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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 29, 2021 |
#R1#
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Silva lands a jab to Taylor's midsection.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Silva misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Taylor clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.#BC#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Taylor throws a counter combo.
Taylor is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taylor avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A short right from Silva.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Silva breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Taylor shoots in.
Taylor wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva digs a right hand into Taylor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taylor's gas tank.
Silva blocking some punches.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Silva.
#T3#
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor lands with a big left! Silva is wobbled badly! Taylor comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Silva to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Meldrick Taylor! |
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Event:
Syn 797 Warror vs. Navarro 2
Date: May 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Silva tries to clinch up but Petrovs circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrovs! But no joy.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Petrovs stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Petrovs tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petrovs throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Silva crashing down! Silva tries to stagger back to his feet but Petrovs just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Silva asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaspars Petrovs!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kaspars Petrovs made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
AFC FN 5- Wilson vs Cruzier
Date: Apr 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Silva missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!#TD2#
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Gracie moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Silva stops Gracie from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
#SUB2#
Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms. #T1##SUB2#
Gracie has his arm under Silva's chin here. Game over son! Gracie squeezes tightly and Silva is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
AFC 10- Saint vs Bosch
Date: Apr 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Silva misses with an uppercut. Mikhasevich saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mikhasevich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mikhasevich thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Mikhasevich blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Mikhasevich.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mikhasevich.
Silva is breathing heavily.#T1#
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Mikhasevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mikhasevich thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mikhasevich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#KD2#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Mikhasevich and Silva goes tumbling to the canvas! Mikhasevich follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikhasevich tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
#SUB2#
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Mikhasevich.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mikhasevich.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Mikhasevich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva wants to improve his position but Mikhasevich is controlling well.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mikhasevich. #SUB2#
Mikhasevich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mikhasevich. #T3#
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mikhasevich controls the pace.
Mikhasevich throws a big right hand that misses.
Mikhasevich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Mikhasevich from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Mikhasevich counters with a left to the body.
Mikhasevich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mikhasevich lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Mikhasevich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mikhasevich steps in with a hook that catches Silva right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mikhasevich follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Silva looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gennady Mikhasevich!
A victorious Gennady Mikhasevich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
AFC Kickboxing Event
Date: Mar 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Saint.
Saint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saint looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saint lands with a good body shot.
Saint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saint tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL#
Silva rushes Saint and presses him up against the cage.
Saint tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Saint avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has Saint pressed against the cage, preventing Saint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Jaden Saint has been cut.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Saint misses with a low kick.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saint on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Saint misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saint lands the left hand.
Saint throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saint throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range. #KD2#
Silva walks into a big right hand from Saint and goes down! The referee sends Saint to a neutral corner as Silva gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saint throws an overhand right that has Silva reeling! Saint follows up with more punches and Silva is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaden Saint!
Jaden Saint 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:
AFC 6 - Clause vs Willington 2
Date: Feb 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silvera.
Silvera throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silvera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#KD2#
Silvera cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Silvera finish him?
#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Silvera circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Silva tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Silvera wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joao Silvera!
Joao Silvera is the new middleweight champion!
Joao Silvera decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you. |
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Event:
AFC 5- Pyke vs Silva
Date: Feb 11, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Pyke. Pyke maintains the clinch.
Pyke blocks the elbow strike.
Pyke dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pyke.
A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land.
Pyke blocks the elbow strike.
Pyke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pyke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Pyke misses with the head strike.
Pyke has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pyke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Pyke has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Pyke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pyke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Pyke controls the action.
Pyke swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pyke misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Pyke misses with some punches.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Pyke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pyke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pyke blocking some punches.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pyke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pyke backwards.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pyke prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Pyke lands with a right to the head.
Pyke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pyke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyke takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands a left hand.
Pyke has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Pyke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pyke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pyke swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land.
Pyke throws a head punch that misses.
Pyke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#It looks like Magnus Pyke has been cut.
Pyke scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pyke's elbow.
Pyke misses with a punch on the inside.
Pyke lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Pyke.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyke.
Pyke throws a head punch that misses.
Pyke taking a breather.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Pyke can't get the takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Pyke is breathing heavily.#T3#
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Pyke.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Pyke has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Pyke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Pyke controls the action.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva pushes Pyke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Pyke is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Silva.
Pyke misses with the head strike.
#T4#
Pyke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyke misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land.
Pyke working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Pyke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC2#Pyke is rocked!
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Oh Pyke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pyke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva misses with some punches.
Pyke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Pyke.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyke blocks the elbow strike.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pyke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pyke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Pyke blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva. #CUT2#Magnus Pyke's cut is getting worse.
Clinched against the cage, Silva lands a big elbow that drops Pyke! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Pyke is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
Starling Silva is the new middleweight champion!
Starling Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
AFC FN 2- Moxley vs Bridges
Date: Feb 06, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Mamchenko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva wants to control but Mamchenko is keeping busy.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mamchenko throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mamchenko's guard. Nice move by Silva!#REVB#
Mamchenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mamchenko swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1##SUB#
Mamchenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva pushes down on Mamchenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mamchenko is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Silva content just to control the position here.
Mamchenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Mamchenko tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it. #T3#
Mamchenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Mamchenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Mamchenko is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Mamchenko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mamchenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mamchenko punching from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Mamchenko has a takedown stuffed.
Silva counters with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mamchenko.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Silva drives through and clinches with Mamchenko against the cage.
Mamchenko working hard to break the clinch.
Mamchenko tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgenii Mamchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamchenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Mamchenko manages to break the clinch.
Mamchenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Mamchenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Mamchenko drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Mamchenko. Mamchenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Evgenii Mamchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mamchenko ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Mamchenko misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mamchenko shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
Silva clinches up against the cage.#T2#
Mamchenko blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva keeps control of Mamchenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mamchenko blocks an elbow strike.
Mamchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mamchenko lands a right hand.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Mamchenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mamchenko's efforts to push away.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mamchenko's elbow.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamchenko. #T3#
Mamchenko blocks the elbow strike.
#TD#
Mamchenko has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva tries to break free.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
Silva is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Silva rolls, trying to escape but Mamchenko keeps control of the position.
Mamchenko trying to control.
Mamchenko throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. #T4##ES2#
Silva manages to stand up with Mamchenko still on his back. Eventually Mamchenko drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mamchenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamchenko slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Mamchenko looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mamchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Mamchenko was not able to check.
Mamchenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mamchenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##CL#
Mamchenko clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Mamchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to work over Mamchenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD#
Mamchenko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Mamchenko manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mamchenko advances position into side control!
Mamchenko trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land. #T1#
Silva has one of Mamchenko's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Mamchenko has passed into mount! Damn!
Mamchenko controlling his opponent.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mamchenko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva regains half guard.
Mamchenko stalling. #SU#
Mamchenko stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet.
Mamchenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Mamchenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.#T3#
Mamchenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Starling Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Mamchenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Mamchenko ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Mamchenko.
#TD#
Mamchenko pulls Silva into guard.
#SUB#
Mamchenko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
Mamchenko trying to control here.
#T4#
Mamchenko lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Mamchenko is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mamchenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mamchenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgenii Mamchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Starling Silva!
Our winner, Starling Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
PFC 232 Arundel vs Gravas
Date: Dec 20, 2020 |
#R1#
Wright thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright lands with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a low kick but Wright moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Wright tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright scores with a nice body kick.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Wright motions for Silva to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a looping left.#T1#
Silva cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And Silva responds with a good body kick, but Wright manages to step out the way in time.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva jabs at Wright's body.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva cracks Wright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#ROC2#Wright is rocked!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
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!
Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and pushes Wright back into the cage.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
#T2#
Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.
Wright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Wright.
A short uppercut from Wright.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Wright avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Wright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva working aggressively here.
#BC#
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Wright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CUT2#Ira Wright's cut is getting worse.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva misses with a hook
and Wright makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Wright scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one. #ROC#Silva is rocked!
Wright scores with a body shot.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Silva is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Wright doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Silva crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Silva's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ira Wright!
A very excited looking Ira Wright made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
PFC 224 Monkey vs Gravas
Date: Nov 22, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Murphy punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva slips under a jab.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva checks a low kick from Murphy.#KD#
Murphy drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murphy is looking for the KO!#ROC#Silva is rocked!
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!
Murphy avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy drops Silva with a naaaaasty hook - Silva is in real trouble here! Murphy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Murphy!
A victorious Tobias Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
PFC 218 Graves vs Monkey
Date: Oct 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aokison loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aokison.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aokison manages to avoid it.
Aokison cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aokison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Aokison fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Aokison is now in Silva's guard.
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 seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T1#
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Aokison trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Aokison is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aokison trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Aokison pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aokison pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Aokison is trying to control the position but Silva postures up. #SUB#
Aokison looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Aokison keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #T3#
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good exchange - Aokison coming out on top.
Aokison cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva digs a good body shot into Aokison's ribs.
Aokison looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Aokison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Aokison's head but Aokison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Aokison off the cage and back into range.
Aokison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aokison scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to clinch up but Aokison keeps it at a distance.
Aokison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aokison in his tracks.
Aokison throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aokison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aokison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Silva misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Starling Silva will probably get the nod.
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 takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aokison connects with a single shot there.
Silva slips a straight right by Aokison.
Silva throws a body punch but Aokison moves out of range.
Aokison tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokison just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva cracks Aokison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aokison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Aokison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Aokison throws a hook but Silva blocks it.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Aokison to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aokison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aokison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aokison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Aokison trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aokison lands a couple of digs.
Aokison stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Aokison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aokison chips away with some ground and pound.
Aokison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aokison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Aokison 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aokison seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aokison.
Aokison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva digs a good body shot into Aokison's ribs.
Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Aokison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#TD#
Aokison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ryu Aokison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva tries to roll over but Aokison keeps him under control.#T4#
Aokison working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Silva's thigh. Silva counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Silva pulls Aokison in close to his closed guard and prevents Aokison from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Aokison from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva controlling the position.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 Ryu Aokison 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. 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.#R3#
Aokison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aokison sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Aokison avoids it this time.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Aokison moved away.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Aokison.
A left lands for Aokison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokison defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aokison will feel that in the morning.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Aokison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Aokison misses with a low kick.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aokison with a body shot.
Aokison misses with a looping left.
Aokison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Aokison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aokison checks a leg kick.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aokison changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Aokison shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aokison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aokison.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva tries to clinch but Aokison is having none of it.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aokison. Aokison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aokison dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aokison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Aokison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.#ROC2#Aokison is rocked!
Silva ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Aokison's jaw. Aokison's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Silva does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Starling Silva!
Starling Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ryu Aokison was interviewed post fight and said 'This would not happen in Japan. Pit Bull Development sells the best prodcucts!'. |
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Event:
PFC 214 Perera vs Kemp
Date: Oct 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Noir tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noir misses with a body punch.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Noir.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noir blocking some punches.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Noir controls the action.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noirs head.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noir's elbow.
Silva tries to work over Noir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noir blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva prevents a body shot from Noir.
Noir can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva pushes Noir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T1#
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva pushes Noir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noir.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noir's defenses.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noir's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Noir tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Noir fails to pull guard.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Noir blocks an uppercut.
Noir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva prevents a body shot from Noir.
Noir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva prevents a body shot from Noir. #T2#
Noir jumps guard but Silva stands there with Noir around his waist. Noir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noir's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been hearing reports that Noir has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Noir scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Noir.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Noir.
Noir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Noir blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Noir - that landed with a thud.
Noir struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noir's elbow.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Noir seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Noir misses with a punch on the inside.
Noir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noir.#T3#
Noir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Noir's brow.
