silva scores with a head kick. Dodson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dodson connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Dodson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva throws the left hand but Dodson avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dodson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Dodson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dodson blocks the body kick.
#T1#
Dodson tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. #CL#
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Dodson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dodson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD2#
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Dodson tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva pulls Dodson in close to his closed guard and prevents Dodson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Dodson tries to pass.
Dodson is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Silva won't let Dodson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. #T2#
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva is continuing to stall.
Dodson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silva controlling his opponent. #T3#
Dodson wants to get back to his feet.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The adventures of Silva the control monster continue. Boring.
Dodson wants to get back to his feet.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that 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.
#R2#
Dodson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dodson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dodson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
John Dodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
enabling Dodson to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dodson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dodson cracks Silva with a good jab.
Dodson swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a fast counter high kick but Dodson manages to duck under it in time.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dodson . That did some damage!
Dodson looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Dodson misses with a two punch combination.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dodson .
Dodson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Dodson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Dodson in the body.
Nice body kick from Silva.#CL#
Dodson moves into the clinch.
Dodson prevents a body shot from Silva.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Dodson prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Dodson .
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dodson lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dodson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dodson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Dodson darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Dodson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Dodson 's head. #ROC2#
Dodson is rocked!#T2#
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Dodson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a powerful right kick. Dodson tried to block low but the kick was high! Dodson was taken right off of his feet! Silva jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rafa Silva!
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Event:
CSW 007 Hardacre vs Speed
Date: Aug 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grant scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Grant lands a body shot.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Grant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
#T1#
Grant throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Grant.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick. #KD2#
Grant lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Grant takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Grant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Grant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Grant lands a brutal head kick. Silva looks out on his feet and Grant throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Manus Grant!
During a confident post fight interview, Manus Grant thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
CSW 003 Attano vs Sharp
Date: Aug 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Grant cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Grant scores with a four punch combination!
Grant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A swing and a miss from Grant.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Silva. #KD2#
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Grant tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Grant back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Grant is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Manus Grant has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Oh Grant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Grant counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Grant avoids it.
Silva keeps Grant at a distance using the push kick. #T1#
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grant is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Grant throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Grant steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Grant sees coming a mile off.
Grant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Grant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grant.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Grant connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grant with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
#KD2#
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Grant tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Grant back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grant lands with a right hand.
Grant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva tries a low kick but Grant avoids it.
Grant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grant checks it well.
Grant throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.#T3#
Grant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Grant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Nice body kick there by Grant.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Grant's torso.
Grant 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.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Silva.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Grant moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva pushes Grant away with a front kick.
Silva looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Grant lands with a good body shot.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grant will feel that in the morning.
Grant avoids a kick to the body.
Grant lands with a good body shot.
Grant avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grant checks it well.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Grant lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manus Grant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Grant. That's going to slow Silva down.
Grant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Silva keeps Grant at a distance using the push kick.
Grant scores with a body shot.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Grant moved away.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Grant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grant misses with a head kick.
#T1#
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grant doesn't seem phased though.
Grant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Grant scores with a jab to the body.
Grant scores with a body shot.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Grant bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Grant moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Grant was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A shot to the body from Grant misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick. #T2#
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Grant checks it.
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Grant scores with a body shot.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Grant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Silva.
A little feinted left hand from Grant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
Silva is looking to chop away at Grant's legs.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant jabs at Silva's body.#T3#
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to bum rush Grant with a series of wild strikes but Grant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grant cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grant closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Grant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grant takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Grant swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Grant shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
And Silva responds with a good body kick, but Grant manages to step out the way in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Manus Grant'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Grant throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grant's head.
A clash of legs there as Grant blocks the low kick.
It looked like Grant was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Silva is looking to slow Grant down with leg kicks.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Silva avoids the body shot from Grant.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva cracks the inside of Grant's front leg.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick.
Grant swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Grant blocks the body kick.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
#T1#
Silva avoids the head kick by Grant.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva lands a head kick!
#CUT2#
Manus Grant's cut is getting worse.
Grant punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grant, right into the meat.
Silva slips a jab from Grant.
Silva follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grant's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva misses the jab.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Grant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T2#
Grant throws a nice head kick!
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Grant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grant.
Grant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant misses with a leg kick.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva misses with a low kick.
Grant avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Grant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grant.
