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Event:
BFF 34: LHW Final
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chi misses with a straight right.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Silva tries to move into range but Chi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chi cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva slips under a jab from Chi.
Chi lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Chi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chi scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Chi swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.#T1#
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Chi throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Chi looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Chi.
Chi throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Shang Chi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chi throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Chi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chi pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Silva tries for a takedown but Chi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chi throws a big shot that misses.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Chi misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Chi. Those never looked like landing.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A cross from Chi lands.
Chi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chi 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.
Chi throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Chi throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva 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.
Silva cracks Chi with a solid left hand.
Chi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chi working a defensive guard here.
#T3#
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Chi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Chi blocks nicely.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Chi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Chi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Chi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Chi from controlling successfully. #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.
Chi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chi is continuing to stall.
Chi wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Chi showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chi cracks Silva with an open hand slap.#T5#
Good leg kick by Chi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chi scores with a decent looking hook.
Chi scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Chi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Chi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chi, right into the meat.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt. #T6#
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chi sprawls and moves away.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chi throws a good cross that connects.
Chi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shang Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chi moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Chi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Chi avoids it well and moves away.
No joy there for Chi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chi looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Chi is quick to defend against it.
Chi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chi misses with a straight right.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Chi avoids it well and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chi.
Chi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Chi falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T7#
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chi parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chi to escape.
Chi wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Silva throws an elbow but Chi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chi pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chi on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T8#
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chi parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chi to escape.
Silva is putting a hurting on Chi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva cracks Chi with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Silva immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Chi is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
A relieved looking Anderson Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
BFF 29: Shamkhalaev vs Al Jhit
Date: Jul 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Chi throws a series of punches but Antonopolous avoids them all with ease.
Antonopolous takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antonopolous lands a nice looking body shot.
Antonopolous ducks under a wild hook from Chi.
Chi misses with a straight left.
Chi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chi connects with a leg kick. Antonopolous looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Antonopolous misses the target.
Antonopolous 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.
Chi throws a right hand that misses
and Antonopolous counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antonopolous throws a right and a left that Chi avoids nicely.
Chi lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonopolous misses with a hook.
Antonopolous takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Chi - just one landing.
Chi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Nice shot by Chi.
A right-left combo lands from Chi.
Antonopolous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chi.
Chi throws a big shot that misses.
Chi moves out of range as Antonopolous strikes.
Chi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Antonopolous to score with a decent uppercut.
Antonopolous keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Antonopolous tries to counter by clinching up but Chi breaks away and moves out of range.
Chi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antonopolous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chi wants to land a leg kick but Antonopolous is out of range.
Antonopolous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chi throws out the jab.
Chi throws a right hand that misses
and Antonopolous counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Antonopolous misses with a looping right.
Chi tries a head kick but it misses.
Antonopolous throws a hook but Chi avoids it easily.
Antonopolous slips a jab from Chi.#T2#
Chi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Antonopolous on the side of the head.
Antonopolous misses with a hook.
Chi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antonopolous.
Chi scores with a jab to the body.
Antonopolous gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Antonopolous uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chi.
Chi with a nice cross.
Antonopolous cracks a nice hook into Chi's ribs.
Antonopolous throws a low kick but Chi avoids it.
Chi lands with an uppercut that bounces Antonopolous off the ropes and back into range.
Chi throws a solid leg kick but Antonopolous takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chi.
Chi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Antonopolous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antonopolous ducks under a wild hook from Chi.
Decent striking displayed by Chi there.
Chi lands with a cross. #T3#
A big left from Chi misses.
Antonopolous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chi throws out the jab.
Chi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Antonopolous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chi.
Chi misses with a hook
and Antonopolous cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antonopolous moves away from the strike by Chi.
Chi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Antonopolouss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Antonopolous on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chi. Chi obviously looking to wear him down.
Antonopolous is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chi scores with a decent looking hook.
Shang Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antonopolous.
An attempted straight right counter from Antonopolous misses the target.
Chi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Antonopolous had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Antonopolous on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chi. Chi obviously looking to wear him down.
Antonopolous throws a big shot that misses.
Antonopolous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chi.
Chi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Antonopolous checks a leg kick. #T4#
Chi moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Chi finds it's target.
Antonopolous defending well as Chi loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Antonopolous.
Chi swings widly with a right hand
and Antonopolous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chi throws a low kick, looking for Antonopolous's leg but Antonopolous calmly moves out of range.
Chi misses with a series of wild punches.
Antonopolous throws out a powerful jab.
Antonopolous misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Chi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chi scores with a nice right hand.
Antonopolous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chi.
Chi throws a nice looking combination but Antonopolous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Antonopolous misses its intended target. #T5#
Antonopolous bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Antonopolous.
Chi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antonopolous.
Chi slips a straight right by Antonopolous.
Chi scores with a sloppy right hand. Antonopolous should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Chi.