Silva prevents a body shot from Noir.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #TD#
Noir has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Noir manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Noir.
Silva is not content to let Noir control the position.
Noir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Noir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva wants to improve his position but Noir is controlling well.
#T4##SUB#
Noir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Noir controlling the pace.
Silva keeping control of the position.
Noir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Noir is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Noir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Noir keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noir is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Noir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Noir trying to control the pace. #T1#
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Noir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Noir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva pulls Noir in to control the position.
Noir trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #T2#
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 is trying to control the position but Noir postures up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Noir sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Noir misses the target.
Noir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noir somewhat.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva moves out of range as Noir strikes.#T3#
Silva throws a body punch but Noir moves out of range.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Noir was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Noir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noir off to one side.
Noir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva scores with a jab. Noir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Noir tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC#Silva is rocked!
Noir needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Noir finish him?
Noir drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Silva right on the button. Silva goes down! Noir follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Noir gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Noir!
An out of breath James Noir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
PFC 205 Bennett vs Parade
Date: Sep 06, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Monkey counters with a left right combination that sends Silva crashing to the mat - Monkey wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Silva out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demon Monkey!
A victorious Demon Monkey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Galaxy Exit Wounds
Date: Aug 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Dagestanskiy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva gets through Dagestanskiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Dagestanskiy controls the action.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Dagestanskiy taking a breather.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Khaba Dagestanskiy has been cut.
Silva prevents Dagestanskiy from breaking the clinch.
Dagestanskiy blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Dagestanskiy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dagestanskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Dagestanskiy in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dagestanskiy's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Dagestanskiy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD#
Dagestanskiy jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dagestanskiy trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
#T1#
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dagestanskiy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dagestanskiy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dagestanskiy holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva 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. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dagestanskiy is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Dagestanskiy moved out of range.
Silva tests Dagestanskiy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dagestanskiy connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Dagestanskiy off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dagestanskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dagestanskiy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T3#
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dagestanskiy circles away.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Dagestanskiy counters with a straight right hand.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dagestanskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Khaba Dagestanskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dagestanskiy misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dagestanskiy's hands.
Dagestanskiy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dagestanskiy scores with a jab.
Dagestanskiy shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Dagestanskiy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Dagestanskiy throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD#
Dagestanskiy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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 is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dagestanskiy scores with a couple of nice shots.#T4#
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dagestanskiy is working away from the top position though.
Dagestanskiy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Dagestanskiy there.
Dagestanskiy is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva trying to hold on to Dagestanskiy's head to control him but Dagestanskiy postures up.
Dagestanskiy controlling the pace.
Silva told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khaba Dagestanskiy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Dagestanskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Dagestanskiy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva tries to clinch but Dagestanskiy is having none of it.
Dagestanskiy is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva throws the left hand but Dagestanskiy avoids the punch easily.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#ROC2#Dagestanskiy is rocked!
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Dagestanskiy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dagestanskiy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Dagestanskiy out cold! What a finish! Silva is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Starling Silva!
Starling Silva is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Starling Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Galaxy 4: Harmony
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Swanson.
Swanson jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Swanson throws a right hand that misses
and Swanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swanson tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Silva gets a clinch.
A short left from Silva. #BC#
Swanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swanson scores with a decent looking hook.
Swanson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Swanson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Swanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Swanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Swanson moves his leg out of the way.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Swanson.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Swanson's defenses.
Swanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swanson connects with a high kick. #T2#
Silva takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Swanson misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Swanson misses with an uppercut
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Swanson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Swanson throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Swanson moved away.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Swanson swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Swanson misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Swanson thinking.
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 Swanson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swanson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#T3#
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Swanson circles away.
Swanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick lands for Silva.
Swanson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Swanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swanson throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swanson misses with a straight left. #T4#
Silva avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Swanson misses with the combination.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Swanson moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Swanson 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
A lazy body kick from Swanson
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Swanson was not able to check. #CL2#
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Swanson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Swanson is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Swanson tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Swanson slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swanson.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Swanson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swanson checks a leg kick. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1##BC#
Swanson manages to break the clinch.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson scores with a push kick.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Swanson's head backwards.
Swanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Swanson.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Swanson slips the punch.
Silva clobbers Swanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Swanson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Swanson misses with a body shot
#KD2#
and Silva counters with a head kick that drops Swanson to the mat! Swanson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#Swanson is rocked!
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Swanson throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Swanson is looking to land body kicks.
Silva misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Swanson.
Swanson scores with a hook.
Swanson moves out of range as Silva strikes.#T3#
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Swanson's belly button to the back.
Silva throws a leg kick but Swanson moved away.
Swanson scores with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Swanson!
Silva lands an overhand right.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Swanson.
Swanson throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it. #T4#
Swanson scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson blocks a head kick by Silva.
Swanson moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Swanson moved out of range.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Swanson throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Swanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Starling Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Swanson lands a nice looking body kick.
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Swanson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Swanson counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Swanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swanson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
#T1#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Swanson. Silva shrugs it off though.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Swanson lands a body shot.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Silva.
An attempted straight right counter from Swanson misses the target.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Swanson.
Swanson punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Swanson misses with a leg kick
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva scores with a jab. Swanson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Swanson connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Swanson.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
Silva clinches with his opponent.
#T3#
Swanson tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Swanson is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Swanson manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Swanson.
A jab from Swanson finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Swanson catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Starling Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Swanson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Swanson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva staying out of range there.#T4#
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swanson lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson motions for Silva to come forward. Swanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Swanson.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Swanson.
Swanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swanson misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Swanson looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming. #CL2#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benedicte Swanson.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Starling Silva!
A victorious Starling Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
PL MMA 42
Date: Jun 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a straight right. Horn didn't see that one coming.
Horn blocks a head kick by Silva.
Horn throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Jon Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Horn moves out of range easily.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva misses with a straight right.
A left and a right from Horn both land. Nice combination.
Horn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Horn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Horn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horn throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Horn ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Horn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horn jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Horn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Horn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Horn throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Horn lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Horn avoids the body shot from Silva.
Horn throws a head kick that misses.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horn.
Horn takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CUT2#It looks like Jon Horn has been cut.
Horn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Horn misses with a straight right.
Horn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horn connects with a single shot there.
A head kick by Horn misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a body punch but Horn moves out of range.
Horn throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Good exchange - Horn coming out on top.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Horn off the cage and back into range.
Horn takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Horn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horn misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Horn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Horn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horn throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Horn's head but Horn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horn is looking for a counter combo.
Silva lands a jab to Horn's midsection.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Horn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Horn is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva avoids the body shot from Horn.
Silva misses with a leg kick. #T3#
Horn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva blocks a head kick by Horn.
Horn cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Horn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Horn misses.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Horn counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Horn misses with a leg kick.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Horn.
Horn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Horn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horn throws a head kick that misses.
Silva thuds a left hand into Horn's body.
Horn moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Horn saw it coming and moves away.
#T4#
Silva jabs Horn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Horn walks into a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Horn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva avoids the head kick by Horn.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Horn lands a body shot.
Horn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horn.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Horn's belly button to the back.
Horn tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Horn moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva jabs Horn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Starling Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Horn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Horn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Horn throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Horn - that will leave a mark!
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a head kick but Horn moves out of range.
Horn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Horn moved out of range nicely.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horn.
Horn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Horn tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horn lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Good leg kick by Horn.
Horn throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horn throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Horn throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Horn tries a head kick but it misses.
Horn misses with a kick to the body.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Horn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva clobbers Horn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Horn throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a hook but Horn blocks it.
Horn throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids the head kick by Horn.
Silva tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Horn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva keeps Horn at a distance using the push kick.
Silva moves forwards but Horn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horn misses with a hook.#T2#
Horn throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Horn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horn misses with a body kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Silva misses.
Horn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Horn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horn misses the shot to the body.
Silva scores with a nice strike.#ROC2#Horn is rocked!
Horn 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.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horn.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Horn tries a head kick but it misses.
Horn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Horn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#Jon Horn's cut is getting worse.
Horn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horn avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva cracks Horn with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Starling Silva!
A very excited looking Starling Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
PL MMA 40 Big Day!!!
Date: May 23, 2020 |
#R1#
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dagestanskiy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dagestanskiy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good work by Dagestanskiy as he checks the leg kick.
Dagestanskiy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Dagestanskiy clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Dagestanskiy throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dagestanskiy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dagestanskiy throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva slips under a jab from Dagestanskiy.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Dagestanskiy throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws out a counter right but Dagestanskiy avoids it with no problem.
Dagestanskiy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dagestanskiy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dagestanskiy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Dagestanskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lands with a straight right. Dagestanskiy didn't see that one coming.
Dagestanskiy moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dagestanskiy dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Dagestanskiy attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Dagestanskiy throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starling Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dagestanskiy misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dagestanskiy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T2#
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dagestanskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD#
Dagestanskiy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dagestanskiy trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Dagestanskiy is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Dagestanskiy trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Dagestanskiy preventing the sweep. #T3#
Dagestanskiy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dagestanskiy trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Silva passes Dagestanskiy's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T4#
Silva stalling.
Dagestanskiy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dagestanskiy continues to stall.
Dagestanskiy wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dagestanskiy is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dagestanskiy desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that 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.
#R2#
Dagestanskiy misses the jab.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dagestanskiy. That did some damage!
Dagestanskiy throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dagestanskiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dagestanskiy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dagestanskiy slips a jab from Silva.
Silva slips a jab from Dagestanskiy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to bum rush Dagestanskiy with a series of wild strikes but Dagestanskiy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Dagestanskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Dagestanskiy is looking for a counter combo.#T1#
Dagestanskiy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Silva rushes Dagestanskiy and presses him up against the cage.
Dagestanskiy blocks the elbow strike.
Dagestanskiy lands a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Dagestanskiy struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dagestanskiys head.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dagestanskiy backwards.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Dagestanskiy.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
#T2#
Dagestanskiy lands a shoulder strike.
Dagestanskiy wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dagestanskiy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dagestanskiy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dagestanskiy avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Dagestanskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva prevents a body shot from Dagestanskiy.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Dagestanskiy.
Silva has Dagestanskiy pressed against the cage, preventing Dagestanskiy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Dagestanskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Dagestanskiy scores with a jab.#T3#
Dagestanskiy checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dagestanskiy on the side of the head. #ROC2#
Dagestanskiy is rocked!
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
#KD#
Dagestanskiy drops Silva with a left right combo! Dagestanskiy follows him down to the ground into side control.
#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Dagestanskiy finish him?
Dagestanskiy cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dagestanskiy in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Silva looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dagestanskiy turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khaba Dagestanskiy!
Khaba Dagestanskiy is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Khaba Dagestanskiy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
PL MMA 34Dagestanskiy vs White
Date: Apr 29, 2020 |
#R1#
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva misses the jab.
Horn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Horn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horn lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#
It looks like Jon Horn has been cut.
Jon Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Horn.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Horn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Horn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Horn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Horn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horn staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Horn misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Horn moves out of range easily.
Horn connects with an inside leg kick.
Horn wants to clinch.#T1#
Horn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Horn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Horn counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off. #CL#
Silva gets a clinch.
Horn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Horn in his tracks for a moment.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Horn avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Horn tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Horn is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Horn is trying to break free.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Horn's efforts to push away.
Horn takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horn working hard to break the clinch.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
That has opened up Jon Horn's cut even more.
Horn tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Horn takes an elbow to the forehead. #ROC#
Horn is rocked!#CUT#
The cut above Jon Horn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Horn shrugs off.
Horn is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?#CUT#
Jon Horn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Horn tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Horn tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horn tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Horn to his knees! Silva keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
Starling Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
PL MMA 28 Silva vs Swanson
Date: Apr 08, 2020 |
#R1#
Swanson scores with a nice strike.