Grant scores with a kick to the body.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T3#
Grant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
A right-left combo lands from Grant.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Grant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grant scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T4#
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grant throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Grant.
A head kick misses from Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Grant is looking for a counter combo.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manus Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva throws a head kick that Grant semi-blocks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Grant down.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A good leg kick by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rafa Silva.
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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
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Event:
CSW 001 Zabijaka vs Rodrigues
Date: Aug 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Good standup being displayed there by Ramirez as he connects with a hook.
Ramirez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramirez moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Ramirez's ribs.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva slips a straight right by Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Silva.
Ramirez half committed to a counter leg kick.#TD#
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SUB#
Ramirez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T1#
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Ramirez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva wants to sweep but Ramirez has passed to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramirez tries to move to full mount but Silva actually manages to regain half guard. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ramirez is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Ramirez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Ramirez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramirez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Silva controlling the position well.
Silva is looking to control Ramirez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Ramirez's back. He's all about the action.
Silva is not content to let Ramirez control the position.
Silva wants to improve his position but Ramirez is controlling well.
Ramirez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva controlling the position well.
Silva won't allow Ramirez to pass to mount.
Ramirez throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Ramirez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ramirez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though. #SUB#
Ramirez wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Ramirez is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramirez cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#TD#
Ramirez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ramirez working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez is trying to ground and pound but Silva uses the momentary lack of control by Ramirez to regain half guard.
Ramirez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Silva reverses the position - he's now on top in Ramirez's guard. #T1#
Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez, not yet. #SUB#
Ramirez has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Ramirez wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
Silva content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Ramirez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.#T3#
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ramirez is proving hard to escape from.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Ramirez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Ramirez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Ramirez checks it.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramirez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Ramirez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Good standup being displayed there by Ramirez as he connects with a hook.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramirez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Ramirez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Ramirez moves his leg out of the way.
Ramirez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramirez finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Ramirez throws a shot to the body.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva motions for Ramirez to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Silva.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Ramirez.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Ramirez connects with a body shot.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Ramirez sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
#T2#
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the head.
A nice combination there by Ramirez.
Silva misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramirez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramirez lands a head shot.
Ramirez blocks the body kick.
Ramirez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Ramirez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramirez scores with a nice right hand.
Rafa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez connects with a crisp jab.
Silva feints and then cracks Ramirez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramirez down.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Silva.
Ramirez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramirez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramirez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ramirez connects with a single shot there.
Ramirez lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva throws a push kick but Ramirez slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ricardo Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Ramirez lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva feints and then cracks Ramirez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramirez down.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Ramirez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Ramirez feinted with a counter takedown.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramirez connects with a looping right hand.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick. #TD#
Ramirez gets a takedown into half guard.
Ramirez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramirez 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Ramirez!
Ricardo Ramirez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
RFL 019 -> -> -> 5 x 3
Date: Apr 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Complex blocks the body kick.
It appears Complex was looking to counter with a kick there.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Silva.
Complex throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Complex clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Complex swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Complex is out of range.
Complex thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Complex misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Complex misses its intended target.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Complex. That one must have hurt.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Complex looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Complex. #T1#
Silva staying out of range there.
Complex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Complex lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Complex throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Complex throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Complex throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Complex keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Complex.
Complex throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Complex scoring well with a low kick there.
Complex walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Complex misses with a looping left.
Complex connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva throws a head kick but Complex moves out of range.
#T2#
Complex with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Complex throws out the jab.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Complex cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Complex has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Complex and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Complex lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Complex walks into a left hand.
Complex looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Complex takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Complex scores with a leg kick.
Complex misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Complex clinches with his opponent.
Complex tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Complex fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Complex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Complex has him pressed against the cage.
Complex misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Complex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Complex attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Complex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Complex moves into the clinch.
Silva working aggressively here.
Complex is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Complex is controlling the position.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva lands a body punch. #T1#
Complex struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Complex fails to land. #BC#
Complex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Napoleon Complex is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.#TD#
Silva tries to sprawl but Complex drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Complex performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Complex is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Complex.
Complex prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Complex from advancing to side control.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex 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.
#R3#
Complex with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Complex misses with a body shot.
Complex looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva 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.
Complex waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Complex with a jab.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Complex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva is looking to chop away at Complex's legs.
Complex throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Complex throws a quick inside leg kick.
Complex takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Complex throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Complex jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Complex finds it's target.
