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Event:
RRFC Challengers 46
Date: Jul 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a series of punches but Daniels moves out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Daniels gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
#T1#
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC2#
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Daniels tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Daniels. Those never looked like landing.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Despite the aggression on Daniels's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daniels checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels throws a counter combo.#T2#
Silva misses with a hook
and Daniels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Daniels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva slips a straight right by Daniels.
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
Felipe Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Daniels is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
#CL#
Silva rushes Daniels and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daniels tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Daniels shrugs off. #BC2#
Daniels breaks the clinch.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Daniels flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.#T3#
Good standup being displayed there by Daniels as he connects with a hook.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Daniels blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daniels! But no joy.
Daniels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daniels.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
Silva tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Silva moves to clinch but Daniels breaks away
and Daniels counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
And Daniels responds with a good body kick, but Silva manages to step out the way in time.#T4#
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva digs a good hook to Daniels's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike.#BC2#
Daniels manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Daniels should have avoided that one.
Daniels has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva wants to slow Daniels down by chopping away at his legs.
Daniels throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daniels blocks the elbow strike.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike.
Daniels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC2#
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Felipe Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Daniels's head back.
#CL#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.#BC2#
Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels with a hook.
Silva cracks Daniels with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels connects with a jab.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva moves to clinch but Daniels breaks away
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T1#
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Silva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Daniels as he connects with a hook.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Daniels.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Reece Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a straight right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch lands to the side of Daniels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels throws a counter combo.
Silva tries to clinch
and Daniels counters with a nice leg kick.
Daniels scores with a decent looking hook.
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
Silva throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daniels! But no joy.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Silva throws a wild body kick that Daniels sees coming a mile off.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Daniels's leg but Daniels calmly moves out of range.
Daniels slips under a jab from Silva.
Daniels raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Daniels throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Daniels lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Daniels smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Daniels staying out of range there.
Daniels is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daniels makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silva really felt that one!#T4#
Silva looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels throws a fast counter high kick but Silva manages to duck under it in time.
Daniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
It seemed like Daniels was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to work over Daniels's front leg with a kick but Daniels checks it.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniels.
Silva backing away here, and Daniels unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Daniels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Daniels's head.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daniels.
Daniels scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.#CL#
Silva rushes Daniels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels blocks the elbow strike.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daniels's brow.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Daniels dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
#T1#
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Daniels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC2#
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Daniels.
Daniels tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Daniels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Daniels's shoulder, as Daniels tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniels flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva wants to clinch
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Silva wants to slow Daniels down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDaniels.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Silva blocks it well.
Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T3#
Silva wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Daniels replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Silva blocks it well.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch
and Daniels counters with a left right combination that sends Silva crashing to the mat - Daniels wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Silva out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reece Daniels!
Reece Daniels 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:
RRFC Challengers 45
Date: Jul 22, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch there but Stefano circles away.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Stefano blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Stefano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stefano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stefano misses with a punch on the inside.
Stefano blocks the elbow strike.
Stefano lands with a right to the head.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stefano.
A short right from Stefano on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Stefano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stefano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefano tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Stefano back against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Stefano blocks with his arms.
Stefano lands with a left to the head.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stefano tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Stefano back against the cage.
A short right from Stefano.
Stefano lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Stefano is blocking nicely.
Stefano throws a head punch that misses.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Stefano avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Stefano.
Silva is looking to control Stefano's arms but Stefano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Stefano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stefano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Stefano.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Stefano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Stefano blocks it.
Stefano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Stefano breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stefano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
A clash of legs there as Stefano blocks the low kick.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Stefano moves out of range and Silva only half commits. #T2#
Nice defenses there by Stefano.
Stefano loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stefano.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stefano.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva moves out of range as Stefano strikes.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Stefano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stefano is defending well for now.
Silva lands an elbow just above Stefano 's eye.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Stefano - that landed with a thud.
Stefano can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Stefano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Stefano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T3#
Silva blocks a body shot from Stefano.
Stefano lands a shot to the body.
Stefano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Stefano avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stefano's brow.
Stefano avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Stefano managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
#BC2#
Stefano manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Stefano closes the distance and clinches.
Stefano misses with a body punch.
Stefano blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
#BC2#
Stefano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stefano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Stefano missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stefano misses with a looping right.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Stefano counters with a stiff right hand.