Swanson lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Swanson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva slips under a jab from Swanson.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
Swanson misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Swanson blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Swanson - just one landing.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Swanson.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Swanson - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Swanson lands a right hook to the body.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Swanson connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Swanson.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Swanson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Swanson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Swanson checks a low kick from Silva.#T2#
Swanson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Swanson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swanson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva tries to counter by clinching up but Swanson breaks away and moves out of range.
Silva lunges at Swanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swanson's hand.
Swanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Swanson settles back down.
It appears Silva was looking to counter with a kick there.
Silva avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Swanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T3#
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Swanson 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.
Swanson swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Swanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson thumps Silva with a low kick.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Swanson is looking to land body kicks.
Swanson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T4#
Swanson throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Swanson misses
letting Silva counter with a 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 misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swanson cracks Silva with a good jab.
Swanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Swanson misses.
Swanson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Nice cross by Swanson.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Swanson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedicte Swanson 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 moves out of range of the leg kick from Swanson.
Swanson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Swanson misses with a left hand #CL#
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Swanson's head.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Swanson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swanson.
Swanson is trying to break free.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Swanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 nice left hand lands by Swanson.
Swanson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva lands a left hand.
#T1##BC2#
Swanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Swanson. Beautiful body shot.
Silva is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Swanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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 blocks a jab.
Silva blocks a head kick by Swanson.
#T2#
Swanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Swanson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Swanson jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swanson throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swanson.
Swanson misses with a left hand
and Swanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swanson feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Swanson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.#T3#
Swanson takes one to the side of the head.
Swanson scores with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Swanson.
Swanson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A countering left hand to the body from Swanson misses.
Swanson thumps Silva with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Swanson.
Swanson slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T4#
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!
Swanson thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Swanson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A clash of legs there as Swanson blocks the low kick.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swanson throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Swanson just manages to avoid it.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
A left lands for Silva.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Swanson.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swanson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T1#
Swanson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Swanson looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Swanson.
Swanson throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swanson scores with a nice strike.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but Swanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Swanson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva checks a low kick from Swanson.
Silva defending well as Swanson loads up on a big left hand.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.#T2#
Swanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva presses Swanson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Swanson.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva tries a body shot but Swanson blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva tries a body shot but Swanson blocks it.
Silva keeps control of Swanson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Silva tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva is leaning against Swanson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Swanson trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Swanson into the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T3#
Silva lands a body shot.
Swanson can't break the clinch.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
Swanson blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva digs a right hand into Swanson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Swanson's gas tank.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Swanson tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Swansons head.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Silva.
Swanson takes a shot to the head.
Starling Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva lands an elbow inside. #ROC#
Swanson is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Benedicte Swanson has been cut.
Silva prevents Swanson from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
#T4#
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swanson misses with a knee strike.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Swansons head.
Swanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva lands an uppercut.
Swanson trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Swanson into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Benedicte Swanson's cut.
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#
Swanson drops his hands momentarily. Silva doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Swanson staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Swanson doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Starling Silva!
Starling Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
PL MMA 22 Minerva vs McDonald
Date: Mar 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Ambe misses with a looping left.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ambe's sensitive parts.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ambe.
Ambe looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Ambe 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.
Silva cracks Ambe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva scores with a hook.
Ambe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ambe throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Ambe's head back.
#ROC#
Ambe is rocked!
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ambe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ambe is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Ambe walks straight into a right hand from Silva - that's dropped him! Silva jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Ambe from any more punishment! Ambe complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Starling Silva!
Starling Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Rick Ambe had this to say: 'retirement here i come '.
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Event:
Tokyo Monday Night Raw
Date: Feb 17, 2020 |
#R1#
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Jake The Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves out of range as The Dog strikes.
The Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dog misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but The Dog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Jake The Dog has been cut.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Silva misses its target.
The Dog throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
The Dog cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Dog misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
The Dog connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dog missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Some bone on bone action there as The Dog checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Dog misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
The Dog slips under a jab.
The Dog misses the jab.
The Dog looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
The Dog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Dog is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as The Dog blocks the leg kick.
The Dog cracks Silva with a good jab.#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Dog.
A shot to the body from The Dog misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva thuds a left hand into The Dog's body.#KD2#
The Dog drops Silva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Silva looks back up at him and smiles so The Dog waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dog moves in close and cracks Silva with a massive right hand! Silva, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by The Dog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake The Dog!
After the fight, Jake The Dog was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
CEC 690 Vilson vs Grande
Date: Jan 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva throws a low kick but Knox avoids it.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Knox moved away.
Knox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Knox misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox cracks the inside of Silva's front leg. #KD#
Knox cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Knox finish him?
#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox weaves into range and cracks Silva right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Silva goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Knox is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Archibald Knox!
Archibald Knox made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Switched it up , my manager is class.'.
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Event:
CEC 687.55
Date: Dec 20, 2019 |
#R1#
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
McDonald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDonald tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald . Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and McDonald counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Silva clinches up with McDonald and pushes him back against the ropes.
McDonald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
McDonald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald . #T1#
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Cletus McDonald has been cut.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent McDonald 's takedown attempt.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands an elbow inside that McDonald shrugs off.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonald s head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
McDonald works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald misses with some punches.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes. #T2#
Silva lands with a right to the head.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Silva lands a body shot.
We've been informed that McDonald has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonald tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald .
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Silva. #T3#
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
A short left from McDonald .
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
That has opened up Cletus McDonald 's cut even more.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva digs a right hand into McDonald 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonald 's gas tank.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
McDonald lands with a light punch inside.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Silva.
McDonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Silva. #ROC#
McDonald is rocked!
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Silva has McDonald pressed against the ropes. He pushes McDonald back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Silva throws a beautiful elbow that sends McDonald crashing to the floor! Silva piles on the pressure with more strikes! McDonald is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
A very excited looking Starling Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Cletus McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'A country boy can survive'.
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Event:
Birthday Bash
Date: Nov 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Scarn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scarn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CUT2#
It looks like Michael Scarn has been cut.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva misses the jab.
Scarn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Scarn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva moves out of range as Scarn strikes.
Scarn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot by Silva.
Scarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarn jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Scarn.
Silva wants to slow Scarn down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Silva misses the jab.
Scarn tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scarn shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Scarn down.
Scarn throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Scarn tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy body kick from Scarn
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Scarn's knee but Scarn avoids it well.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scarn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Scarn moves out of range easily.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Silva misses with a body shot.
Scarn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva avoids the body shot from Scarn.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Scarn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Scarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scarn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Scarn moved out of range nicely.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scarn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scarn throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva. #T3#
Scarn throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scarn misses with a body shot.
Scarn connects with a body shot.
Scarn tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Scarn walks into a left hand.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Scarn down.
Scarn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
That kick from Scarn tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scarn slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Scarn.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Scarn tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Scarn misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Scarn moved out of range.
Scarn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scarn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Scarn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Scarn misses with a low kick.
Michael Scarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
A lazy left from Scarn finds it's target.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Scarn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Scarn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Scarn's cut.
That's time! Scarn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Scarn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.#CL#
Scarn instigates a clinch.
Silva is leaning against Scarn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scarns head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva presses Scarn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva lands a right hand.
Scarn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Scarn in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Scarn shrugs off.
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!
Good body shot from Silva.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva cracks Scarn with a nice body shot.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva pushes Scarn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scarn's defenses.
Silva works on Scarn's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva lands an elbow just above Scarn 's eye. #T1#
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scarn backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scarn throws an elbow but misses.
Starling Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scarn misses with an elbow strike.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Scarn's ribcage. Scarn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scarn backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2#
Scarn is rocked!
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scarn backwards.
Oh Scarn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#
Michael Scarn's cut is getting worse.
Clinched against the cage, Silva lands a big elbow that drops Scarn! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Scarn is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Starling Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
CEC Halloween
Date: Oct 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Silva throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murhaa thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Murhaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Murhaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Murhaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Silva moves forwards but Murhaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murhaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
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!
Murhaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Silva throws a leg kick
and Murhaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Phol Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Murhaa throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva 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.
Murhaa swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murhaa throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murhaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a right hand
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa lands a head shot.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
That kick from Murhaa tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Murhaa walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Murhaa swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Silva's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Murhaa!
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Event:
CEC 678.5
Date: Oct 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Silva tries to move into range but Runnisto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Runnisto misses with a two punch combination.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva slips a straight right by Runnisto.
Runnisto lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Runnisto.
Runnisto throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Runnisto moves out of range.
Runnisto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Runnisto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Runnisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Runnisto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runnisto manages to avoid it.
Runnisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Runnisto avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Runnisto staying out of range there.
Runnisto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runnisto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a straight left. #T2#
Runnisto moves out of range of the strikes.
Runnisto scores with a punch to the head.
Runnisto 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.
Silva defending well as Runnisto loads up on a big left hand.
Runnisto backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body punch from Runnisto.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva lands a jab to Runnisto's midsection.
Silva misses with a hook
enabling Runnisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Runnisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva defending well as Runnisto loads up on a big left hand.
Runnisto throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Runnisto throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Runnisto takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Runnisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Runnisto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Runnisto at a distance.
Runnisto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Runnisto misses with a body shot.
Runnisto misses with a few strikes there.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Runnisto's head.#KD2#
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Runnisto tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Runnisto back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Iikka Runnisto has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Runnisto throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T4#
Runnisto lands with an overhand left.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Runnisto should have avoided that one.
That kick from Runnisto tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Runnisto lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto connects with a solid leg kick.
Runnisto blocks a low kick nicely.
Runnisto swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Runnisto misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Runnisto throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
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 Iikka Runnisto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iikka Runnisto's cut.
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#
Runnisto thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Runnisto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Runnisto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Runnisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Runnisto.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Runnisto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 misses with a leg kick.
Runnisto staying out of range there.
Runnisto scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Runnisto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1##BC#
Runnisto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnisto is just out of range.
Runnisto throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Good shot there by Runnisto.
Runnisto lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Runnisto throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the body.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Runnisto can pounce on him.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Jab by Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runnisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Runnisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Runnisto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Runnisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Runnisto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Runnisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a body punch but Runnisto moves out of range.
Runnisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Runnisto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Runnisto connects with a looping right hand.
#T3#
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Runnisto as he checks the leg kick.
Runnisto scores with a nice head shot.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Runnisto throws a monster overhand right that drops Silva! Runnisto follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iikka Runnisto!
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Event:
NSC 54: Dupree vs Bizihwaeile
Date: Sep 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Salvador is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salvador bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salvador tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Salvador connects with a body shot.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Salvador takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salvador. Salvador obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Salvador tries a head kick but it misses.
Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws out a counter right but Salvador avoids it with no problem.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvador is just out of range.
Silva misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvador connects with a high kick.
Salvador pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the ropes. Salvador follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Salvador.
Salvador throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Salvador throws a head punch that misses.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Salvador avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Salvador misses with some punches.
Salvador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Salvador.
Salvador takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva prevents a body shot from Salvador.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Salvador tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salvador misses with a punch on the inside.
Salvador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salvador misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Salvador fails to land.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salvador throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salvador or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands an elbow just above Salvador 's eye.
Salvador has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Salvador on the inside.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Salvador.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salvador takes one on the button.
Salvador shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salvador looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
George Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva lands with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Salvador's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salvador smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Salvador wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salvador looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salvador cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salvador rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salvador lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvador takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#T1#
Silva throws a hook to the side of Salvador's head but Salvador sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salvador slips a jab from Silva.
