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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#TD2#
Mcmillan gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Mcmillan manages to retain guard.#ES#
Mcmillan pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD#
Mcmillan shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcmillan throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mcmillan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva wants to stand up but Mcmillan is controlling him. #T1#
Mcmillan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcmillan controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Mcmillan has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mcmillan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T2#
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.
Mcmillan blocks a body shot from Silva.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #TD#
Mcmillan pulls guard successfully.
Mcmillan 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mcmillan holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mcmillan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcmillan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Mcmillan sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T3#
Mcmillan postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it. #SU#
Mcmillan stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Mcmillan shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mcmillan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mcmillan somewhat.
Silva wants to clinch.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#CL#
Mcmillan has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Mcmillan is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Mcmillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #ES#
Mcmillan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mcmillan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Silva is looking to clinch.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcmillan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#TD2#
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mcmillan's guard.
Mcmillan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Mcmillan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mcmillan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Mcmillan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcmillan is on top in guard.
#REVR##T2#
Mcmillan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mcmillan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mcmillan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mcmillan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mcmillan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rich Mcmillan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcmillan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T3#
Mcmillan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mcmillan distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mcmillan working some strikes from top position.
Mcmillan scoring with some ground and pound.
Mcmillan landing some decent shots from guard.
Mcmillan showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD#
Mcmillan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcmillan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mcmillan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Mcmillan shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva misses with the combination.
Mcmillan has a takedown stuffed.
Mcmillan keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcmillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcmillan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Mcmillan moves out of range.
Mcmillan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mcmillan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES#
Mcmillan pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD2#
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mcmillan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES#
Mcmillan throws Silva to one side and escapes!#T1##TD#
Mcmillan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SU#
Mcmillan decides to stand back up.
Silva leaves Mcmillan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Mcmillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcmillan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.#TD#
Mcmillan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mcmillan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Mcmillan is dominant here and he's now got Silva's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcmillan controls the action.#T2#
Mcmillan lands shots from the back. #T3#
Mcmillan is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mcmillan lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Silva.
Mcmillan keeps control of the position easily here as Silva tries to buck him off.
Mcmillan 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.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Good control from Mcmillan.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mcmillan lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mcmillan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Mcmillan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcmillan, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Mcmillan!
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