Stefano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Stefano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Stefano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stefano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stefano with a jab.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Stefano to counter with a crisp jab.
Stefano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#CL#
Silva closes the distance and pushes Stefano back into the cage.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stefano struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Stefano takes an elbow to the temple.
Stefano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Stefano lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stefano is keeping busy.
A short left from Stefano. #BC2#
Stefano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Stefano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Stefano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stefano scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stefano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stefano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Felipe Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to clinch there but Stefano circles away.
Stefano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva tries to clinch up but Stefano circles away and keeps his distance.
Stefano has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Axel Stefano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stefano cracks Silva with a good jab.#CL2#
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Stefano has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stefano takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stefano.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Stefano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stefano takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stefano blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Stefano avoids the damage to the body.
Stefano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stefano.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stefano lands with a left to the head.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Stefano lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stefano.
Axel Stefano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stefano lands a nice uppercut.
Stefano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stefano's brow.
Stefano misses with a punch to the body.
Stefano pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stefano tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Stefano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stefano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Stefano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stefano lands a jab to Silva's midsection.#T2#
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Stefano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stefano throws a shot to the body.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stefano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Stefano misses its intended target.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Stefano ducks down to avoid it.
Stefano lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stefano.#T3#
Silva throws a low kick but Stefano moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Stefano misses its intended target.
Stefano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stefano throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stefano is out of range.
Stefano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Felipe Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stefano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Silva swings for the body but Stefano moves out of range.
Stefano lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva moves out of range as Stefano strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Stefano. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Stefano moves his leg out of the way.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Stefano lands with a right hand.
Stefano scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva moves away from the strike by Stefano. #T4#
Stefano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva jabs Stefano right on the nose. Stefano blinks but takes it well.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stefano.
Stefano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stefano keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from Silva tenderised Stefano's leg. Stefano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stefano checks a leg kick.
Stefano throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Stefano scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stefano lands an overhand right.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stefano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stefano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva wants to clinch up but Stefano keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Stefano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stefano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stefano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stefano scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Stefano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Stefano misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stefano staying out of range there.
Stefano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Silva gets a clinch. #BC2#
Stefano manages to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Stefano.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stefano slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Stefano throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stefano.
Silva digs a good hook to Stefano's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to clinch up but Stefano circles away and keeps his distance.
Stefano lands with a shot to the body.
Stefano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stefano lands a lovely overhand right.
Stefano cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T1#
Stefano lands the left hand.
Good leg kick by Silva.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Stefano.
Stefano just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Stefano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stefano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stefano checks a low kick from Silva.#CL#
Silva rushes Stefano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Stefano struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Stefano blocks an elbow strike.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Stefano lands a left hand.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Stefano improves position.
A short left from Stefano.
Stefano tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Stefano back against the cage. #T2#
Stefano scores with a hook to the body.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stefano.
Stefano blocking some punches.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC2#
Stefano manages to break the clinch.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva tries to clinch there but Stefano circles away.
Silva avoids the body shot from Stefano.
Stefano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Stefano.
The fighters circling - Stefano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Stefano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Stefano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Stefano tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it. #T3#
Nice jab there from Stefano.
Stefano lands a lovely overhand right.
Stefano drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stefano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab lands there for Stefano.
Stefano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stefano.
Stefano avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Stefano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stefano.
Stefano jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva slips a jab from Stefano.#CL#
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Stefano.
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 with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stefano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stefano's defenses. #T4##BC2#
Stefano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tests Stefano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stefano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice cross by Stefano.
Stefano throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva. #CL2#
Stefano drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stefano.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Stefano can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stefano is keeping busy.
Stefano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stefano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Stefano really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stefano!
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stefano circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stefano.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Stefano lands with a nice body punch.
Silva slips a jab from Stefano.
Stefano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefano cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva tries to clinch but Stefano moves out of range.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Stefano lands a jab to the head.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stefano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stefano.
Silva tries to bum rush Stefano with a series of wild strikes but Stefano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stefano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stefano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Stefano cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stefano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stefano throws a shot to the body.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Stefano uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stefano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva misses with a combination
and Stefano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva slips under a jab.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stefano scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A left lands for Stefano.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva takes one on the button.#CL2#
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Stefano. Stefano maintains the clinch.
Stefano avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Stefano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva tries to stall but Stefano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC2#
Stefano manages to break the clinch.