Salvador looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Salvador misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Salvador shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva jabs Salvador right on the nose. Salvador blinks but takes it well.#ROC2#
Salvador is rocked!
A jab from Salvador misses.
Oh Salvador is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salvador. Salvador obviously looking to wear him down.
Salvador seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvador.
Salvador checks a low kick from Silva.#KD2#
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Salvador tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Salvador back to his feet - he wants the finish!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Salvador does it's job there.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Salvador counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Salvador.
Salvador drops his hands for a split second and Silva immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Salvador face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Silva follows up with a right hand that knocks Salvador into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Starling Silva!
Starling Silva is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Starling Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
NSC 47 PPV
Date: Aug 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Silva works the jab nicely.#CUT2#
It looks like Synyx Dall has been cut.
Dall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starling Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dall's head backwards.
Dall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dall is defended easily by Silva.
Dall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dall misses with an uppercut.
Dall on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Silva.
As Silva looks to move away, Dall throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Dall counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard. #SUB#
Dall 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#
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva slows the pace down. #T2#
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva tries to move to mount but Dall blocks the move with his legs.
Dall is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dall tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Starling Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Synyx Dall's cut.
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 lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva connects with the punch.
Dall scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva tries to clinch #TD#
and Dall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dall.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dall looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Dall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Dall preventing the sweep.
Dall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dall is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Dall has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Dall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Dall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva is not content to let Dall control the position.#SUB#
Dall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Dall eventually gives up the hold.
Dall trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Synyx Dall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Synyx Dall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Dall needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Dall misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dall missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dall needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
#KD2#
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Dall tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Dall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Synyx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#ROC2#
Dall is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Silva swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Starling Silva!
Synyx Dall spoke after the fight, saying 'You're never too old to lose!'.
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Event:
NSC 42: Wolf vs Boston
Date: Jul 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Packer on the side of the head.
Silva motions for Packer to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Packer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Packer looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Packer.
A head kick by Packer misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Packer misses with a wild body shot.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Packer misses with the combination.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
#T1#
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Packer throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Packer looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Packer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Packer takes one to the side of the head.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Packer is able to avoid easily.
Packer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Packer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva is looking to chop away at Packer's legs.
Packer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Packer throws a quick inside leg kick. #T2#
Packer throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Packer only half commits.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Packer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Packer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Packer on the side of the head.
Silva takes a swing at Packer's ribcage but misses.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Packer throws a counter combo.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Packer.
Packer misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva moves out of range as Packer strikes.
Silva moves away from the strike by Packer.
Packer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Packer looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Silva misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Packer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Packer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Packer throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Packer's knee momentarily.
Packer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Packer unleashes a big counter combination but Silva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Packer lands with an overhand left.
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 Packer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Packer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Packer throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Packer misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Packer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Silva.
Starling Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva is looking to slow Packer down with leg kicks. #T1#
Packer tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a hook.
It looks like Silva has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Packer blocks a jab.
Packer misses the shot to the body.
Packer scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Packer on that attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva cracks Packer with an open hand slap.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Packer. Packer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Packer moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Packer scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Packer's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Packer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Packer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2#
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Packer.
Packer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Packer throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Packer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Packer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Packer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Packer will feel that in the morning.#CL2#
Packer has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva. #CUT#
It looks like Todd Packer has been cut.
Silva blocks a body shot from Packer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Packer.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Packer.
Packer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Packer blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Todd Packer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Todd Packer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Packer throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Packer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Packer. That one must have hurt.
Packer tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Packer throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Packer avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Packer doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands with a hook. Packer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy body kick from Packer
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva defending well as Packer loads up on a big left hand.
As Packer backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Packer checks a low kick from Silva.#T1#
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Packer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Packer! But no joy.
Silva tests Packer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Packer takes one to the side of the head.
Starling Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Packer scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Silva gets a clinch.
Packer pushes Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Packer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Packer's elbow.
Silva lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Packer blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Packer lands a nice uppercut.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Packer misses with the head strike.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Packers head.
Packer blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Packer.
Silva avoiding damage as Packer throws knees to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Packer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Packer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Packer can turn it around.
Packer can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva works on Packer's body with a couple of short punches.
Packer scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Packer.
Packer lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Packer - that landed with a thud.
Todd Packer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is stalling here.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Starling Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Starling Silva!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Starling Silva!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Starling Silva!
Starling Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
NSC 35: Filch vs Cha
Date: Jun 25, 2019 |
#R1#
Bornholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Bornholm misses with a leg kick
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bornholm really felt that one!
Bornholm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bornholm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Bornholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bornholm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bornholm misses with a kick to the body.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Bornholm moved out of range nicely.
Bornholm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bornholm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bornholm throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Bornholm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Bornholm misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva cracks the inside of Bornholm's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bornholm slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Bornholm moves out of range. #T1#
Silva throws a right hand that Bornholm ducks under and follows up with a left that Bornholm also avoids with ease.
Bornholm flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Bornholm lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bornholm manages to avoid it.
Bornholm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva digs a good body shot into Bornholm's ribs.
Bornholm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Bornholm throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bornholm.
Bornholm misses with a wild combination.
Silva blocks a head kick by Bornholm.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Bornholm throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Bornholm counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T2#
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!
Bornholm gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Bornholm throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Bornholm cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bornholm throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Daniel Bornholm has been cut.
Bornholm scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bornholm.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bornholm momentarily.
Bornholm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Bornholm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bornholm blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bornholm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Silva throws a hook to the side of Bornholm's head but Bornholm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Bornholm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bornholm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bornholm can do to turn this around?
Bornholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Bornholm cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bornholm scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Bornholm moves his leg out of the way.
Bornholm throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bornholm throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Bornholm slips a jab from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bornholm.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Bornholm seems unphased.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Starling Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva checks a low kick from Bornholm.
Bornholm moves out of range of the body kick.
Bornholm scores with a shot to the body.
Bornholm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL#
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Bornholm avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Bornholm.
Bornholm blocks an elbow strike.#BC2#
Bornholm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Bornholm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Bornholm slips a straight right by Silva.
Bornholm throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Bornholm misses its intended target.
Bornholm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bornholm throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bornholm. That's going to slow Silva down.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Bornholm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bornholm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bornholm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bornholm tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bornholm.
Bornholm misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bornholm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bornholm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Bornholm's head back.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Bornholm off balance momentarily.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Bornholm throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bornholm.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bornholm! But no joy.
Bornholm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bornholm throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Bornholm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bornholm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick but Bornholm sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bornholm tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bornholm throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bornholm wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range. #T1#
Bornholm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Bornholm lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Bornholm counters with a left to the body.
Bornholm looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Bornholm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bornholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Bornholm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Bornholm manages to avoid it.
Bornholm misses with a left hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD#
Silva drops Bornholm with a beautiful combination! Bornholm stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silva is looking for the KO!
Daniel Bornholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#ROC#
Bornholm is rocked!
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 pounces like a tiger and cracks Bornholm with a vicious hook! Bornholm is down but not out! Silva follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Starling Silva!
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Event:
PSE 45
Date: May 25, 2019 |
#R1#
Nice body punch from Krampus.
Krampus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Krampus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krampus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Krampus misses with a looping left.#KD2#
Krampus lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Krampus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Krampus's calf.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krampus.
A lazy body kick from Silva #CL2#
and Krampus moves into the clinch.
Silva blocks a body shot from Krampus.
Krampus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krampus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krampus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krampus blocks a body shot from Silva.
Krampus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Dexter Krampus has been cut.
Krampus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krampus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Krampus lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards. #T1#
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krampus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krampus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krampus struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Krampus prevents a body shot from Silva.
Krampus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krampus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krampus working aggressively here.
#TD2#
Krampus pulls Silva into guard.
#SUB2#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Krampus looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2#
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Krampus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krampus tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Krampus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Krampus wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Krampus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.#T3#
Krampus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Krampus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva 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#
Krampus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws Krampus's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva controlling the position.
Krampus is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Krampus sneaks back into half guard.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Krampus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Krampus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Krampus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Krampus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krampus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
Krampus scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Krampus lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Silva looks up at the clock. Bad move! Krampus lands a right hand from hell, dropping Silva. Krampus pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Krampus!
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Event:
DFN#57 Muller vs Trew
Date: Oct 27, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Tudekiks moves into the clinch successfully.
Tudekiks lands a right hand.
Tudekiks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Tudekiks controls his hands.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tudekiks dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tudekiks tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tudekiks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Tudekiks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Silva. #CUT#
It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
Tudekiks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva blocks a body shot from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks leaning against his opponent.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Tudekiks lands an uppercut.
Tudekiks looking to stall.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Tudekiks swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tudekiks backwards.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tudekiks lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Tudekiks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Tudekiks should have avoided that one.
Tudekiks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Tudekiks drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
#T2#
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Tudekiks's head.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva gets through Tudekiks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#
Tudekiks is rocked!
A short right from Silva.
Tudekiks is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Silva lands a big elbow that drops Tudekiks! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Tudekiks is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
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Event:
DUEL#183 Denis vs Parker
Date: Sep 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Ashton misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eric Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashton misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Silva #TD#
and Ashton counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Ashton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ashton in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Silva struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ashton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T1#
Silva stops Ashton from passing to mount. #SUB#
Ashton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva wants to control but Ashton postures up.
Silva isn't going anywhere.#SUB#
Ashton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ashton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ashton tries to advance to mount but can't. #SUB#
Ashton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Ashton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ashton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Ashton trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Ashton's back. He's all about the action.#SUB#
Ashton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ashton. #T3#
Silva won't allow Ashton to pass to mount.
Ashton is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Ashton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Well, if Ashton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva wants to improve his position but Ashton is controlling well.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ashton wants to advance to full mount but Silva doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ashton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Ashton's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Ashton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Ashton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ashton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ashton trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ashton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ashton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ashton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ashton was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva takes a swing at Ashton's ribcage but misses.
Ashton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.#CL#
Ashton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva's coach down at The Takeover was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva pushes Ashton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ashton lands an uppercut.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ashton.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T1#
Ashton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ashton stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Ashton tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Ashton back against the cage.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ashton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ashton can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Ashton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Ashton in his tracks for a moment.
Ashton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ashton misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ashton takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Ashton in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ashton is working Silva over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Silva. #T2#
Ashton misses with a punch to the body.
Ashton tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Ashton tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ashton misses with a punch to the body.
Silva works on Ashton's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Ashton digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ashton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ashton digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Ashton wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Ashton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ashton can't get the takedown.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ashton looking for a takedown.
Ashton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva blocks a body shot from Ashton.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Ashton misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Silva lands a damaging elbow. #TD#
Ashton wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Ashton persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.#ES2#
Silva pushes Ashton off and gets back to his feet.
Ashton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ashton thumps Silva with a low kick.
Ashton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva throws a hook but Ashton avoids it easily.
Ashton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva throws a jab when Ashton was well out of range.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Eric Ashton has been cut.
Silva lands a left hand.
Starling Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD#
Ashton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #T4#
Silva controlling the position.
Ashton wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Ashton passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ashton wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Ashton is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Ashton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is staying active underneath Ashton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Ashton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Silva throws a head kick but Ashton moves out of range.
A slow jab from Ashton misses its intended target.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Ashton connects with a solid leg kick.
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.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Ashton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Ashton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T1#
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ashton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ashton misses with a body punch.
Ashton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ashton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands a body punch.
Ashton lands a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Ashton backwards.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ashton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ashton struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Ashton tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
#T2#
Silva prevents a body shot from Ashton.
Ashton blocks a body shot from Silva.
Ashton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ashton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva working aggressively here.
A short left from Silva.
Ashton tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ashton misses with a body punch.