Complex scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Complex throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva counters with a body kick.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva checks a low kick from Complex.
Complex scores with a nice body kick.
Complex connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Complex is just out of range.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid body kick from Complex.
Complex throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Complex momentarily.
#T2#
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Complex scores with a nice strike.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Complex.
Complex shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Complex.
Complex misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick from Silva lands but Complex takes it in his stride.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Complex counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice uppercut lands for Complex. That snapped Silva's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Complex pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Complex punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Complex checks a low kick from Silva.
Complex works the jab nicely.
Complex checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Complex counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Complex looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab, jab by Complex - just one landing.
Complex with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex misses with a body kick.
Complex swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Complex connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Complex, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T1#
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Complex checks a low kick from Silva.
Complex throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
Complex lands a front kick.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Complex blocks the low kick.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Complex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva avoids the body shot from Complex.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Complex throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Complex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Complex does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Complex throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Complex throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Complex misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Complex throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Complex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Complex, right into the meat.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Complex's head.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Complex finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head. #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Complex misses with a looping right.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Complex finish him?
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex had his way with Rafa Silva in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
#R5#
Silva tries to move into range but Complex moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Complex avoids it.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Complex steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Napoleon Complex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Complex.
Complex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Complex paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Complex throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Complex counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Complex checks it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Complex misses its target.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rafa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Complex scores with a nice strike.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Complex counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Complex.
Complex throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Complex misses with a low kick.
Complex lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2##CL#
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Complex. Complex maintains the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Complex just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Complex misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Complex breaks the clinch.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Complex fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Complex fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Complex smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Complex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Complex 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Complex!
Napoleon Complex seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
RFL 015 Tyyp vs Askren
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Richards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Richards counters with a two punch combo. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Richards.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
A short left from Richards.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Silva jumps guard but Richards stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Richards stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've been informed that Richards has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Richards stalling in the clinch.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Richards - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
Nice elbow from Richards.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Richards lands with a light punch inside.
Richards stalling the fight.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Richards stalling against the cage.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Richards dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva working aggressively here.
#BC#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.#T2#
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Richards avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is looking to chop away at Richards's legs.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
letting Richards counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a leg kick but Richards checks it.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richards throws a big counter head kick but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T3#
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Richards counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheers as Richards lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Good work by Richards as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Richards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richards blocks the body kick.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Richards sees coming a mile off.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Richards is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richards looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Richards shapes to counter with a head kick.#T4#
Silva 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richards.
Richards appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Richards checks a leg kick.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a low kick but Richards avoids it.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Richards takes a step back to recover.
Richards scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Silva scores with a push kick.
Rafa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Richards counters with a solid body kick.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richards throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Richards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that misses #CL2#
and Richards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Richards tries to tie him up.
Richards misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Richards is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Rafa Silva has been cut.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Richards avoids it.
Richards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards throws a head kick that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Richards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Richards lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Richards tries to counter by closing the distance.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva is looking to counter with head kicks.
Richards checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Richards appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Sean Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Richards forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Richards lands with a left to the head.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Richards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms. #T3#
Richards crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva. #BC#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richards doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Richards cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a leg kick but Richards moved away.
Nice shot by Silva.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Richards.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Silva tries to land a front kick but Richards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Richards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Richards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Richards cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Richards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafa Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Richards just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilva.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Richards really felt that one!
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva motions for Richards to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Richards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Richards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silva misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richards connects with a high kick.
Richards is looking to land body kicks.#T1#
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a low kick as Richards jumps back.
And Richards responds with a good body kick, but Silva manages to step out the way in time.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Richards is out of range.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Richards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Richards is just out of range.
Silva thows a leg kick but Richards checks it
and Richards counters with an outside leg kick.
Richards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva avoids the head kick by Richards.
Richards lands with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T2#
Richards missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Richards slips the punch.
Richards walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws a leg kick
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Richards's front leg but catches the back leg as Richards tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva avoids the body shot from Richards.
Silva misses with a leg kick
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Rafa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3##CL2#
Richards darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Richards.
Richards has Silva pressed against the cage.
Richards is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richards has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Richards pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Sean Richards seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land. #T4#
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Richards is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Richards into the cage.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sean Richards is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richards 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Richards!