Silva moves forwards but Stefano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Stefano misses the target.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stefano.#CL2#
Stefano closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stefano.
Stefano lands a body shot.
Stefano pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Stefano lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
A right hand to the body from Stefano.
Stefano lands a nice shot to the body.
Stefano blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Stefano gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stefano lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Stefano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stefano throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Stefano.
Stefano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Stefano does it's job there.
Stefano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stefano with a jab.#CL#
Silva clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stefano misses with a body punch.
#T4#
Stefano blocks the elbow strike.
Stefano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Stefano blocks it.
Stefano misses with a punch to the body.
Stefano is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Stefano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stefano blocks an elbow strike.#BC2#
Stefano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stefano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks. #CL2#
Stefano drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stefano avoids it.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stefano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stefano blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefano scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Stefano avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Stefano.
Stefano can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Stefano scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Stefano dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Stefano misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Stefano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Stefano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stefano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Stefano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Stefano.
Stefano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stefano with a hook.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stefano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stefano! But no joy.
Stefano lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Stefano swinging wildly here.
Stefano lands a lovely overhand right.
Stefano cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stefano misses with a body shot.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stefano.
Stefano connects with a crisp jab.
Stefano walks into a left hand.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Stefano moves out of range.
Stefano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva slips under a jab.
As Stefano looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo but Stefano just gets out of the way.
Silva looks to clinch
and Stefano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stefano lands with a nice body punch. #T2##CL2#
Stefano closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Nice body punch from Stefano - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Stefano pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stefano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stefano lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Stefano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stefano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#Stefano is rocked!
Stefano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stefano is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Stefano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Stefano avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A hook to the body from Stefano.
#BC2#
Stefano breaks from the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Stefano to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Nice cross by Stefano.
Silva moves forwards but Stefano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Stefano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stefano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Stefano misses with a straight left.
Stefano just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Stefano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Stefano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stefano is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stefano throws a head punch that misses.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Stefano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stefano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Stefano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Stefano.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Stefano is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stefano avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stefano's brow.
Stefano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Stefano is trying to break free.
Stefano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Stefano seems to have recovered his senses.
Stefano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stefano blocks an elbow strike.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stefano lands with a left to the head.
Stefano can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Stefano lands with a left to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Stefano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Stefano improves position.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Felipe Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Stefano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stefano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Stefano!
Axel Stefano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
RRFC Challengers 42
Date: Jul 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a body shot.
#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Diaz scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva thumps Diaz with a low kick.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Silva looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz slips under a jab from Silva.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Diaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Silva.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T2#
Silva prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Silva tries to tie him up. #BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
As Silva looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Diaz tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3#
Diaz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz is breathing heavily.#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
#T4#
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Diaz backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC#
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Diaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Felipe Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe 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 misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Mario Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Silva.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1#
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz slips under a jab from Silva.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T2#
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab by Diaz.
Silva wants to clinch.
Diaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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 walks into a left hand.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Good leg kick by Silva.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz with a jab.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Felipe Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a straight left. #T4#
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Diaz closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Diaz lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Silva misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1#
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
That kick from Silva tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T3#
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC#
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Diaz stumbling back into the cage.
Silva misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
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!
Nice elbow from Silva. #BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Silva really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
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 slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Mario Diaz has been cut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses. #BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva connects with a leg kick.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
#T2#
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva wants to clinch.#T3#
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T4#
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC#
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Silva has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva misses with a double jab.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a leg kick but Diaz moved away.
Silva throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Felipe Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mario Diaz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T1##BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva counters with a body kick.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diaz tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diaz jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
As Silva looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
A clash of legs there as Diaz blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T3#
Silva wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Silva throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T4#
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#ROC2#Diaz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
BOOM! Silva lands a beautiful left hook that drops Diaz. Diaz tries to recover but Silva is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Diaz lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Silva!
Felipe Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 34
Date: May 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winkle dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winkle.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Felipe Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peeta Winkle.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winkle momentarily.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Silva tenderised Winkle's leg. Winkle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Silva.
Winkle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a jab to the nose.#T1#
Winkle shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Winkle looks winded!
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Winkle in the body.
Winkle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Winkle down.
Silva thumps Winkle with a low kick.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Winkle's side.
Silva jabs Winkle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winkle momentarily.
#KD#
Silva drops Winkle with a nice combination! Silva dives into Winkle's guard, looking to finish!