Ashton tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Ashton back against the cage.
Ashton wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Ashton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ashton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ashton tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Nice elbow from Silva.
Ashton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ashton avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Ashton misses with a punch to the body.
Ashton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Ashton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a body shot from Ashton.
Ashton tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ashton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ashton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Ashton backwards. #ROC2#
Ashton is rocked!
A short left from Silva.
Oh Ashton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva dips a shoulder and cracks Ashton with a mighty uppercut! Ashton falls back against the cage and Silva unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ashton is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Silva screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
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Event:
MMMA 90 Take Vs Moors
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Silva slips a straight right by Atunes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Atunes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Atunes wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Atunes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Atunes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Atunes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Atunes moves out of range of the body kick.
Atunes throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Atunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Atunes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Atunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes's elbow.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike.#T1#
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atunes wants to break free but Silva has control.
Atunes wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva pushes Atunes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atunes lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Atunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes misses the jab.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Atunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva slips under a jab from Atunes.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva keeps Atunes at a distance using the push kick.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Atunes with a nice cross.#CL2#
Silva rushes Atunes and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T3#
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Atunes counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Atunes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Atunes.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atunes connects with a jab.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Atunes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Atunes.
Atunes throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it. #T4#
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atunes cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Atunes blocks the low kick.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva looks to clinch
and Atunes counters with a leg kick.
Atunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Atunes swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Atunes 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.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Atunes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Atunes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Atunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Atunes's head back.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Atunes misses with a double jab.
Atunes lands with a nice body punch.
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 lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atunes. That one must have hurt.#T1#
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Starling Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice body kick from Atunes.
Jab by Silva.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva slips a straight right by Atunes.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes.#T3#
Silva motions for Atunes to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva thumps Atunes with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Atunes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva moves out of range as Atunes strikes.
Atunes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Atunes backing up. Atunes nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva scores with the left hand. Atunes knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atunes.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Atunes connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Atunes misses with a leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva connects with a high kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atunes.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Atunes shrugs it off though.
Atunes lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Atunes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Atunes looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Atunes. Beautiful body shot.
Silva throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Atunes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva slips under a jab.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atunes doesn't seem phased though.
Good exchange - Atunes coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Atunes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Atunes swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Atunes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left lands for Silva.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Atunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Atunes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Atunes lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Atunes misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2#
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva blocks a jab.
Atunes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Atunes blocks the body kick.
Silva looks to land a combination but Atunes avoids it well.
Atunes throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Atunes lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Atunes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Atunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Atunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atunes blocks a low kick nicely.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T3#
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Atunes is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva misses with a double jab.
As Silva backs away, Atunes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Silva tries to move into range but Atunes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Atunes tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Atunes is looking to land body kicks.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Atunes checks it well.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Atunes takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Silva throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Atunes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Atunes misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Atunes will be more careful next time no doubt. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atunes is looking to land body kicks.
Atunes misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atunes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Atunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leonardo Atunes.
I think Atunes 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Event:
MMMA 85 McKane Vs Van Gaal
Date: Jul 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Houston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva's coach down at The Takeover was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#KD#
Houston lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Houston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Houston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Houston finish him?
Max Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston knocks out Silva with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Houston before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Houston picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Houston!
An out of breath Max Houston thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
MMMA 82 Qasi Vs McKane
Date: Jun 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Okunaba shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Okunaba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Okunaba fails to land the takedown.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Okunaba fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sisu Okunaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Okunaba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Okunaba checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Okunaba avoids it.
Okunaba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.#TD#
Okunaba closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Okunaba trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #T1#
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Okunaba is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Okunaba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Okunaba.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Okunaba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Okunaba is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Okunaba looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
#SUB#
Okunaba isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Okunaba on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!#T2#
Silva staying calm.
Okunaba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Okunaba is looking for a sweep.
Okunaba can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Okunaba tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Okunaba struggling a bit here.#T3#
Okunaba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Okunaba is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Silva is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva moves to the back.
I really don't envy Okunaba right now.
Okunaba is working hard here to advance position.
My spies in The Takeover inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Okunaba trying to control the action but Silva just sinks the hooks in. #T4#
Silva slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okunaba wants to escape the position.
Silva controls the action.
Okunaba looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Silva keeps control of the position easily here as Okunaba tries to buck him off.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okunaba trying to control but not successfully.
Okunaba tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Okunaba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Okunaba.
Okunaba lands a decent elbow from side control.
Okunaba creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Okunaba misses with the ground and pound.
Okunaba creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Okunaba are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Okunaba lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva tries to bench press Okunaba off him but Okunaba keeps the position.
Okunaba throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.#T1#
Okunaba working the strikes but Silva uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Okunaba trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Okunaba working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Okunaba tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva stalling.
Starling Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Okunaba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Okunaba looking for submissions off his back.
Silva controlling the action here.#SUB#
Okunaba has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Silva escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Silva!
Okunaba wants to control but Silva postures up.#T3#
Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Okunaba is looking for a sweep.
Okunaba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Okunaba punches the canvas rather than the man. #SUB#
Okunaba is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Okunaba misses with a punch to the head. #SUB#
Okunaba is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Silva is defending well though. Okunaba let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB#
Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Okunaba's arms. #T4#
Okunaba throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Silva tries to roll but Okunaba sticks to his back.
Okunaba throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Okunaba misses with punches from the back.
Okunaba thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Silva is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Okunaba off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva turns into Okunaba and is now in his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Okunaba has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Okunaba working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Okunaba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sisu Okunaba dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Okunaba throws a head kick that misses.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Okunaba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okunaba off to one side.
Okunaba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Okunaba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Okunaba persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Okunaba is just content to waste time from the top position. Silva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Okunaba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okunaba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okunaba wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva trying to survive by controlling the hands. #T1##SUB#
Silva showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
Okunaba working for the choke.
Okunaba struggling to land strikes to the head as Silva covers up.
Okunaba is not going to allow Silva to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Okunaba working for a choke but Silva reverses nicely into Okunaba 's guard.
Silva is stalling in the full guard. #T2##SUB#
Okunaba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva 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. #SUB#
Okunaba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Okunaba working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.
Okunaba is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Okunaba is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T3#
Okunaba tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Okunaba wants to get back to full guard but Silva has passed into side control.
Silva just content to control the position.
Okunaba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Okunaba gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Okunaba actively working from the bottom here.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva is pressing down on Okunaba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Okunaba is holding on for now.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Okunaba trying to get back to full guard but Silva takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Okunaba wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Silva has the hooks in. Okunaba is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Okunaba tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Okunaba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Starling Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Starling Silva!
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Event:
MMMA Fright Night 5
Date: May 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva moves away from the strike by Legstrong.
Legstrong jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Legstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legstrong! But no joy.
Legstrong throws a big shot that misses.
Legstrong throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Legstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Legstrong is just out of range.
Legstrong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Legstrong walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legstrong moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Legstrong under the eye.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Legstrong.
Silva thuds his right hand into Legstrong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Legstrong throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Legstrong avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva throws the left hand but Legstrong avoids the punch easily.
Legstrong lands a jab to the head.
Silva is looking to chop away at Legstrong's legs.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legstrong missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva is looking for a counter combo.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva misses with a low kick as Legstrong jumps back.#TD2#
Legstrong shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Legstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Legstrong wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Legstrong wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva pulls Legstrong in close to prevent any damage.
Legstrong wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Legstrong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Legstrong preventing the sweep. #T3#
Legstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legstrong is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD2#
Legstrong shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking to control Legstrong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Legstrong not doing much here.
It looks like Legstrong might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T4#
Silva is not content to let Legstrong control the position.
Legstrong tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Legstrong is working away from the top position though.
Legstrong controlling the action here.
Legstrong passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Silva throws a combination. Legstrong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Legstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Legstrong had a free shot at his head there.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Legstrong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong.
Legstrong throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Legstrong circles away.
Starling Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva misses with a hook.
Legstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Legstrong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Legstrong counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Legstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Legstrong moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Legstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A clash of legs there as Legstrong blocks the low kick.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legstrong finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Legstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva defending well as Legstrong loads up on a big left hand.
Legstrong pounces like a tiger and cracks Silva with a vicious hook! Silva is down but not out! Legstrong follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lance Legstrong!
During a confident post fight interview, Lance Legstrong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
MMMA Fright Night 4
Date: Apr 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Lobo feints a counter leg kick.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Antonio Lobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
Lobo moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva blocking some punches.
Lobo throws a head punch that misses.
Lobo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lobo - that landed with a thud.
Lobo throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Lobo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lobo misses with a punch to the body.
Lobo misses with the head strike.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva tries a body shot but Lobo blocks it.
Lobo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva tries to work over Lobo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lobo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Lobo tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Starling Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Lobo.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lobo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Lobo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lobo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lobo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lobo throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lobo lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva blocking some punches.
Lobo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lobo's elbow. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lobo.
Silva pushes Lobo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva cracks Lobo with a nice body shot.
Silva tries to work over Lobo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Silva.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Lobo controls the action.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lobo.
A head punch on the inside from Lobo fails to land.
Lobo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Lobo misses with some punches.
Silva blocks a body shot from Lobo.
Lobo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Lobo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lobo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lobo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T3#
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Lobo.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Lobo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.#CL2#
Lobo drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lobo jumps guard but Silva stands there with Lobo around his waist. Lobo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lobo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva is working Lobo over against the cage.
Lobo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lobo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Lobo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lobo misses with a body punch.
Lobo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lobo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lobo blocks a body shot from Silva. #T4#
Silva blocks a body shot from Lobo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Lobo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lobo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Lobo.
A short right from Silva.
Lobo has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Lobo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Lobo lands a shoulder strike.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Lobo.
Lobo swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lobo swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid 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 Starling Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Lobo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lobo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lobo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lobo's elbow.
Silva blocks a body shot from Lobo.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lobo's elbow.
Antonio Lobo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Lobo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva prevents a body shot from Lobo.
Lobo tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Lobo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is leaning against Lobo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lobo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Lobo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Lobo.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Lobo avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lobo's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Antonio Lobo has been cut.#TD2#
Lobo decides to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lobo trying to control the position.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Lobo.#SUB2#
Lobo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Lobo working a defensive guard here.
Lobo pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Lobo 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. #T2#
Lobo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lobo keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Lobo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lobo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Silva has passed into side control.
Lobo is trying to improve his position.
Silva has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lobo is still trying to improve position.#T3#
Lobo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!#SUB2#
Silva showing good submission defense here.
Lobo is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Silva is staying active underneath Lobo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lobo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Lobo is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lobo is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva wants to improve his position but Lobo is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lobo is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Lobo keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Lobo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Lobo'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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Lobo tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Lobo avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Lobo tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lobo throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Lobo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Lobo throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Lobo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lobo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Lobo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.#T1#
Lobo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lobo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lobo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lobo.
Starling Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lobo tries to counter with a clinch but Silva shakes him off and moves away.
Lobo blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T2#
Silva throws a low kick but Lobo moves out of range easily.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lobo just manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lobo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a jab to Lobo's midsection.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.#CL#
Silva rushes Lobo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lobo digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lobo can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
#T3#
Silva lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Lobo lands a nice uppercut.
Silva prevents a body shot from Lobo.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lobo.
Lobo misses with a punch on the inside.
Lobo lands a nice uppercut.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lobo's elbow.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Lobo in his tracks for a moment.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lobo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Lobo blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Lobo avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a body shot but Lobo blocks it.
#T4#
Lobo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands an uppercut.
Lobo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Silva.
Lobo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Lobo controls his hands.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lobo lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lobo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lobo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Lobo controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Starling Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Starling Silva!
