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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Stihl lands a nice looking body shot.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stihl but Stihl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stihl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stihl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stihl misses with a few strikes there.
And Da Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Stihl pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Stihl finds it's way through Da Silva's defenses.
Stihl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Da Silva checks it well.
Stihl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Silva with the counter takedown but Stihl avoids it easily.
Stihl misses with a few strikes there.
Stihl leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stihl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Andreas Stihl has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stihl, as that shot connected.
Da Silva walks into a straight right hand from Stihl.
Stihl throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily. #CL#
Stihl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stihl trying to land knees to the body.
Stihl lands a right hand. #T1#
Stihl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stihl is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Andreas Stihl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Da Silva.#BC#
Stihl breaks the clinch.
No luck for Da Silva with that takedown attempt. #CL#
Stihl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stihl lands a nice uppercut.
Stihl lands a right hand.
Stihl presses Da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stihl stalling the fight.
Da Silva is pressed up against the cage. Stihl has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Da Silva down to the mat. Da Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Da Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Stihl, looking for a takedown. Da Silva pushes Stihl against the cage but Stihl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stihl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stihl misses with a looping left.#T2##CL#
Stihl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Stihl.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Stihl lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Stihl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Stihl, against the cage.
#BC#
Stihl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Stihl misses the target.
Da Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stihl will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andreas Stihl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stihl misses with a body shot.
Stihl stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stihl throws an off balance right hand
#KD2#
and Da Silva counters with a right hand that sends Stihl tumbling to the canvas! Can Da Silva finish him? He dives into Stihl's guard looking to do just that!
Stihl keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Stihl on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stihl tries to get out of the position.#T3#
Da Silva won't allow Stihl to get back to his feet.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Stihl keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stihl wants to sweep here but Da Silva controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
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.
Da Silva moves out of range as Stihl strikes.
A leg kick checked by Da Silva.
Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stihl.
A head kick by Stihl misses #KD2#
and Da Silva counters with a right hand that sends Stihl tumbling to the canvas! Can Da Silva finish him? He dives into Stihl's guard looking to do just that!#ROC2#
Stihl is rocked!
Da Silva trying to control but Stihl is working from the bottom.
Oh Stihl is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Da Silva postures up in Stihl's guard and throws a big left but Stihl blocks it.
Da Silva trying to control but Stihl is working from the bottom.
Da Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Stihl keeps moving.
Stihl seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Stihl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Stihl's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Stihl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stihl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Stihl slaps away a takedown attempt from Da Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stihl is looking to score with low kicks.
Stihl throws a good cross that connects.
Andreas Stihl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stihl is fending him off so far but Da Silva persists. Nope, Stihl circles away and we're back to standing.
Stihl is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Da Silva.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andreas Stihl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Da Silva.#CL#
Da Silva tries to keep at a distance but Stihl has taken the fight into the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stihl here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stihl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Stihl breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stihl tries to avoid it but Da Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stihl to the ground. Stihl escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A cross from Da Silva lands.#KD2#
Da Silva drops Stihl with a big left hand and mounts him. Stihl is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stihl is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
#T1#
Da Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stihl trying desperately to get to his feet.
Da Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stihl is looking to escape.
Da Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#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.
Da Silva moves to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva trying to control.
Stihl is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Da Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Stihl pushed the leg off.
Well, with Da Silva on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Stihl is tapping out... Can he escape the position?#T3#
Stihl is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Stihl covering up well under a series of strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Stihl pushed the leg off.
Stihl rolls, trying to escape but Da Silva keeps control of the position.
Da Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Stihl pushed the leg off.
Stihl is trying to stand back up. #SUB2#
Da Silva looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Stihl taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafael Da Silva!
In defeat, Andreas Stihl stepped up to the mic, saying 'It appears I have an axe to grind. '.
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