#ROC#Winkle is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Peeta Winkle has been cut.
Silva passes Winkle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Winkle is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB#
Silva quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Silva but it's paid off an Winkle is forced to tap! Nice work by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felipe Silva!
A very excited looking Felipe Silva 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:
RRFC Challengers 35
Date: May 06, 2020 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doms stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doms is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Doms misses with a body kick.
Doms misses with a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC#
Doms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch
and Doms counters with a leg kick.
Doms goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL2#
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Doms in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Doms is stalling here.
I was talking to Doms's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1##BC#
Doms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doms is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Doms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Doms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doms fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Doms counters with a nice leg kick.
Doms fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Doms goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Doms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
Doms pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Doms scores with a nice body kick.
Doms throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T2#
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Doms throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doms tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Doms throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Doms 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doms buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doms looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Silva clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Doms's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Doms throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva tries to clinch but Doms moves away
and Doms counters with a nice kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doms.
Silva moves to clinch but Doms breaks away
and Doms counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doms swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doms is looking to counter with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Felipe Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva wants to clinch.
Doms tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doms makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#CL2#
Doms tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva being controlled against the cage.#T4#
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doms's brow.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Doms wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doms's brow.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doms's efforts to push away.#BC#
Doms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doms misses with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch there but Doms circles away.
Silva moves out of range as Doms throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Doms dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Doms goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doms counters with a head kick.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Doms is just out of range.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Doms and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Silva forces Doms back against the cage and clinches.
Doms is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Doms content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC#
Doms manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Silva misses.
Doms half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to clinch but Doms is avoiding it.
Doms looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doms throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva moves out of range as Doms throws a body kick.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1##CL2#
Silva drives through and clinches with Doms against the cage.
Silva taking a breather. #BC#
Doms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doms keeps the fight on the outside.
Frankie Doms is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Doms lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doms looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva looks to land a combination but Doms avoids it well.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
Silva moves to clinch but Doms breaks away
and Doms counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doms throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. #T2#
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doms swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva moves away from the strike by Doms.
Doms scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Doms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva wants to clinch.
Doms throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Doms misses with a kick to the body.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doms with a body shot.#CL2#
Doms gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#BC#
Doms manages to break the clinch.
#T3#
Doms tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doms tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doms avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
Doms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Doms is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doms on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Doms's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Doms leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Doms leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T4#
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
#BC#
Doms manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doms swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doms throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to clinch there but Doms circles away.
Doms swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doms manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Doms breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to clinch there but Doms circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Doms moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Doms counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frankie Doms will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Doms pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doms takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doms lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Doms pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Doms is looking to counter with a body kick.
Doms is looking to land body kicks.
Silva tries to clinch but Doms is having none of it. #CL2#
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Doms in a clinch.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Doms breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Doms moves out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch but Doms is avoiding it.
Both fighters circling a little - Doms finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Doms misses with a body kick.
Doms sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Doms avoids it this time.#T1#
Doms looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Felipe Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doms misses with a body kick.
Doms sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Doms avoids it this time.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Domss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doms lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doms throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doms showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Doms circles away from the clinch attempt
and Doms counters with a body kick. #CL2#
Silva forces Doms back against the cage and clinches.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Doms breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Doms keeps the fight on the outside.
Doms throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Doms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doms moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Doms.
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!
Doms lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doms throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doms throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Doms only half commits.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doms.
Doms swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but Doms circles away and keeps his distance.
Doms goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Doms and move into the clinch position.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Doms's head but Doms sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Doms.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doms manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch. #T3#
Doms throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Doms is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Doms throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doms tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Doms throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doms throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doms can't break the clinch.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Doms's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva looking to stall.
#T4#
Doms blocks the elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doms's defenses.
Doms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doms takes an elbow to the temple.
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 taking a breather.
Doms blocks an elbow strike.
Doms has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Doms wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doms wants to break free but Silva has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Frankie Doms did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Doms swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doms.
Doms misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doms is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Felipe Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doms avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva stalling against the cage.
#BC#
Doms breaks the clinch.
Doms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Doms pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Doms misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Doms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doms thinks about countering with a body kick.#CL2#
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Doms leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doms wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Doms avoids the damage to the body.