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Event:
HFC 118:Northrop vs Poffo
Date: Sep 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Guns does no damage.
Guns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with the left hand. Guns knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Guns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Guns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guns lands the left hand.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guns.
Guns raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silva lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guns moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Guns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
Guns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Guns.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guns connects with a solid leg kick.
Guns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guns checks a leg kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Guns.
Guns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva thows a leg kick but Guns checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Guns throws a head kick that misses.
Guns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Guns tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks 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!
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Guns counters with a nice body kick.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Guns moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Guns.
And Guns responds with a good body kick, but Silva manages to step out the way in time.
Guns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guns checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva backing away here, and Guns unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guns tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guns misses with a low kick.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva cracks Guns with an open hand slap.#KD2#
A big head kick from Guns and Silva is sent sprawling to the canvas! #ROC2#
Silva is rocked!#T3#
Guns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guns wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Guns tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Guns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva has control of Guns's left arm, preventing Guns from doing any damage.
Guns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Guns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Guns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva clobbers Guns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guns throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva takes a swing at Guns's ribcage but misses.
Silva backing away here, and Guns unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
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 Starling Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guns checks a leg kick.
Guns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guns.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guns.
Silva is looking to wear down Guns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva moves out of range as Guns throws a body kick.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Guns 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.
Guns scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guns.
Guns digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guns swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T1##CL#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Guns manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guns has Silva pressed against the cage.
Guns misses with a body punch.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Guns controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2#
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guns has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Guns can turn it around.
Guns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2#
Guns breaks the clinch.
Guns throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Guns throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Guns throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guns thinks about the counter body kick.
Silva motions for Guns to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guns throws a lazy head kick
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guns misses with a looping left.
Silva lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Guns.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Guns counters with a flying knee that drops Silva! Guns dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Guns!
Our winner, Big Guns, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
HFC 115:Silva vs Handy
Date: Sep 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Handy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Handy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Handy misses the jab.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Handy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Handy misses with a body shot.
Handy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva throws a push kick but Handy slaps the foot to one side.
Handy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva swings for the body but Handy moves out of range.
Handy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handy manages to avoid it.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Handy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Handy misses with a series of wild punches.
Handy looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Handy.
Handy loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Handy.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Handy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Handy thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Handy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
A jab lands there for Handy.
Handy throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva is looking to wear down Handy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Handy throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Handy misses with a two punch combination.
Handy 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.
Handy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Handy.
Silva throws a leg kick but Handy checks it.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva slips under a jab from Handy.#T2#
Handy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Handy moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Handy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Handy looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Handy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Handy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Handy misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Handy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handy swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva staying out of range there.
Handy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Handy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Handy missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Handy.
A big left from Handy misses. #T3#
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Handy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Handy lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva 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.
Handy throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Handy scores with a decent looking hook.#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Silva swings for the body but Handy moves out of range.
Handy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Handy avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Handy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handy scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Handy. #T4#
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Handy lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Handy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Handy blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Handy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Handy misses with a looping left.
Handy drops Silva with a naaaaasty hook - Silva is in real trouble here! Handy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biggie Righty Handy!
Biggie Righty Handy is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Biggie Righty Handy 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:
HFC 110: Northrop vs Kid
Date: Jul 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
We've been told by Bellum's head coaches at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bellum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bellum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bellum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva works Bellum's body with a nice hook.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellum manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Bellum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva thuds a left hand into Bellum's body.#T1#
Bellum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Bellum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellum.
Bellum lands with a shot to the body.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is looking to chop away at Bellum's legs.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Bellum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Bellum avoids the body shot from Silva.
A quick step to the side and Bellum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Bellum is looking to counter punch.
Bellum scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2#
Bellum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellum.
Bellum moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Starling Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Bellum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bellum takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Bellum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Bellum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva thuds his right hand into Bellum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bellum misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Bellum down.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellum manages to avoid it.#T3#
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellum.
Bellum tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2#
Silva gets a clinch.
Bellum taking a breather.
Bellum misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bellum or not.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellum swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks a body shot from Bellum.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bellum misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Bellum.
Bellum taking a breather.#T4#
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Bellum avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Bellum lands an uppercut.
Bellum stalling against the cage.
#BC#
Bellum manages to break the clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bellum throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellum is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bellum tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Bellum is wise to it.
Silva throws a body punch but Bellum moves out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellum. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bellum misses with a left hand
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bellum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva 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.
Silva misses with a hook.
It looked like Bellum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bellum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Bellum misses.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T1#
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Bellum misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bellum checks a leg kick nicely.
Bellum is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bellum swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Bellum lands a head shot.
Bellum misses with the body kick
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bellum. That did some damage!
Bellum lands a jab.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bellum throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Bellum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bellum.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Bellum should have avoided that one.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bellum.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bellum on the side of the head.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bellum's hands.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Bellum finish him?
Silva misses with a straight right. #T3#
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
A good leg kick by Bellum.
Bellum tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but Bellum moves away
and Bellum counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bellum misses with a right hand
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bellum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bellum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Bellum counters with a straight right hand.
Bellum blocks a leg kick.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Bellum's belly button to the back.
Silva blocks a jab.
Bellum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bellum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bellum misses with a straight left. #T4#
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bellum fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Bellum counters with a straight right hand.
Bellum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bellum. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Bellum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bellum. Bellum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Bellum misses its intended target.
Bellum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bellum punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bellum throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Starling Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellum checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bellums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bellum swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Good exchange - Bellum coming out on top.
Bellum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Bellum is just out of range.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
A shot to the liver by Bellum. Beautiful body shot.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bellum.
#T1#
Bellum scores with a leg kick.
Bellum scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bellum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellum moves away.
Bellum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Silva tries to get set, Bellum tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bellum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bellum counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellum looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellum moves away.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bellum on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellum throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Bellum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bellum will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T3#
Bellum scores with a shot to the body.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellum. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Bellum saw that one coming.
Bellum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bellum takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Bellum counters with a right hand to the body.
Bellum thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva jabs at Bellum's body.
Bellum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellum missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Silva misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Bellum's head back.
Bellum takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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 misses with a body shot.
A jab from Bellum finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bellum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bellum appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellum.
Silva throws a low kick but Bellum moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Bellum throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Bellum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bellum clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Bellum pushes him off.
Bellum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva swings for the body but Bellum moves out of range.
Bellum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Bellum is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellum connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bellum. #T1#
Bellum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bellum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva feints and then cracks Bellum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bellum down.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellum.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Bellum is looking to counter punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bellum.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Bellum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bellum missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bellum connects with a high kick. #T2##CL2#
Silva rushes Bellum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bellum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bellum or not.
Bellum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva tries a body shot but Bellum blocks it.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellum uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellum swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellum gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bellum lands an uppercut.#BC#
Bellum breaks from the clinch.
Silva punishes Bellum's body with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Bellum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bellum checks it well.
Bellum throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bellum misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva tests Bellum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bellum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Bellum throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Bellum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Bellum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A quick step to the side and Bellum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellum avoids a kick to the body.
Bellum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
#T4#
Bellum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva motions for Bellum to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bellum swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bellum tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Bellum connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Chris Bellum will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bellum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva moves out of range as Bellum strikes.
Bellum connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
A swing and a miss from Bellum.
Bellum misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bellum ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bellum misses with a wild body shot.
Bellum moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Bellum misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick. #T1#
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Bellum's belly button to the back.
Bellum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
#CL2#
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellum lands a shoulder strike.
Bellum throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bellum.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Bellum avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bellum prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Bellum takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Silva is leaning against Bellum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bellum misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Bellum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellum's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bellum lands with a left to the head.
Bellum blocks a body shot from Silva. #T3#
Bellum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellum tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bellum working aggressively here.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Bellum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellum swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellum avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
#T4#
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellum.
Bellum blocks a body shot from Silva.
Bellum struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bellum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellum has Silva pressed against the cage.
Bellum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellum blocks a body shot from Silva.
Bellum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Starling Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:49
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Starling Silva!
Starling Silva is the new middleweight champion!
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Event:
HFC 104:Silva vs Obuhov
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Obuhov misses with a series of wild punches.
Obuhov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva scores with the left hand. Obuhov knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obuhov.
A slow jab from Obuhov misses its intended target.
Anton Obuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obuhov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Obuhov throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Obuhov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Obuhov clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obuhov scores with a nice right hand.
Obuhov misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Obuhov does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Obuhov.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obuhov.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Obuhov blocks it.#CL#
Silva rushes Obuhov and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Obuhov lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obuhov's elbow.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obuhov is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Obuhov lands with a right to the head.
Silva tries to work over Obuhov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Obuhov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Obuhov.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obuhov throws out a powerful jab.
Obuhov cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Obuhov misses with a looping right.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva defending well as Obuhov loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Obuhov misses with a double jab
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva defending well as Obuhov loads up on a big left hand.
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Obuhov gets slowly back to his feet.
Starling Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Obuhov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Obuhov counters with a nice uppercut.
Obuhov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva cracks Obuhov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Obuhov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obuhov shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Obuhov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva moves out of range as Obuhov strikes.#T3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Obuhov misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obuhov manages to avoid it.
Obuhov throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Obuhov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obuhov fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obuhov manages to avoid it.
And Obuhov tries to counter it with a takedown but Silva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Obuhov's calf.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obuhov.
Obuhov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilva.
Obuhov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obuhov misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obuhov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL#
Silva darts in and clinches Obuhov up against the cage.
Obuhov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Obuhov's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Obuhov breaks the clinch.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Obuhov avoids it.
Silva throws a body punch but Obuhov moves out of range.
Obuhov misses with a looping right.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
Obuhov 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.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Obuhov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Obuhov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Obuhov throws a big shot that misses.
Obuhov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #TD2#
Obuhov looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Obuhov drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
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 Starling Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Silva throws a leg kick
and Obuhov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Obuhov's front leg but catches the back leg as Obuhov tries to avoid it.
Silva slips a jab from Obuhov.
Good exchange - Obuhov coming out on top.
Obuhov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Obuhov checks it.
A jab from Obuhov misses.
Obuhov misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Obuhov off balance momentarily.
Obuhov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anton Obuhov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obuhov. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Obuhov throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Obuhov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obuhov moves away.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Silva throws a hook but Obuhov blocks it.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Obuhov's head.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obuhov to score with a decent uppercut.
That kick from Silva tenderised Obuhov's leg. Obuhov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Obuhov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva jabs at Obuhov's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Obuhov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Obuhov throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Obuhov misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Obuhov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Obuhov tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Obuhov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab. #TD2#
Obuhov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Obuhov manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Silva wants to control from the top but Obuhov keeps moving.
Silva stays in close to Obuhov's body and controls the position.
Obuhov controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself. #SUB2#
Obuhov is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva stays in close to Obuhov's body and controls the position. #T3#
Silva is looking to stand up but Obuhov won't let him.
Obuhov controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself. #SUB2#
Obuhov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Obuhov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obuhov is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva won't allow Obuhov to sweep him here.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva wants to stand but Obuhov is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Obuhov misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick but Obuhov checks it.
A good leg kick by Silva.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Obuhov throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Obuhov walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Obuhov scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Obuhov checks the leg kick.
Obuhov missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Obuhov misses. #TD2#
Obuhov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Obuhov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Obuhov wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Obuhov dominates the positioning.
Anton Obuhov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.#T1#
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Obuhov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silva to regain full guard.
My spies in St Petersburg MMA Gym inform me that Obuhov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Obuhov preventing the sweep.
