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Event:
DFC Showtime 3
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Silver lands a nice looking body shot.
#CL#
Choo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silver, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Choo.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silver prevents a body shot from Choo.
Choo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Choo fails to land.
Choo misses with the head strike.
Choo misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Choo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Choo fails to land.
Choo misses with some punches.
Silver tries to break free but Choo pushes him back against the cage.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards. #T1#
Choo is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Choo fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Choo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Choo has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
Choo misses with some punches.
Choo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Choo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Choo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Choo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver. #T2#
Silver tries to circle away but Choo has him pinned against the cage.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Choo avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Choo is controlling him.
Choo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Choo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silver or not.
Choo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Silver.
A left hand lands to the body for Choo.
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!
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choo gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Choo fails to land.
Choo throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Choo working aggressively here.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Choo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards. #T3#
Choo has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Choo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choo throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Choo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Choo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Choo is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choo.
Choo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Choo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Choo. #ROC#
Silver is rocked!
Choo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Choo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Choo blocks a body shot from Silver.
Choo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choo scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choo has Silver pressed against the cage, preventing Silver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
A right hand to the body from Choo.
Choo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Choo misses with a body punch.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Choo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Choo is pushing Silver up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Choo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahhh Choo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Choo moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
A short uppercut from Choo.
Choo lands a shoulder strike.
Choo lands a shoulder strike.
Choo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silver is still on wobbly legs! Can Choo finish him?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Choo lands with a light punch inside.
Choo lands a big right hand that drops Silver! The killer instinct kicks in and Choo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Choo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahhh Choo!
In his post fight interview, Ahhh Choo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
DFC 8: Wpierdol vs. Reid
Date: Jun 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Silver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Carter counters with a shoot takedown. Silver fights it but they end up in guard.
Carter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Carter working some strikes from top position.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Carter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silver is trying to keep Carter in close.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silver swinging wildly here.
Silver swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter attempts a counter takedown but Silver avoids it well and moves away.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD#
Carter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carter showed some decent athleticism there.
Carter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silver for as long as he can get away with.
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Carter is nestled in close to Silver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#ROC#
Silver is rocked!
Carter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silver is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?
Carter is controlling the pace.
Carter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silver looks winded!
Silver wants to get back to full guard but Carter has mounted him!
Carter is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Silver goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Carter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
An out of breath Michael Carter 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Harvey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
Harvey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Silver has knocked Harvey down with a huge combo! Silver steps away and waves a wobbly Harvey back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Harvey is rocked!
Silver connects with a superb combination that knocks Harvey out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Silver before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Harvey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Silver!
A relieved looking Joe Silver 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Donovan swinging wildly here.
Donovan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Donovan seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Silver shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Donovan is backing up but Silver catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Donovan covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Silver Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Silver!
Joe Silver tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Silver misses with a head kick.
Dilimanto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dilimanto looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Dilimanto. No joy for Silver on that attempt.
Dilimanto blocks a head kick by Silver.
#CL#
Silver moves into the clinch successfully.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Dilimanto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Dilimanto is trying to pull guard but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver is working for takedown but Dilimanto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silver tries to circle away but Dilimanto has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dilimanto prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver gets underhooks to prevent Dilimanto's takedown attempt.
Dilimanto avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Dilimanto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silver just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dilimanto's coach down at Sydney Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dilimanto's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T1#
Silver stalling in the clinch.
#TD#
Silver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Silver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dilimanto is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.#SUB#
Dilimanto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dilimanto has managed to get both his arms back between Silver's legs - danger averted.
Dilimanto stopping the sweep attempt from Silver.
Silver pulls Dilimanto in close to prevent any damage.
Silver wants to sweep here but Dilimanto controlling him for the moment.
Dilimanto throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Silver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#ES#
Silver pushes Dilimanto off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silver stuffs the takedown attempt from Dilimanto. Dilimanto gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Dilimanto. No joy for Silver on that attempt.
Dilimanto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dilimanto tries to avoid it but Silver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dilimanto to the ground. Dilimanto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dilimanto tries to avoid it but Silver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dilimanto to the ground. Dilimanto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It seemed like Dilimanto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dilimanto checks a leg kick.