A relieved looking Sean Richards thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RFL 011 Machado vs Rutten
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Szczęsny looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Szczęsny.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Szczęsny moves away and avoids it.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Szczęsny to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Szczęsny's sensitive parts.
Nice jab there from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny scores with a nice body kick.
Szczęsny blocks a head kick by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva misses with a combination
and Szczęsny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Szczęsny scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Szczęsny had a free shot at his head there.#T1#
Nice jab there from Silva.
That kick from Silva tenderised Szczęsny's leg. Szczęsny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva thows a leg kick but Szczęsny checks it
enabling Szczęsny to counter with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Szczęsny blocks the low kick.
Szczęsny is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Szczęsny.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Szczęsny.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Szczęsny blocks it.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Szczęsny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Szczęsny scores with a leg kick.
#T2#
Szczęsny connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Szczęsny throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva throws a leg kick but Szczęsny sees it coming and moves out of range.
Szczęsny is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silva cracks the inside of Szczęsny's front leg.
No joy there for Szczęsny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Szczęsny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Szczęsny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Szczęsny connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Szczęsny moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T3#
Szczęsny lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Szczęsny slips the punch.
Szczęsny tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Szczęsny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Szczęsny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Szczęsny throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szczęsny lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Silva.
Szczęsny sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Szczęsny throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Szczęsny connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Szczęsny steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
letting Szczęsny counter with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Szczęsny shrugs it off though.
Szczęsny misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Szczęsny moved away.
Szczęsny fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva is looking to chop away at Szczęsny's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Szczęsny dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Szczęsny scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Szczęsny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a nice uppercut.
Szczęsny blocks a head kick by Silva.
Szczęsny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczęsny jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Szczęsny has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva blocks a jab.
Rafa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny is looking to score with low kicks.
Szczęsny avoids a kick to the body.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Szczęsny lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T1#
Szczęsny scores with a three punch combo!
Szczęsny checks a leg kick.
Szczęsny throws a quick inside leg kick.
Szczęsny's corner calls for a 1-2. Szczęsny obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Szczęsny's knee but Szczęsny avoids it well.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.
Szczęsny checks a low kick from Silva.
Szczęsny keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Szczęsny throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Szczęsny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Szczęsny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Szczęsny. That snapped Silva's head back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny connects with a high kick. #ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Szczęsny moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A leg kick checked by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny lands a jab to the head.
Silva throws a leg kick but Szczęsny sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Szczęsny throws a good cross that connects.
Silva looks for the body kick but Szczęsny saw that one coming.
Szczęsny throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Szczęsny scores with a jab.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T3#
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Szczęsny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva misses with a kick to the body
and Szczęsny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victor Szczęsny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Szczęsny steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva swings for the body but Szczęsny moves out of range.
#CL2#
Szczęsny has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T4#
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczęsny.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Szczęsny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczęsny scores with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Szczęsny tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Szczęsny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Szczęsny is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice combination there by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Szczęsny misses with a looping left.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Szczęsny counters with a nice body shot.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szczęsny throws out the jab.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Szczęsny looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczęsny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a body punch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Szczęsny feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva connects with a leg kick. Szczęsny looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T1##CL2#
Szczęsny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczęsny.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva pushes Szczęsny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Szczęsny throws a good cross that connects.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Szczęsny comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Szczęsny finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#T2#
Szczęsny fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Szczęsny checks a leg kick.
Szczęsny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Szczęsny's front leg but catches the back leg as Szczęsny tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczęsny scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Szczęsny down.
Szczęsny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Rafa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T3#
Szczęsny throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Szczęsny counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Szczęsny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Szczęsny scores with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Szczęsny.
Silva moves forwards but Szczęsny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Szczęsny tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Szczęsny's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva tries to land a body kick
enabling Szczęsny to counter with a crisp jab.
Szczęsny connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczęsny stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Szczęsny has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Szczęsny and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Szczęsny was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Szczęsny lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Victor Szczęsny is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Szczęsny lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Szczęsny with a hook.
Jab by Szczęsny.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Szczęsny feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczęsny checks a leg kick.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Szczęsny checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Szczęsny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Szczęsny winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Szczęsny!
A pretty intense looking Victor Szczęsny took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Event:
EVO 241: Connemara vs Camacho
Date: Apr 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gushiken is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gushiken! But no joy.
Gushiken on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Gushiken avoids it.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gushiken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gushiken slips a jab from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Gushiken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Gushiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva is looking to chop away at Gushiken's legs.