Obuhov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Obuhov is stalling in the full guard.
Obuhov throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Starling Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva is trying to keep Obuhov in close.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Obuhov controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#SUB2#
Obuhov 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 Obuhov, into his guard. #REVR#
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Obuhov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obuhov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard. #T3#
Obuhov tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Silva has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anton Obuhov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obuhov can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Obuhov wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Obuhov is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Silva is staying active.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Obuhov is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Starling Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Starling Silva!
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Event:
HFC 102:Yamamoto vs Miller
Date: Jun 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Nemkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Nemkov is just out of range.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nemkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Nemkov moves out of range easily.
Nemkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick but Nemkov checks it.
Nemkov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nemkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#TD#
Nemkov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nemkov stalling.
Silva desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T1##SUB#
Nemkov wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nemkov prevents Silva from improving his position.
Nemkov 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. #SUB#
Nemkov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nemkov is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Nemkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nemkov.
Nemkov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing Nemkov from advancing position. #SUB#
Nemkov seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Nemkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T3#
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is controlling Nemkov's trapped leg to prevent Nemkov from advancing to side control.
Silva is staying active underneath Nemkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Nemkov stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.#T4#
Nemkov dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nemkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Nemkov.
Silva avoids the head kick by Nemkov.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Nemkov.
Silva takes a swing at Nemkov's ribcage but misses.
Silva cracks the inside of Nemkov's front leg.
Nemkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nemkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nemkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nemkov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nemkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick 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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Nemkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nemkov dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Nemkov's head and hops out.
Nemkov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nemkov misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Starling Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Nemkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Nemkov misses with a looping right.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Nemkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nemkov's hands.
Nemkov walks into a left hand.
Nemkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nemkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oleg Nemkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nemkov throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nemkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva lands a head shot.
Nemkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nemkov throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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 slow jab from Nemkov misses its intended target.
Nemkov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Nemkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nemkov off to one side.
Nemkov is looking to land body kicks.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nemkov rather than just go for the knockout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nemkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Nemkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Nemkov shrugs it off though.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nemkov looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nemkov needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Nemkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Nemkov lands with a shot to the body.
Silva thumps Nemkov with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Nemkov misses. #T2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nemkov wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Nemkov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Nemkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nemkov goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#T3#
Silva moves out of range as Nemkov strikes.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nemkov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Nemkov. Those never looked like landing.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nemkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Oleg Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T4#
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Nemkov does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nemkov. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nemkov connects with a jab.
Silva connects with a jab.
Nemkov throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nemkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nemkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nemkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nemkov misses with a few strikes there.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nemkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva 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! This is the final round!
#R3#
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Nemkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nemkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Nemkov.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#TD#
Nemkov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nemkov is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it. #SUB#
Nemkov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is controlling Nemkov's trapped leg to prevent Nemkov from advancing to side control.#T1#
Nemkov prevents Silva from improving his position.#SUB#
Nemkov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva wants to improve his position but Nemkov is controlling well.
Oleg Nemkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starling Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
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.#SUB#
Nemkov is working for an americana but Silva has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Nemkov was thinking about the submission.
Nemkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet. #T3#
Nemkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nemkov is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Nemkov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nemkov trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Nemkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Nemkov looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nemkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nemkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Nemkov with that takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.#T4#
Nemkov throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nemkov dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Nemkov's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Nemkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva swings for the body but Nemkov moves out of range.
Silva blocks a head kick by Nemkov.
Nemkov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nemkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Nemkov is just out of range.
No joy there for Nemkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nemkov thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nemkov tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nemkov goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
No joy there for Nemkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Starling Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Starling Silva!
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Event:
HFC 98:Tavares vs Sang Seok
Date: May 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
Mendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mendez tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Mendez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendez.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silva thuds a left hand into Mendez's body.
Silva lands with a good body shot.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendez in his tracks.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Mendez's head back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendez.
Starling Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillermo Mendez.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mendez's calf.#T3#
Silva with a hook.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mendez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mendez's hands.
Mendez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva thumps Mendez with a low kick.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CL#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Silva.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Mendez tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Mendez looks winded!
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Mendez's ribcage. Mendez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva lands with a right to the head. #ROC#
Mendez is rocked!
Silva cracks Mendez with a nice body shot.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?#CUT#
It looks like Guillermo Mendez has been cut.
Silva lands a big right hand that drops Mendez! The killer instinct kicks in and Silva finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
Guillermo Mendez spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry fans'.
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Event:
RBFC 90:Karjalainen vs Tavares
Date: Mar 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Declan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Declan lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Declan lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Declan saw it coming and moves away.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Declan moves his leg out of the way.
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 moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Declan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Declan misses with a body shot.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Declan swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Declan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Declan.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Declan looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Declan tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
Aedan Declan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Silva.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Declan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Declan.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Declan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Declan throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Declan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Declan is just out of range.
Declan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Declan misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Declan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva avoids the body shot from Declan.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Declan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silva avoids the head kick by Declan.
Silva misses the jab.
Declan is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T2#
Silva throws a body punch but Declan moves out of range.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Declan throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Declan's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Declan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Declan takes one to the chin there.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Declan checks the leg kick.
Silva misses with a right hand #TD#
and Declan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Declan throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Declan tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Declan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Declan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Declan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Declan postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Declan misses.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Declan's defenses.
Declan looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Declan with a body shot.
A low kick from Silva misses #TD#
and Declan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
The ground and pound from Declan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Declan misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T4#
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Declan trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva keeps Declan under control for a moment.
Declan working away.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Declan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aedan Declan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
An inside leg kick from Declan misses.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Declan is wise to it.
Declan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Declan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Declan tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Declan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva tries to move into range but Declan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aedan Declan is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Declan is out of range.
Declan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Declan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Declan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Declan lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Declan moves away.
The fighters circling - Declan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva lands a body shot.
Declan throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Declan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Declan.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva digs a good body shot into Declan's ribs.
Declan throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Declan steps away.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
Declan 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.
Declan throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Declan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Declan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Declan misses with a hook.
Silva lands with a good body shot.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Declan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Declan throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Declan.
Declan scores with a nice right hand.
Declan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Declan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Declan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Declan's head but Declan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva slips under a jab.
Declan just misses with a punch to the body.
Declan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Declan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Declan walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.#CL2#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva misses with some punches.
Declan misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Declan breaks from the clinch.
Declan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva connects with a jab.
Declan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Declan moves out of range of the strikes.
Declan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Declan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Declan moves away.
Declan tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Declan throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Declan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Declan.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Declan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Declan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Declan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Declan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
Declan thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Declan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Declan.
Declan throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Declan scores with a body shot.
Declan throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Declan avoids the body shot from Silva.
Declan misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aedan Declan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Silva takes one on the button.
Declan throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Declan misses with an uppercut.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Declan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Declan lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Declan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Declan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a shot to the body #TD#
so Declan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Declan trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Declan working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Silva seems keen to control Declan's posture.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Declan is one step ahead there.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva lands a nice hook to Declan's body. Declan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Declan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Declan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Declan moves away.
Declan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Declan moves his leg out of the way.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Declan.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A good leg kick by Declan.
Declan scores with a leg kick.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Declan manages to avoid it.
Declan swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Declan is able to avoid easily.
Silva wants to slow Declan down by chopping away at his legs.
Declan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
Declan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL2#
Silva rushes Declan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Declan prevents a body shot from Silva.
Declan tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Declan tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Declan breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Declan manages to avoid it.
Declan throws a body shot but no joy.
Declan tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Declan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Declan looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.#T4#
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Declan. That did some damage!
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Declan lands a head shot.
Declan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Declan attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Declan counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva wants to slow Declan down by chopping away at his legs.
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 Declan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Declan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva wants to slow Declan down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Declan.
Declan cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Aedan Declan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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#
Declan loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva swings for the body but Declan moves out of range.
Silva lands a jab to Declan's midsection.
Silva moves away from the strike by Declan.
Declan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch #TD#
and Declan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Declan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather. #T1#
Declan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Declan lands a couple of elbows.
Declan wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Declan trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva defending well as Declan loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Declan's front leg but catches the back leg as Declan tries to avoid it.
Declan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva jabs at Declan's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Declan.
Declan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3#
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva lunges at Declan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Declan's hand.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Declan misses with a body shot.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Declan.
Declan scores with a nice right hand.
Silva sizes up Declan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Declan throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Declan only half commits.
Declan scores with a jab.
Declan misses with a body kick.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva scores with a body shot.
#T4#
A clash of legs there as Declan blocks the low kick.
Declan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva swings for the body but Declan moves out of range.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Declan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Declan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Declan lands with a shot to the body.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Declan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Declan misses with a looping left.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Declan moves his leg out of the way.
Declan misses with an attempted mid kick.
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 Aedan Declan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Declan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
An inside leg kick lands from Declan.
Declan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
A lazy left from Declan finds it's target.
Declan misses with a low kick.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Declan.
Declan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Declan thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Declan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Declan throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Silva thows a body kick. Declan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Declan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Declan misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Declan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Starling Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Declan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Declan tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Declan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Declan.
Declan connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
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 takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Declan's knee but Declan avoids it well.
It looked like Declan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Declan misses with a hook.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Declan with a body shot.
Declan misses with an uppercut.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Declan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Declan.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Declan was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Declan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T3#
Good leg kick by Declan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Declan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Declan misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Declan blocks a leg kick.
Declan blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Declan checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva. #T4#
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Declan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Declan swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Declan misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Declan throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva takes a swing at Declan's ribcage but misses.
Declan with a nice cross.
Declan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva closes the distance but Declan moves to the side
and Declan counters with a head kick.
Aedan Declan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Declan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aedan Declan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Declan, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aedan Declan!
Aedan Declan retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aedan Declan thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
RBFC 86:Romero vs Sanchez
Date: Feb 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sonnen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sonnen throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sonnen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Starling Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sonnen throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Sonnen misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Sonnen shrugs it off.
Sonnen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ueshibas Temple of Cloud Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
Sonnen misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Sonnen lands a jab.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sonnen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
#T1#
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonnen throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Sonnen's defenses.
Sonnen swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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 Sonnen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sonnen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonnen takes one to the chin there.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sonnen misses with a looping left.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sonnen lands a nice looking body shot.
#T2#
Sonnen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sonnen lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Sonnen misses with a body kick.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Sonnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sonnen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonnen.
A big left from Silva misses.
Sonnen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.#T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Sonnen down.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sonnen moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Sonnen's belly button to the back.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Sonnen looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva digs a good body shot into Sonnen's ribs.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Sonnen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sonnen looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Sonnen throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva misses with a body shot
letting Sonnen counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Sonnen blocks the leg kick.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Sonnen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Sonnen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonnen scores with a jab.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Sonnen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonnen backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sonnen.
A big right from Sonnen misses.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sonnen rather than just go for the knockout.
Sonnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sonnen throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Silva jabs at Sonnen's body.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Sonnen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sonnen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sonnen 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.
Come on Sonnen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva blocks a body shot from Sonnen.
Sonnen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short left from Sonnen.
Silva prevents a body shot from Sonnen. #T1#
Sonnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sonnen prevents a body shot from Silva.
Sonnen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sonnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Sonnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
#TD#
and Sonnen counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Sonnen looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Sonnen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Sonnen being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Sonnen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3##SUB#
Sonnen has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sonnen's guard.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sonnen is trying to keep Silva in close.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonnen lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Sonnen checks it.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Sonnen slips a jab from Silva.
Sonnen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Sonnen was not able to check.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Sonnen ducks down to avoid it.