Dilimanto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt. #T3#
Dilimanto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silver defends it nicely.
Dilimanto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dilimanto blocks the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Dilimanto. No joy for Silver on that attempt.
Silver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilimanto.
Silver shoots in looking for a takedown. Dilimanto tries to sprawl out of it but Silver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dilimanto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T4##CL2#
Dilimanto forces Silver back against the cage and clinches.
Silver tries for a takedown but Dilimanto manages to get underhooks.
Silver tries to pull guard but Dilimanto won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dilimanto looking for a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver is pressed up against the cage. Dilimanto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silver down to the mat. Silver avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silver shoots in looking for a takedown. Dilimanto tries to sprawl out of it but Silver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dilimanto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Silver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Silver clinches up with Dilimanto and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Silver jumps guard and drags Dilimanto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silver has Dilimanto pulled in close to control his posture.
Silver lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SU#
Silver stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilimanto throws a right hand that misses
and Silver counters with a left to the body.
Dilimanto is breathing heavily.
Dilimanto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dilimanto as he jumps to the side. #T1#
Silver shoots for a takedown but Dilimanto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dilimanto as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dilimanto is looking to clinch. #CL#
Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dilimanto is trying to pull guard but Silver turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dilimanto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silver pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dilimanto stops a takedown attempt from Silver.
#T2##BC#
Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silver.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilimanto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dilimanto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silver with a body shot.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dilimanto as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Dilimanto has closed the distance and engaged Silver in a clinch.
#TD2#
Dilimanto has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silver clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver can't escape the position.
Silver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dilimanto on the ground.#SUB2#
Dilimanto is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silver defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #T3#
Silver trying to control the hands but Dilimanto breaks the grip. #SUB2#
Dilimanto working for a choke but Silver is defending well. #SUB2#
Dilimanto is persistently looking for the submission but Silver is defending it well.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dilimanto can do to turn this around?
Silver is in bad spot here.
#SUB2#
Dilimanto patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Dilimanto avoiding Silver 's attempts to control his hands. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silver tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #SUB2#
Dilimanto swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silver is now in Dilimanto's guard. A big mistake from Dilimanto there, giving up the dominant position! #SUB2#
Dilimanto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss. #SU#
Dilimanto is working an open guard so Silver takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Joe Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dilimanto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Silver dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Silver dives in and grabs Dilimanto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dilimanto pushes down on Silver's head and hops out.
Dilimanto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dilimanto swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Silver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dilimanto wants to counter the offense by Silver and move into the clinch position.
Dilimanto darts in looking for a takedown but Silver gets double underhooks and turns Dilimanto into the cage.
Silver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Silver clinches up with Dilimanto and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Silver decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB#
Silver has his foot on Dilimanto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dilimanto works his way back into a safe position though.#T1#
Dilimanto trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Dilimanto throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dilimanto is stalling in the full guard.
Silver wants to sweep here but Dilimanto controlling him for the moment.
Silver looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Dilimanto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dilimanto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dilimanto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silver will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#SUB2#
Dilimanto drops back looking for a leg! Silver is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silver manages to kick Dilimanto off! Dilimanto jumps back into Silver's guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joe Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dilimanto or perhaps it was just good defense by Silver, which made it look bad.
Silver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dilimanto circles away.
Silver wants to clinch up but Dilimanto keeps it at a distance.
Dilimanto blocks a head kick by Silver.
Dilimanto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Dilimanto misses the target. #T3#
Silver dives in for a single leg takedown but Dilimanto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dilimanto is looking for the big counter here.#CL#
Silver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dilimanto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silver avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dilimanto is trying to pull guard but Silver turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dilimanto tries to pull guard but Silver holds him up against the cage and eventually Dilimanto drops back down to his feet.
Dilimanto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silver displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL#
Silver closes the distance and pushes Dilimanto back into the cage.#T4##TD#
Silver jumps guard and drags Dilimanto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dilimanto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joe Silver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dilimanto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Dilimanto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silver dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Dilimanto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aggi Dilimanto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Dilimanto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Silver!
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