Doms is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Doms has his back to the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Frankie Doms has been cut.
Doms avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Doms swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is trying to stall.
#T2#
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Doms tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside. #BC#
Doms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doms lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Doms throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Domss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doms throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Doms is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doms avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Doms blocks an elbow strike.#T3#
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
#BC#
Doms breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doms throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Doms circles away and keeps his distance.
Doms throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doms swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Doms is looking to land body kicks.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Doms lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Doms.
Doms plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva wants to clinch.#T4#
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doms attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doms throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Doms pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Doms is trying to stall.
Doms takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Doms has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.#BC#
Doms breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Frankie Doms will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frankie Doms's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Silva wants to clinch up but Doms keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doms goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CL2#
Silva gets a clinch.
Doms blocks the elbow strike.
#BC#
Doms manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doms. That's going to slow Silva down.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doms!
Doms moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doms is looking to land body kicks.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Doms pushes him off.#CL2#
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doms looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T1#
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC#
Doms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doms throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Doms circles away from the clinch attempt.
That kick from Doms tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doms tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Doms and move into the clinch position.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doms throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silva throws a series of punches but Doms moves out of range.
Doms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva is looking to clinch. #T2#
Doms throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Doms looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doms is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva blocks a body shot from Doms.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC#
Doms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doms throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Doms is out of range.
Doms fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Doms - that will leave a mark!
#T3#
Doms scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva tries to clinch up but Doms circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Doms throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doms throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Doms throws a body kick that misses.
Silva wants to counter with a clinch but Doms pushes him away.#CL2#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Doms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
Doms scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Doms.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doms with a body shot.
Silva wants to clinch.
Doms tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Doms's head back.
A lazy body kick from Doms
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL2#
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Felipe Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankie Doms is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felipe Silva.
I think Doms has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Doms!
During a confident post fight interview, Frankie Doms thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 28
Date: Apr 05, 2020 |
#R1#
Mygueel shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Mygueel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mygueel.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mygueel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mygueel takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Marcello Mygueel has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mygueel wants to stall.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Mygueel tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Felipe Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Mygueel.
Mygueel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mygueel jumps guard but Silva stands there with Mygueel around his waist. Mygueel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Mygueel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mygueel takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T1#
Mygueel is looking for a takedown.
Silva lands an elbow just above Mygueel 's eye.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mygueel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mygueel's defenses. #ROC#
Mygueel is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Marcello Mygueel's cut even more.
Silva lands an elbow just above Mygueel 's eye.
Mygueel is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva has Mygueel pressed against the cage. He pushes Mygueel back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Silva throws a beautiful elbow that sends Mygueel crashing to the floor! Silva piles on the pressure with more strikes! Mygueel is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Silva!
In his post fight interview, Felipe Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 26
Date: Mar 14, 2020 |
#R1#
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Colling blocks an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Colling has Silva pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Colling backwards.
Silva lands an elbow just above Colling 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Colling looking to stall.
Colling blocks an elbow strike.
Colling effectively controlling the action here.#T1#
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Colling's defenses.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Colling is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Colling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Colling takes an elbow to the temple.
Colling takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Colling won't want to take too many of those.
Colling is trying to stall.
Silva lands an elbow just above Colling 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Colling tries to tie him up.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Colling is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Colling has his back to the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Colling is breathing heavily.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Colling tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Colling shrugs off.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Colling blocks the elbow strike.
Colling is trying to stall.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Colling in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Colling takes an elbow to the temple. #T3#
Colling avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Colling shrugs off.
Silva lands an elbow just above Colling 's eye.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Colling's defenses.
Colling looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Colling shrugs off. #ROC2#
Colling is rocked!
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Oh Colling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva has Colling pressed against the cage. He pushes Colling back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Silva throws a beautiful elbow that sends Colling crashing to the floor! Silva piles on the pressure with more strikes! Colling is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Silva!
Felipe Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
RRFC Challengers 29
Date: Mar 04, 2020 |
#R1#
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bleak under the eye.
Bleak slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva wants to clinch but Bleak slips to the side#TD2#
and Bleak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB#
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bleak defends well.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Bleak is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bleak controlling Silva's posture.
Bleak wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Bleak has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rio Fight Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bleak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bleak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bleak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bleak with a nice head shot there.
Bleak lands a couple of digs.
