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Event:
Angry Birds War 64
Date: Sep 19, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Point instigates a clinch.
Point softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Point lands a body shot.
Point makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Point tries to tie him up.
Point digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Point scores with a shoulder strike.
Point works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Point lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Point lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Point.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Point is working Silva over against the cage.
Point lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Point.
Silva tries to break free but Point pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Point.
A right handed body shot lands from Point.
A body shot lands from Point.
Point effectively controlling the action here.
Point softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Point lands a nice shot to the body.
Point lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Point takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Point presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Point stalling against the cage.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Point gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Point lands with a left to the head.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Point has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Point.
Point slows down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Point.
A short left from Point.
Point trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Point into the cage.
A short right from Point on the inside. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to circle away but Point has him pinned against the cage.
Point lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A short body shot lands from Point as the two fighters clinch.
Point lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Point working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Point works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Point effectively controlling the action here.
Point'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.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Point lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Point throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Point working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Point lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Point.
Point lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards. #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Point working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Point finish him?#T3#
Point'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.
Point keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Point.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Point throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Point is controlling him.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Point lands with a light punch inside.
Point lands a left hand.
Point lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Point lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva is trying to break free.
Point lands a nice uppercut.
Point unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Silva! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Point is unloading with more strikes now! Silva drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Point!
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Event:
ABW 52 Vurny - Bones
Date: Aug 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Wolf tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wolf fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wolf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Wolf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL#
Wolf clinches. #BC#
Wolf breaks the clinch.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wolf takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wolf is looking to clinch.
Wolf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wolf moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Wolf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva jabs Wolf to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL#
Wolf closes the distance and clinches.
Wolf lands an uppercut.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolf won't allow it.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.#T1#
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wolf has him pressed against the cage.
Wolf lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Wolf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolf.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Wolf.
Silva throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf tries to clinch up.#CL#
Wolf moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Wolf keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wolf has him pressed against the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Wolf keeps him there for the moment.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wolf can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
#BC#
Wolf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wolf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T2#
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #KD#
Wolf 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 Wolf finish him?
#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Wolf has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolf finish him?#BC#
Wolf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
BAM! Wolf delivers a spinning backfist that drops Silva like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Atha Wolf!
A very excited looking Atha Wolf rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
ABW 43 Randleman - Gelfen
Date: Jul 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Osinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Osinen. Osinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Osinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Osinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Osinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Osinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Osinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Osinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Osinen has a takedown stuffed.
Silva connects with the punch.
Aldair Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osinen manages to avoid it.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Osinen closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Osinen pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Osinen looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Osinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a right hand. Osinen shakes it off.
Osinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Osinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Silva throws a series of punches but Osinen moves out of range.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD#
Osinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Osinen passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Osinen trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Osinen.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Osinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osinen wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Osinen stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Osinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Osinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Osinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Osinen winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Osinen is controlling him well.
Silva is staying active underneath Osinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva pushes Osinen off looking to stand but Osinen dives back in and keeps control.
Osinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Osinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva pushes Osinen off looking to stand but Osinen dives back in and keeps control.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Osinen.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Osinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T4#
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Osinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldair Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Osinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Osinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva lunges at Osinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Osinen's hand.
Silva digs a good hook to Osinen's body.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldair Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Osinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Osinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Osinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva punishes Osinen's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Aldair Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Osinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva tests Osinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Osinen shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Some wild striking there from Osinen.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Osinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Osinen backs up against the cage.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Osinen is just out of range.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Osinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#ROC2#
Osinen is rocked!
Osinen shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oh Osinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osinen walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva lands a nice hook to Osinen's body. Osinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva takes a swing at Osinen's ribcage but misses.
Osinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Osinen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Osinen ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Osinen misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3#
Osinen with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Osinen shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Osinen dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Osinen's head and hops out.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Artur Osinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Osinen tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a crisp right that sends Osinen to the canvas! Silva follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldair Silva!
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Event:
Angry Birds War 28
Date: Jun 03, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kurabas was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kurabas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kurabas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurabas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurabas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kurabas has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Kurabas blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurabas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard. #REVB##ES#
Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kurabas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Kurabas counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kurabas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kurabas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD#
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Kurabas's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva trying to control but Kurabas is working from the bottom.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Kurabas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva stands and throws Kurabas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurabas keeps working. #T2#
Kurabas prevents Silva from moving into mount.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Kurabas wants to control but Silva postures up.
Kurabas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva taking a breather here.
Silva grinds an elbow into Kurabas's temple.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Kurabas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Kurabas is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T3#
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Kurabas gets back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Kurabas defends it.
Kurabas is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kurabas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kurabas trying to control from the bottom.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4#
Silva slips a nice elbow through Kurabas's hands, connecting with Kurabas's forehead.
Kurabas has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva wants to take a breather but Kurabas is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva works his way into side control. #SUB#
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kurabas, who protects the arm well.
Kurabas is looking for a sweep.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldair Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Silva shoots in and bounces Kurabas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurabas can do to turn this around?
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kurabas is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Silva wants to stand and escape but Kurabas is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Silva pushes Kurabas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Aldair Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kurabas napping and manages to drive through into side control!#T1#
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Kurabas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva wants to control but Kurabas is keeping him busy.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Kurabas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Silva landing a few strikes.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kurabas some visible discomfort.
Silva cracks Kurabas with a big right hand but Kurabas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kurabas is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva grinds an elbow into Kurabas's temple. #T2#
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kurabas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurabas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Kurabas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T3#
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kurabas defending well though.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Kurabas's temple.
Silva working Kurabas over with strikes.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kurabas is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva winds up and cracks Kurabas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head. #ROC#
Kurabas is rocked!
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T4#
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kurabas is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Kurabas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Kurabas seems to have recovered his senses.
Kurabas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 couple of good hammerfists.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurabas keeps working.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Kurabas defends it.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Kurabas's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldair Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Kurabas counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Kurabas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A punch combination from Kurabas misses. #TD#
Silva shoots in and bounces Kurabas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kurabas looking to control.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurabas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Kurabas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva distracts Kurabas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Kurabas is keeping the position.#T1#
Kurabas keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kurabas's head.
Kurabas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##ES#
Silva pushes Kurabas off and gets back to his feet.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Kurabas shows good takedown defense.
Silva blocks a jab.
Jorge Kurabas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurabas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#TD#
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kurabas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurabas can't do much from the bottom here.
Jorge Kurabas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva landing strikes.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva lands a few punches from side control.
Silva landing strikes.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurabas keeps working.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Silva is working Kurabas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva cracks Kurabas with a big right hand but Kurabas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva tries to move to mount but Kurabas blocks the move with his legs. #T3#
Silva slows the pace down.
Kurabas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kurabas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva scores with a big shot! Kurabas's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kurabas! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldair Silva!
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Event:
Angry Birds War 11
Date: Apr 25, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hands quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Hands is defending the position.
Hands desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Hands is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Hands trying to control but Silva postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to take a breather but Hands is having none of it.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hands on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hands is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Hands is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Hands defending well.
Hands told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#T1#
Hands is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva throwing shots but Hands is blocking nicely.
Silva is keen to just control but Hands is a slippery customer.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Hands defends it.
Silva is nestled in close to Hands, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hands won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hands taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Hands is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hands controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Silva controlling the action here. #T2#
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hands manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hands's head.
Hands keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Hands to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T3#
Silva trying to control but Hands is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Hands is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Silva rolls with it to try and escape but Hands cranks on the arm and Silva is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edward Hands!
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