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Event:
DFC 21: Belliveau Vs Stephens
Date: Feb 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Taylor catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Silva misses with a hook
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Taylor cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Silva's body.#KD2#
Taylor cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Taylor finish him?
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!
Taylor throws an overhand right that drops Silva like a sack of potatoes! Taylor dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Taylor!
Brett Taylor is the new heavyweight champion!
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Event:
DFC 13: Hobson Vs Kicker
Date: Jan 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Fighter throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Fighter misses with a body punch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fighter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva slips under a jab from Fighter.
Silva avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Fighter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Fighter misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fighter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
#T1#
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fighter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva moves away from the strike by Fighter.
Fighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#KD#
Silva drops Fighter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fighter looks back up at him and smiles so Silva waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
Fighter is rocked!
Sydney Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva cracks Fighter with a left hook right on the temple and Fighter goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Silva lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Fighter is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anderson Silva!
An out of breath Anderson Silva 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:
LFC 11
Date: Dec 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands with a hook. Ochrymiuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#
It looks like Iwan Ochrymiuk has been cut.
Ochrymiuk misses with a takedown #KD#
and Silva counters with a nice right hand that sends Ochrymiuk toppling to the canvas! Ochrymiuk scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Silva finish him?!#KD#
Silva sends Ochrymiuk crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Silva is motioning to the referee to let Ochrymiuk up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Ochrymiuk is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ochrymiuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Ochrymiuk flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ochrymiuk is out cold! Silva holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Anderson Silva 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:
LFC 8
Date: Nov 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Ferrara with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Jonny Ferrara has been cut.
Ferrara tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva scores with a counter punch that sends Ferrara to the canvas! Silva smells blood - he's punishing Ferrara with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ferrara has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva 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:
LFC 4
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ochrymiuk throws an off balance right hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ochrymiuk misses with a takedown
and Ochrymiuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ochrymiuk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ochrymiuk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ochrymiuk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ochrymiuk off to one side.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva cracks Ochrymiuk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ochrymiuk throws an off balance right hand
and Ochrymiuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ochrymiuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Ochrymiuk is rocked!
Silva drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ochrymiuk right on the button. Ochrymiuk goes down! Silva follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Silva gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
LFC 1
Date: Oct 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Richards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Richards staying out of range there.
Richards misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely.
Richards is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Richards.#T1#
Richards misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Richards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Richards throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Richards looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Richards shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richards looks winded!#T2#
Silva misses with a looping left.
Richards tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a big right hand! Oh Richards is in trouble here! Silva follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 682 Round 4
Date: Sep 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
#CL2#
Franco clinches up against the cage.
Silva prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Franco content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Franco's ribcage. Franco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francos head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Franco tries to tie him up.
Franco taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Franco is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T1#
Franco working aggressively here.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Good body shot from Silva.
Franco looks winded!
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Franco is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franco has his back to the cage.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Silva tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
A short uppercut from Franco.
A short uppercut from Franco.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franco tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva working aggressively here.
Franco holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Franco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva. #T3#
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Franco's head.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franco is working Silva over against the cage.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco prevents a body shot from Silva.
A body shot lands from Franco.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Franco misses with some punches.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with the head strike.
#T4#
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franco tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Franco tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Franco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Franco.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Franco controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Franco controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Franco on the side of the head.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Franco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva moves away from the strike by Franco.
Silva lunges at Franco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Franco's hand.
Franco is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva lands a nice hook to Franco's body. Franco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva lands a left hand.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Franco blocking some punches.
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 stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T1#
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
A short uppercut from Silva.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva is working Franco over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva pushes Franco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Franco is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Franco is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva mutters something to Franco before pushing him back against the cage. As Franco comes back towards him, Silva unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Franco clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anderson Silva!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 682 Round 3
Date: Sep 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Slater doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Slater throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slater misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Slater will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Slater.#CUT#
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Slater throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Slater falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Slater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slater misses the jab.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slater moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slater slips a straight right by Silva.
Slater fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Slater gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slater misses with some punches.
#T1#
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Slater throws a head punch that misses.
Slater taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Slater fails to land.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slater is breathing heavily.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Slater blocks a body shot from Silva.
Slater tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slater throws a head punch that misses.
Slater misses with some punches.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#
Slater is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva. #T2#
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Slater is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Slater! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Silva is unloading with more strikes now! Slater drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 682 Round 2
Date: Sep 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Silva lands an overhand right.#CUT#
It looks like Fedor Vadeli has been cut.
Vadeli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vadeli.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vadeli throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Vadeli misses with a hook to the body
and Vadeli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
That has opened up Fedor Vadeli's cut even more.
Vadeli throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Vadeli loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vadeli.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Vadeli moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vadeli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vadeli slips a jab from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vadeli.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Vadeli has eaten all the pies!
Vadeli throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T1#
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses with a hook. Vadeli ducked under it nicely.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Fedor Vadeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT#
The cut above Fedor Vadeli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vadeli closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Vadeli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Vadeli saw that one coming.
Silva moves out of range as Vadeli strikes.
Vadeli throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva blocks a jab.
Vadeli tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Vadeli misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva cracks Vadeli with an open hand slap.#CUT#
Fedor Vadeli's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#T2#
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 series of punches but Vadeli avoids them all with ease.
Vadeli slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Vadeli saw that one coming.
Vadeli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vadeli looks winded!
Silva misses with a looping left.
Vadeli throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vadeli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vadeli falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Vadeli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Silva!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 682 Round 1
Date: Sep 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Horrill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Horrill wants to clinch.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horrill shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Horrill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Horrill is defended easily by Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Horrill. 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.#KD2#
Silva lands a big uppercut and Horrill crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Horrill looks OK. Silva waves Horrill back to his feet!#ROC2#
Horrill is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Ben Horrill has been cut.
Horrill walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Silva swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anderson Silva!
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