Bleak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bleak postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Bleak postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow. #T2#
Bleak lands a couple of elbows.#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Bleak has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Syndicate Athletics. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bleak postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Silva covers up, he's hurt! Bleak keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bleak and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bleak can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulfgang Bleak!
Wulfgang Bleak made sure to mention his sponsor, Notorious in his post fight interview.
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Event:
RRFC 27: Dilbrandt vs De Lima
Date: Feb 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Bednarek dodges the punch combination from Silva.
#CL#
Silva rushes Bednarek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bednarek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Bednarek takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Jakub Bednarek has been cut.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Bednarek won't want to take too many of those.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva pushes Bednarek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bednarek blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bednarek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Bednarek looks winded!
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands an elbow just above Bednarek 's eye.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
That has opened up Jakub Bednarek's cut even more.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Bednarek has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
The cut above Jakub Bednarek's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva lands an elbow inside. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bednarek.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Bednarek in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
Jakub Bednarek's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jakub Bednarek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Felipe Silva!
Felipe Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
RRFC 26: Bennett vs Webb
Date: Jan 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Tomcic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tomcic throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Tomcic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Tomcic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Tomcic keeps it at a distance.
Tomcic swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
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.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva moves to clinch but Tomcic breaks away
and Tomcic counters with a left to the body.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#KD#
Tomcic drops Silva with a nice combination! Tomcic dives into Silva's guard, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva keeping full guard, as Tomcic tries to pass.
Tomcic pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tomcic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Tomcic has control of the leg. #SUB#
Tomcic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T1#
Tomcic passes to full mount!
Silva tries to hold on but Tomcic postures up.#SUB#
Tomcic working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tomcic landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Tomcic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
#SUB#
Tomcic is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off. #SUB#
Tomcic moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Silva has worked his arm free - good work by Silva!
Silva is trying to control Tomcic's posture but Tomcic avoids it. #T2##SUB#
Tomcic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tomcic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Silva tries to bench press Tomcic off him but Tomcic keeps the position.
Silva wants to control but Tomcic postures up.#SUB#
Tomcic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3##SUB#
Tomcic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Tomcic controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tomcic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tomcic trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Tomcic.
#SUB#
Tomcic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva is pressing down on Tomcic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tomcic trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB2#
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tomcic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tomcic has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB#
Tomcic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva! #REVB#
Tomcic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Tomcic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Tomcic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Nice jab there from Silva.
Tomcic works the jab nicely.
Tomcic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Tomcic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Tomcic pushes him off.
Tomcic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body. #TD#
Tomcic shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Tomcic from controlling successfully.
Silva keeping full guard, as Tomcic tries to pass. #SUB#
Tomcic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva! #REVB#
Tomcic tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomcic can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Tomcic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tomcic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tomcic.
Tomcic seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Tomcic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tomcic keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Tomcic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva wants to control from the top but Tomcic keeps moving.
Tomcic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Tomcic seems keen to control Silva's posture.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Tomcic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
#SUB2#
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Tomcic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva is keen to just control but Tomcic is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Tomcic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Silva trying to work for an americana but Tomcic has managed to regain full guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Tomcic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vladimir Tomcic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Silva stands and throws Tomcic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tomcic is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Tomcic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tomcic prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Tomcic from controlling successfully.
Tomcic stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Tomcic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tomcic, into his guard. #REVB#
Tomcic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4##SUB#
Silva has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Tomcic to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silva is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Tomcic pulls down on the head and he's put Silva to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vladimir Tomcic!
After winning the bout, Vladimir Tomcic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 17
Date: Jan 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The crowd cheers as Binetti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Binetti misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Binetti throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Binetti's brow.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Binetti takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow just above Binetti 's eye.
Silva lands an elbow just above Binetti 's eye.
Binetti is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Binetti has his back to the cage.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Binetti.
Binetti is breathing heavily.#T1#
Binetti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Binetti shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Silva. #CUT2#
It looks like Jonathan Binetti has been cut.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Binetti takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Binetti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Binetti in his tracks for a moment.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Silva.
Binetti takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Binetti takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands an elbow just above Binetti 's eye.
Silva lands an elbow just above Binetti 's eye. #T2#
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Binetti in his tracks for a moment.
Binetti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Binetti's defenses.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva is leaning against Binetti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva lands an elbow just above Binetti 's eye.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow just above Binetti 's eye.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Binetti in his tracks for a moment.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands an elbow just above Binetti 's eye.
