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Event:
MMAH 79
Date: Oct 04, 2023 |
#R1#
A swing and a miss from Simpson.
OJ Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson misses with a looping left.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Simpson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Simpson defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Simpson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Simpson loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simpson.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Simpson.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpson throws out the jab. #T1#
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simpson throws a big shot that misses.
Silva is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Simpson misses with a straight right.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
#T2#
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to clinch but Simpson moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Simpson misses with a straight right.
Simpson throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva moves away from the strike by Simpson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Simpson's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Simpson scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simpson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch there but Simpson circles away.
#T3#
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Simpson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Simpson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson lands with an overhand left.
Silva looks to clinch
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva tries to clinch
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
Silva slips under a jab from Simpson.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Silva closes the distance but Simpson moves to the side
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Simpson looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simpson!
Silva wants to clinch but Simpson slips to the side
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch there but Simpson circles away.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Simpson's head. #BC#
Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Simpson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
OJ Simpson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Silva tries to clinch but Simpson is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Simpson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch there but Simpson circles away.
Simpson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva wants to clinch.#CL2#
Silva clinches.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simpson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simpson blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simpson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage. #T1#
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Simpson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Simpson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simpson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simpson's efforts to push away.
Simpson is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Simpson blocks it.
#BC#
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Silva wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simpson.
Simpson misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Simpson looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
Silva wants to clinch
and Simpson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Simpson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T3#
Silva tries to clinch up.
Simpson misses with a looping left.
Simpson backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Simpson is having none of it.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Simpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Simpson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Simpson misses with a looping right.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva tries to clinch but Simpson is having none of it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
Simpson looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch.
OJ Simpson is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Simpson scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Simpson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simpson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva darts in trying to clinch
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simpson.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
OJ Simpson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Simpson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva moves away from the strike by Simpson.
A jab from Simpson misses.
Simpson throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simpson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
Simpson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simpson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Simpson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws out a counter right but Simpson avoids it with no problem.
Silva defending well as Simpson loads up on a big left hand.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simpson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Simpson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Simpson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a jab when Simpson was well out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva slips a jab from Simpson.#T2#
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simpson scores with a hook.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson is looking to counter punch.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Simpson.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva slips a straight right by Simpson.#T3#
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Simpson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva misses with a hook
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Simpson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simpson lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simpson lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL2#
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Simpson is blocking nicely.
#T4#
Silva tries a knee to the head but Simpson blocks it.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simpson is defending well for now.#BC#
Simpson manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch but Simpson is having none of it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
Simpson looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Michael Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva moves to clinch but Simpson breaks away
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
Simpson looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva moves away from the strike by Simpson.
Silva blocks a jab.
OJ Simpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Simpson with an uppercut!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
OJ Simpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simpson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... OJ Simpson!
OJ Simpson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
CGC 1
Date: Aug 20, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Murdock gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Murdock blocks it.
#BC#
Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murdock misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a leg kick. #CL2#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Murdock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Frank Murdock has been cut.
Murdock fails to pull guard.
Silva landing knees to the head.
#BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Murdock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Murdock closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T1#
Murdock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Murdock jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Murdock.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murdock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T2#
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Murdock is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murdock backwards. #CUT2#Frank Murdock's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Murdock drops back down to his feet.
Murdock is breathing heavily.
Murdock takes a knee right on the jaw!
#TD#
Murdock successfully pulls guard.
#SU2#
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL2#
Murdock tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the head.
#T3#
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#Frank Murdock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Murdock dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Murdock jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murdock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murdock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Michael Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Silva has Murdock up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
#T4#
Murdock goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Murdock tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike. #CUT2#Jeez, Frank Murdock's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Murdock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Silva tries to clinch but Murdock moves out of range. #CL2#
Silva drives through and clinches with Murdock against the cage.
Murdock goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murdock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Murdock ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Murdock no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Murdock has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position. #T1#
Murdock looking to control.
#SU2#
Silva stands and steps away. Murdock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murdock, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murdock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murdock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2#
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
#TD#
Murdock has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
Silva pushes Murdock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!#CL2#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
#TD#
Murdock manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SU2#
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
Murdock has managed to clinch.
Murdock jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Murdock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murdock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Murdock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Silva! |
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