Silva throws a head kick but Gushiken moves out of range.
#T1#
Silva slips under a jab from Gushiken.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Gushiken.
Gushiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gushiken.
Gushiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Gushiken's head.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gushiken misses with a two punch combination.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gushiken throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gushiken lands a nice looking body shot.
Gushiken misses with the combination.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T2#
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Gushiken checks it.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gushiken is out of range.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Gushiken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gushiken! But no joy.
Nice shot by Gushiken.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Gushiken misses with a hook.
Gushiken lands with a nice body punch.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.#T3#
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Gushiken saw that one coming.
Gushiken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gushiken misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Gushiken misses with a body shot.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Gushiken.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Gushiken moves out of range.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Gushiken down.
Gushiken connects with a jab.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gushiken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gushiken lands with a good body shot.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Gushiken moves out of range and Silva only half commits. #T4#
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gushiken throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Gushiken misses.
Jab, jab by Gushiken - just one landing.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Gushiken.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Gushiken catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Gushiken avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gushiken.
Gushiken swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gushiken misses the target.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Gushiken.
Gushiken works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva thumps Gushiken with a low kick.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gushiken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva slips a jab from Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a few strikes there.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gushiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Gushiken moved away.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gushiken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gushiken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gushiken misses the jab.
As Gushiken backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Gushiken off the cage and back into range.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Gushiken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gushiken appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gushiken throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Gushiken lands with a cross. #ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Gushiken is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gushiken throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.#T2#
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gushiken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Gushiken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gushiken moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Gushiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva misses with the body kick#CL2#
and Gushiken counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva is working Gushiken over against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Gushiken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gushiken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.#T3#
Gushiken lands a body punch.
Gushiken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Gushiken.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Gushiken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Gushiken controls his hands.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gushiken blocks it with crossed arms.
Gushiken lands a body shot.
Gushiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Gushiken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Gushiken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gushiken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gushiken throws a head punch that misses.
Gushiken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva misses with some punches.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gushiken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gushiken avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Gushiken stalling.
Gushiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Gushiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gushiken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gushiken misses the jab.
Gushiken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gushiken checks the leg kick.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Gushiken sees coming a mile off.
Gushiken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
As Gushiken looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo but Gushiken just gets out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Gushiken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Gushiken checks a low kick from Silva.
Gushiken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gushiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Gushiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy body kick from Silva
letting Gushiken counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gushiken crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Gushiken gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Gushiken manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gushiken takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
#T2#
Gushiken scores with a shot to the body.
Gushiken swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Gushiken just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Gushiken's defenses.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gushiken manages to avoid it.
Gushiken throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gushiken checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gushiken checks a low kick from Silva.#T3#
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Gushiken off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Gushiken's head but Gushiken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gushiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Gushiken had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Gushiken misses.
Gushiken throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Gushiken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gushiken digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Gushiken lands the left hand.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gushiken.
#T4#
Gushiken throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gushiken blocks a leg kick.
Silva wants to slow Gushiken down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Gushiken jabs at Silva's body.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gushiken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gushiken.
Gushiken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Gushiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gushiken avoids it.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken really dominated that 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.
#R4#
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheers as Gushiken lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gushiken connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Gushiken slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken checks a leg kick.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws a hook but Gushiken avoids it easily.
Gushiken connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Gushiken counters with a left to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gushiken scores with a jab.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Gushiken checks it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gushiken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Gushiken scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Gushiken blocks the body kick.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Gushiken.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gushiken.
Gushiken has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Gushiken misses with a straight left.
Silva misses with a head kick.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Gushiken misses its intended target.
Gushiken misses with a wild combination.
Gushiken blocks a head kick by Silva.
Gushiken checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Gushiken.
Gushiken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gushiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Gushiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gushiken drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gushiken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Silva tries to work over Gushiken's front leg with a kick but Gushiken checks it.
Silva slips under a jab from Gushiken.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Gushiken blocks it.
Gushiken scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gushiken connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Gushiken counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Gushiken's leg but Gushiken calmly moves out of range.
Gushiken throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Gushiken throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Gushiken counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Gushiken sees coming a mile off.
Gushiken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a quick counter head kick but Gushiken was just out of range.#T4#
Silva slips under a jab.
Gushiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Gushiken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gushiken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gushiken throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gushiken lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some bone on bone action there as Gushiken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gushiken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Gushiken throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Gushiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva takes a swing at Gushiken's ribcage but misses.