Silva lands an elbow just above Binetti 's eye. #T3#
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Binetti takes an elbow to the forehead. #ROC2#
Binetti is rocked!
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Binetti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Binetti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binetti takes an elbow to the temple.
Binetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Binetti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Binetti seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Binetti shrugs off.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Binetti in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T4#
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Binetti's defenses.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
Jonathan Binetti's cut is getting worse.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Binetti is pressed against the cage. Silva pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Binetti! Two more big strikes from Silva and Binetti crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Felipe Silva!
Felipe Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
RRFC 21: Sir vs Ford
Date: Dec 21, 2019 |
#R1#
Tawaivuna tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tawaivuna somewhat.
Tawaivuna is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva thuds his right hand into Tawaivuna's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
Silva pushes Tawaivuna up against the cage in a clinch.
Tawaivuna takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Tawaivuna in his tracks for a moment.
Tawaivuna has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Felipe Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ribaraoi Tawaivuna.
Tawaivuna has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Tawaivuna takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands an elbow just above Tawaivuna 's eye.
Tawaivuna looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tawaivuna's defenses.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Tawaivuna shrugs off. #ROC#
Tawaivuna is rocked!
Tawaivuna takes an elbow to the temple.
Tawaivuna is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?#T1#
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Tawaivuna tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Tawaivuna's ribcage.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva has Tawaivuna pressed against the cage. He pushes Tawaivuna back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Silva throws a beautiful elbow that sends Tawaivuna crashing to the floor! Silva piles on the pressure with more strikes! Tawaivuna is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Silva!
In his post fight interview, Felipe Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
RRFC Challengers 17
Date: Nov 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Big Bam misses with a wild combination.
Silva works over Big Bam's head and body with a nice combination.#CL2#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Big Bam takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Big Bam's ribcage. Big Bam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Big Bam has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva feints with a jab and clips Big Bam right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Big Bam is sent crashing into the canvas and Silva leaps in for the kill! Big Bam tries to get to his feet but Silva is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Big Bam is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Silva!
Felipe Silva 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:
RRFC Fight Night 9
Date: Oct 27, 2019 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Hummer misses. #CL#
Silva clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Hummer blocks the elbow strike.
Hummer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hummer shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Felipe Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Felipe Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Hummer.#CL#
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Hummer in a clinch.
Hummer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Hummer shrugs off.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Hummer looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hummer avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Hummer takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Fred Hummer has been cut.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Hummer shrugs off. #T1#
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hummer's defenses.
Hummer throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hummer or not.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a nice elbow. #ROC#
Hummer is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Silva lands a big elbow that drops Hummer! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Hummer is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Silva!
Felipe Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
RRFC 11: Neil vs Pereira
Date: Oct 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Onolunose drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #TD2#
Onolunose shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Onolunose showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva moves into full guard.
#SUB#
Silva has his foot on Onolunose's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Onolunose works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Silva 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! Onolunose rolls with it to try and escape but Silva cranks on the arm and Onolunose is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felipe Silva!
A less than humble Felipe Silva misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
RRFC Challengers 9
Date: Sep 18, 2019 |
#R1#
De Lima looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well. #TD#
De Lima drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
De Lima drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now De Lima has Silva in his guard.#REVB#
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
De Lima trying to control the position here.
De Lima continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Lima has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
This is a sustained period of stalling by De Lima.
De Lima is trying to keep Silva in close.
#SUB#
De Lima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Lima looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there. #T3#
De Lima pulls Silva in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva looks to land a right hand but De Lima moved out of range.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Lima in his tracks.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and De Lima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination. #T4#
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Lima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Lima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but De Lima slips the punch.
De Lima misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Lima. De Lima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Lima dodges the punch combination from Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Lima looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felipe Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Silva misses with a combination
letting De Lima counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but De Lima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD#
De Lima drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
De Lima wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima is working hard here to advance position.
Silva has his hands on De Lima's head, controlling the position. #T1#
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Lima's guard. #REVB##SUB#
De Lima has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Silva is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for De Lima.
De Lima tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Lima looks to move to half guard but instead Silva has passed into mount! Damn!
De Lima tries to hold on but Silva postures up.#T2#
De Lima is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
De Lima is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Lima is looking to escape.