Sonnen throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sonnen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Sonnen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Sonnen throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sonnen at a distance.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Sonnen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva tries a low kick but Sonnen avoids it.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonnen slips a straight right by Silva.#T1#
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good work by Sonnen as he checks the leg kick.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva scores with a body shot.
#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Sonnen controls the action.
Sonnen tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sonnen.
Dao Sonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starling Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonnen's elbow.
Sonnen throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonnen's elbow.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva tries a body shot but Sonnen blocks it.
Sonnen tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sonnen stalling the fight.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonnen's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonnen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva. #T3#
Sonnen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sonnen trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Sonnen avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Sonnen is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sonnen has his back to the cage.
Silva prevents a body shot from Sonnen.
Sonnen tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Sonnen back against the cage.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Sonnen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a body shot but Sonnen blocks it.
Sonnen can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Sonnen struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
#T4#
Sonnen tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Sonnen back against the cage.
Sonnen lands a body shot in the clinch.
#BC#
Sonnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Sonnen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sonnen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sonnen is looking to counter punch.
Sonnen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sonnen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sonnen misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Sonnen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sonnen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Starling Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Starling Silva!
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Event:
RBFC 83: Fury vs Mahones
Date: Feb 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Tomaszewski lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Tomaszewski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomaszewski connects with a high kick.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Tomaszewski misses with a hook.
Tomaszewski throws an off balance right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tomaszewski looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva throws a counter high kick but Tomaszewski was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tomaszewski misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Tomaszewski throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Tomaszewski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 Tomaszewski.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.#T1#
Tomaszewski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Tomaszewski throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tomaszewski connects with an inside leg kick.
Tomaszewski avoids a kick to the body.
Tomaszewski with a nice cross.
Tomaszewski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Tomaszewski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomaszewski lands a head shot.
Tomaszewski looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Tomaszewski misses.
As Tomaszewski backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Silva moves away from the strike by Tomaszewski.
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Tomaszewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Tomaszewski misses with a head kick.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Tomaszewski's head back.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Tomaszewski is out of range.
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!
Tomaszewski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Tomaszewski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomaszewski moves away.
Tomaszewski throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tomaszewski avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Tomaszewski feints a counter leg kick.
Tomaszewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tomaszewski.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Tomaszewski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomaszewski tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3#
Tomaszewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Tomaszewski blocks it.
Tomaszewski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva swings for the body but Tomaszewski moves out of range.
Tomaszewski throws a big shot that misses.
Tomaszewski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tomaszewski. That's going to slow Silva down.
Tomaszewski throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomaszewski is just out of range.#CL#
Silva rushes Tomaszewski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tomaszewski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva cracks Tomaszewski with a nice body shot.
Silva pushes Tomaszewski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Tomaszewski fails to land.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Tomaszewski controls the action.
Tomaszewski tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Tomaszewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
Tomaszewski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Tomaszewski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva blocks a body shot from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomaszewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva misses with the head strike.
A short right from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomaszewski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tomaszewski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands an elbow just above Tomaszewski 's eye.
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 Starling Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Tomaszewski misses with a looping left.
Tomaszewski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomaszewski misses the target.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Tomaszewski blocks it.
Tomaszewski throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Tomaszewski misses.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomaszewski tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Tomaszewski misses with a hook.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tomaszewski, right into the meat.
Tomaszewski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomaszewski throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands with a cross. #T1#
Tomaszewski misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Tomaszewski looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Tomaszewski throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Tomaszewski shrugs it off.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomaszewski manages to avoid it.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomaszewski throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Tomaszewski in his tracks momentarily.
Tomaszewski is breathing heavily.
Silva slips under a jab.
Tomaszewski wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Tomaszewski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tomaszewski avoids the body shot from Silva.
Tomaszewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomaszewski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Tomaszewski looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Tomaszewski blocks it.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomaszewski.
#T2#
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
Silva slips under a jab from Tomaszewski.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tomaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomaszewski wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomaszewski throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva blocks the body kick.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Tomaszewski blocks it.
Tomaszewski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva. #CL#
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Tomaszewski in a clinch.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomaszewski backwards.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Radoslaw Tomaszewski has been cut.
Tomaszewski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is working Tomaszewski over against the cage.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Tomaszewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomaszewski prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomaszewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tomaszewski's defenses.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomaszewski backwards.
Tomaszewski takes an elbow to the forehead. #ROC#
Tomaszewski is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Silva lands a big elbow that drops Tomaszewski! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Tomaszewski is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
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Event:
HFC 78:Ragnarson vs Mahones
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez 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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopez finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Silva punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Lopez walks into a jab.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez's side.
Starling Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T2#
Lopez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez 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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva tries to counter by clinching up but Lopez breaks away and moves out of range.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Silva.
#CL#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva lands with a right to the head. #T3#
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Lopez takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Frank Lopez has been cut.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Silva.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Lopez's head. #ROC#
Lopez is rocked!
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lopez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Nice body punch from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.#T4#
Silva works the jab nicely.#CUT#
That has opened up Frank Lopez's cut even more.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Lopez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Lopez throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Lopez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Lopez counters with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lopez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lopez manages to circle out of the way.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Silva throws a front kick that sends Lopez stumbling back into the cage.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Starling Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lopez if he has to take too many more of those.
#T2#
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva avoids the head kick by Lopez.
That kick from Silva tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Lopez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.#T3#
Lopez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lopez counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopez is able to avoid easily.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lopez takes a step back to recover. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T4#
Lopez trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Lopez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Lopez shrugs off.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body. #BC2#
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Silva takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lopez is breathing heavily.#CL#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lopez's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side. #T1#
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Silva cracks Lopez with a good jab.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
#CL#
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Silva is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lopez.
Starling Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Starling Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Silva stuns Lopez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez walks into a left hand.
Lopez takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva stuns Lopez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez misses with a looping left.#T3#
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez throws a lazy body kick #CL#
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lopez pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez takes an elbow to the temple.
Lopez is trying to break free.
Good body shot from Lopez.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopez backwards. #T4#
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 lands an elbow that stopped Lopez in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
The cut above Frank Lopez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva lands a big right hand that drops Lopez! The killer instinct kicks in and Silva finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
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Event:
HFC 67:Bangsit vs Pulkkinen
Date: Nov 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Wiremu scores with a leg kick.
Wiremu throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely. #KD2#
Wiremu lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Wiremu takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Silva drops his hands for a split second and Wiremu immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Silva face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Wiremu follows up with a right hand that knocks Silva into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aloysius Wiremu!
Aloysius Wiremu 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:
HFC 52:Randhawa vs Tauer
Date: Aug 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martin - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martin. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Martin's belly button to the back.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Martin throws a leg kick
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martin!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva blocks a leg kick.#CL2#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Martin trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martin into the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
I was talking to Martin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Martin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin is trying to break free.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martin.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT2#
Frank Martin's cut is getting worse.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martin!
Frank Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Martin.#T3#
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Crunch! Martin slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Martin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin scores with a push kick.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab. #T4#
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#KD#
Martin lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martin throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Silva crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Martin!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Martin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
HFC 48:Klimov vs Martin
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Taylor throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Taylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taylor.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva controlling the position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Silva controlling the position.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Taylor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Taylor persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but Taylor avoided it.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Taylor's side.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Taylor throws a quick inside leg kick.
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.#T3#
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Taylor off the cage and back into range.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Starling Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Taylor.
Silva takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat.
#T4#
Silva misses with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taylor's defenses.
Silva is working Taylor over against the cage.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Taylor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A swing and a miss from Silva.#CUT#
It looks like Phil Taylor has been cut.#CL#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T1#
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taylor's brow.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Taylor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. #T2#
Taylor stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Phil Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Silva cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
Silva looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped Silva's head back.
Nice cross by Silva.
A big right from Silva misses.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T4#
Taylor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Taylor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva slips under a jab from Taylor.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Silva misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Taylor misses.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Taylor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Silva looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taylor.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Taylor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Taylor moved away.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor scores with a head kick.
Starling Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Taylor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva lands a body shot.
Taylor goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big left from Silva misses. #T2#
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor lands with a cross.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Silva.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taylor. Silva shrugs it off though.
Silva misses with a straight left. #T3#
Taylor slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taylor.
Silva swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva scores with a jab. Taylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T4#
A left lands for 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!
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#ROC#
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor ducks into an uppercut from Silva and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Starling Silva!
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Event:
HFC 42:Kruger vs Tripplet
Date: Jun 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Obuhov avoids the head kick by Silva.
Obuhov tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Obuhov tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obuhov wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Obuhov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has his hands on Obuhov's head, controlling the position. #T1#
Obuhov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Obuhov trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Obuhov lands a jab.
Obuhov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Obuhov sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Obuhov avoids it this time.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Obuhov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obuhov sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2##KD#
Obuhov drops Silva with a big left hand and mounts him. Silva is in big trouble! #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
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!
Obuhov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Obuhov finish him?#SUB#
Obuhov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Obuhov's body position as best he can.
Obuhov looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB#
Obuhov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB#
Obuhov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Obuhov tries to control but Silva wriggling away. #T3##SUB#
Obuhov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva!
Silva wants to control from the top but Obuhov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Obuhov 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 controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T4#
Obuhov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Obuhov content to control rather than advance.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Obuhov is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Obuhov wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Obuhov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Obuhov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obuhov sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Obuhov avoids it this time.
Obuhov looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Obuhov.
Obuhov throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Obuhov.
Obuhov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obuhov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Obuhov throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obuhov loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obuhov just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obuhov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Obuhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Obuhov connects with a nice looking jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Anton Obuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Obuhov throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Obuhov throws a big shot that misses.#KD#
A jab-cross combination lands for Obuhov and sends Silva crashing to the mat! Obuhov follows him down to the mat - Silva regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #SUB#
Obuhov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Obuhov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva keeping control of the position. #SUB#
Obuhov 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 looking for a sweep. Obuhov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Obuhov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Obuhov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anton Obuhov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Obuhov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obuhov trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Obuhov is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Obuhov is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Obuhov to get the leverage. #SUB#
Obuhov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Obuhov is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
#T3#
Silva wants to control but Obuhov is keeping busy.
Obuhov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.#SUB#
Obuhov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#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.#SUB#
Obuhov has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Obuhov wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva regains half guard.
Obuhov is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Obuhov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Obuhov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obuhov. That did some damage!
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Obuhov throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Obuhov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obuhov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Obuhov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Obuhov.
A jab from Obuhov misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obuhov lands with a nice body punch.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obuhov.
A telegraphed right hand from Obuhov misses the target.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva wants to counter with a clinch but Obuhov pushes him away.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva. #T1#
Obuhov works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Obuhov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Obuhov throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Obuhov shakes him off and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Obuhov.
Obuhov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obuhov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obuhov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obuhov throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Obuhov shakes him off and moves away.
Obuhov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Obuhov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Obuhov looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Starling Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obuhov. That did some damage!
Obuhov looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obuhov throws a big shot that misses.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Obuhov throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Obuhov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anton Obuhov is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obuhov scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obuhov to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obuhov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obuhov. That did some damage!#T3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Obuhov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Obuhov looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Obuhov checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Obuhov.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obuhov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva digs a good hook to Obuhov's body.
Obuhov lands a jab.
Obuhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Obuhov down.
Obuhov misses the shot to the body.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.#T4#
Obuhov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Obuhov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Obuhov's front leg but catches the back leg as Obuhov tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Obuhov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Obuhov misses its intended target.
Anton Obuhov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obuhov connects with a jab.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obuhov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva thumps Obuhov with a low kick.#TD#
Obuhov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Obuhov sits in half guard. #SUB#
Obuhov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Obuhov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Obuhov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obuhov, 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Obuhov!
Anton Obuhov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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