Gushiken misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Gushiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gushiken moves out of range easily.
Gushiken avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva 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.
Gushiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva slips under a jab from Gushiken.
Gushiken fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Gushiken moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gushiken is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva misses with a low kick. #T1#
Gushiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Gushiken blocks the body kick.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Gushiken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gushiken with a jab.
A left lands for Gushiken.
Gushiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Gushiken.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gushiken takes one to the chin there.
Gushiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Gushiken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gushiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gushiken looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva tries a low kick but Gushiken avoids it.
Gushiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Gushiken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gushiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Gushiken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gushiken moves out of range easily.
Rafa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Silva tries to land a front kick but Gushiken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Gushiken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gushiken misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gushiken cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gushiken misses with a few strikes there.
Gushiken moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Gushiken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gushiken misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Gushiken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gushiken cracks Silva with an open hand slap.#T4#
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gushiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws a head kick but Gushiken moves out of range.
Yoko Gushiken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Gushiken.
Silva looks for the body kick but Gushiken saw that one coming.
Silva scores with a head kick. Gushiken tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva wants to slow Gushiken down by chopping away at his legs.
Gushiken paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gushiken fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gushiken takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gushiken connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoko Gushiken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gushiken 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoko Gushiken!
An out of breath Yoko Gushiken thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
EVO 237: Hunt vs Todd
Date: Apr 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsoi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rafa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Tsoi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva feints and then cracks Tsoi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tsoi down.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tsoi slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tsoi moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a low kick but Tsoi moves out of range easily.
Tsoi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tsoi checks a leg kick. #T1#
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Tsoi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Tsoi's knee but Tsoi avoids it well.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsoi thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Tsoi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tsoi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing. #KD2#
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Tsoi tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Tsoi back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Tsoi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tsoi under the eye.
Oh Tsoi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsoi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tsoi seems to have got his legs back now.
Some bone on bone action there as Tsoi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tsoi moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Tsoi counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva thuds a left hand into Tsoi's body.
Tsoi throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Tsoi.
Tsoi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.#T3#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tsoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Tsoi is out of range.
Tsoi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tsoi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tsoi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Tsoi blocks the leg kick.
Tsoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva throws a leg kick but Tsoi checks it.
Tsoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Tsoi jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
#T4#
Tsoi avoids a kick to the body.
Tsoi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva clobbers Tsoi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsoi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tsoi moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a hook but Tsoi avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a leg kick but Tsoi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Tsoi misses the target.#KD#
Tsoi cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tsoi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Silva to stand back up!#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva throws a hook to the side of Tsoi's head but Tsoi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Tsoi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Tsoi finish him?
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Tsoi misses with a body kick.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tsoi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tsoi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tsoi fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Silva to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Silva looks to clinch but Tsoi throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Silva taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Viktor Tsoi!
Viktor Tsoi retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Viktor Tsoi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
EVO 235: Tires vs McColgan 2
Date: Mar 22, 2016 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers throws a nice head kick!
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Rivers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Rivers lands with a nice body punch.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rivers has time to react.
Rivers wants to clinch.
Rivers scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Rivers ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers 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 looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
#T1#
Rivers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Rivers persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivers throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Rivers only half commits.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva jabs Rivers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but Rivers checks it.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivers misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Rivers misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva throws a right hand that Rivers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivers also avoids with ease.
Rivers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.#T2#
Rivers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Rivers lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rivers is looking to land body kicks.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rivers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL#
Rivers has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Rivers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Rivers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Rivers.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Rivers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T3#
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
A jab from Rivers does it's job there.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Rivers cracks Silva with a good jab.
Rivers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Rivers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rivers lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivers shoots in but no luck this time.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.
#T4#
Rivers misses the jab.
Rivers throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
#BC#
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
Rivers scores with a jab to the head.
Rivers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Rivers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rivers throws a leg kick
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with a low kick as Rivers jumps back.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Rivers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Silva blocks a head kick by Rivers.
Stan Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivers wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Rivers drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Silva follows Rivers to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafa Silva!
A relieved looking Rafa Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Stan Rivers spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Museum of Monsters & Madmen for making me look so good,the gang at Montreal Fighter's Gym,all of my loved ones back home,and Mega Jug for letting me fight here in EVOLUTION! I really wanted the win tonight.'.
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