De Lima tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.#T3#
De Lima sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#SUB#
De Lima looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking to advance position but De Lima won't allow it.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Lima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rodrigo De Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Lima wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
De Lima is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Lima moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rodrigo De Lima will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
De Lima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
#TD#
De Lima changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
De Lima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva wants to control but De Lima postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
De Lima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working. #T1#
Silva is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
De Lima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
De Lima wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
De Lima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
De Lima is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
De Lima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
De Lima working away.#T3#
De Lima is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
De Lima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
De Lima controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Felipe Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#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.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Lima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Felipe Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Lima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination but De Lima avoids it well.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on De Lima's shoulder, as De Lima tries to avoid the shot.
De Lima looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Felipe Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva misses with a double jab
and De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Lima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but De Lima pushes him off.
It looked like De Lima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Lima avoids the body shot from Silva.
A little feinted left hand from De Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo De Lima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Lima has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo De Lima!
Rodrigo De Lima decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
WPFC X - Breeding Ground
Date: Jul 27, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Wells is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Wells into the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wells avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Wells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Wells 's eye. #BC2#
Wells manages to break the clinch.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
As Wells looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo but Wells just gets out of the way.
Felipe Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with the combination.
Wells 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.#TD2#
Wells shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wells was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Wells keeps moving and retains side control. #T1#
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wells.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva parries the strikes from Wells easily there. Wells is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Wells tries to move to full mount but Silva actually manages to regain half guard.
Wells with the ground and pound but Silva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wells accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Silva working for a triangle but Wells defends it easily.
#SUB#
Silva looking for a triangle here. Wells is fighting it but it looks tight! Silva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wells is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Felipe Silva!
Felipe Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
WPFC 16 - Camacho vs. Fuchs 4
Date: Jun 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Owens misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Owens decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Rio inform us that Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Owens stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Owens's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Owens landing with the ground and pound.
Owens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Owens sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1##SUB2#
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Owens defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owens looking to pass the guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Owens tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Owens showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Owens 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. #SUB2#
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Owens controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Owens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Owens getting side control.
Owens wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Owens 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. #T3#
Owens content to control rather than advance.
Owens is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Owens with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Owens has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva wants to hold on but Owens pushes him away.#SUB#
Owens swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Owens's guard. A big mistake from Owens there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Owens pulls Silva in to control the position. #T4#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Silva sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Owens doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Silva paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Owens - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kolbee Owens!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Kaataja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
#CL#
Silva clinches up with Kaataja and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaataja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaataja smiles and moves away.
Kaataja avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva thuds his right hand into Kaataja's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL2#
Kaataja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaataja using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaataja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Kaataja.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaataja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaataja landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaataja misses with an elbow strike.
#T1#
Kaataja stalling the fight.
Kaataja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaataja taking a breather.
Kaataja working Silva over with knees to the body.
Kaataja lands a knee to the body.
Kaataja creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead. #TD#
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kaataja is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T2##SU2#
Kaataja stands up and waves to Silva to follow him. #CL2#
Kaataja drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Kaataja using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Kaataja leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Kaataja.
Kaataja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaataja lands a body shot.
Kaataja unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kaataja lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kaataja.
Kaataja works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaataja is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kaataja misses with a punch to the body.
Kaataja leaning against his opponent.
Silva trying to stall but Kaataja improves his position.
Kaataja swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaataja misses with some punches.
Kaataja connects with a knee to the head.
Kaataja lands a damaging elbow.
Kaataja scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Kaataja.
The referee calls for Kaataja to work.
Kaataja lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.#T4##TD#
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kaataja's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Silva working for a triangle but Kaataja defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Kaataja is proving a slippery customer.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kaataja manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Silva preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Kaataja dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Silva throws a leg kick but Kaataja moved away.#CL2#
Kaataja rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Kaataja stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaataja using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaataja has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaataja.
Kaataja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kaataja avoiding damage.
Kaataja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Kaataja has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kaataja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries to pull guard but Kaataja won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple. #T1#
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Kaataja missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kaataja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaataja lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Kaataja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaataja prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.#TD#
Silva jumps guard and drags Kaataja to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kaataja controls the pace.#SUB#
Kaataja got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaataja has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kaataja's guard. #REVR##T2#
Kaataja keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva trying to control but Kaataja is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Silva drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Silva as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kaataja screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Silva! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Felipe Silva!
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