Antonopolous is looking to counter punch.
Antonopolous moves away from the strike by Chi.
Chi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Antonopolous scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chi in his tracks.
Antonopolous misses the jab.
Chi throws a lazy right hand but Antonopolous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chi. That's going to slow Antonopolous down.
Antonopolous with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chi to score with a decent uppercut.
Antonopolous throws the left hand but Chi avoids the punch easily.
Chi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Antonopolous's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chi feints a jab promting Antonopolous to slip. Chi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Antonopolous slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T6#
Chi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Chi. That snapped Antonopolous's head back.
Antonopolous takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Antonopolous will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chi lands with a straight right. Antonopolous didn't see that one coming.
Chi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Antonopolous throws a shot from downtown. Chi moves away and avoids it.
Antonopolous backing away here, and Chi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Antonopolous blocks a jab.
Chi misses the jab.
Antonopolous takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antonopolous.
Antonopolous slips a jab from Chi.
Chi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Antonopolous was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T7#
Antonopolous shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Antonopolous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antonopolous walks into a stiff left hand from Chi.
Chi throws a lazy right hand but Antonopolous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antonopolous looks to throw the jab but Chi is out of range.
Antonopolous blocks a low kick nicely.
Antonopolous on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chi feints a jab promting Antonopolous to slip. Chi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Antonopolous slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chi, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chi.
Chi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chi dips to his left and cracks Antonopolous with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonopolous misses with a wild body shot. #T8#
Antonopolous blocks a jab.
Antonopolous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antonopolous throws a looping overhand right but Chi ducks down to avoid it.
Chi with a hook.
Antonopolous checks the leg kick.
Antonopolous is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Antonopolous misses with a series of wild punches.
Chi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chi throws a series of strikes that have Antonopolous backpedaling.
Antonopolous takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Antonopolous slips a straight right by Chi.
Antonopolous slips under a jab.
Chi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antonopolous.
Chi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Antonopolous connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chi scrambles back to his feet.
Chi slips under a jab from Antonopolous.#T9#
Chi throws a series of punches but Antonopolous moves out of range.
Chi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antonopolous.
Chi sizes up Antonopolous with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Antonopolous defending well as Chi loads up on a big left hand.
Chi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chi misses with a hook.
Antonopolous looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Antonopolous.
Antonopolous slips under a jab.
Chi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antonopolous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chi throws a hook to the side of Antonopolous's head but Antonopolous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chi cracks Antonopolous with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Antonopolous moves out of range as Chi strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shang Chi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R2#
Antonopolous throws the left hand but Chi avoids the punch easily.
Chi cracks Antonopolous with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Antonopolous throws a hook to the side of Chi's head but Chi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antonopolous moves out of range of the strikes.
Chi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chi misses with a double jab
letting Antonopolous counter with a right hand.
Jab by Antonopolous.
Chi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good shot there by Chi.
Chi scores with a nice head shot.
Antonopolous catches Chi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chi scores with a decent looking hook.
Chi lands with a cross.
Antonopolous steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chi.
Antonopolous seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shang Chi seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Chi throws a hook but Antonopolous avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Antonopolous misses its target.
Antonopolous slips under a jab.
Antonopolous ducks right into an uppercut from Chi.
Antonopolous misses with an uppercut. Chi saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Chi misses.
Antonopolous slips a jab from Chi.
A little feinted left hand from Antonopolous on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Antonopolous.
Chi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Antonopolous. That did some damage!
Antonopolous moves out of range of the strikes.
Chi blocks a jab.
Antonopolous takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Antonopolous throws a jab but it's blocked by Chi.
Chi looks to land a left hand but Antonopolous moved out of range nicely.
Antonopolous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chi.
Antonopolous throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Antonopolous 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.#T2#
Antonopolous fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antonopolous dodges the punch combination from Chi.
Chi moves out of range as Antonopolous strikes.
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 leg kick lands there from Chi.
Chi blocks a jab.
Chi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Antonopolous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antonopolous misses with an uppercut. Chi saw that one coming.
Chi scores with the left hand. Antonopolous knows he should have avoided that one.
Chi scores with a punch to the head.
Antonopolous walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Antonopolous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Antonopolous's head.
Chi jabs Antonopolous to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T3#
Antonopolous throws a jab when Chi was well out of range.
Antonopolous has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chi finds it's way round the side to connect with Antonopolous's head.
Chi ducks under a wild hook from Antonopolous.
Jab, jab by Chi - just one landing.
Antonopolous dodges the punch combination from Chi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chi.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Antonopolous might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Antonopolous looks to land a right hand but Chi moved out of range.
Chi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antonopolous.
Antonopolous was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chi throws a shot to the body.
Antonopolous lands a jab.
Antonopolous throws a right hand that Chi ducks under and follows up with a left that Chi also avoids with ease.#T4#
Antonopolous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chi connects with a right hand. Antonopolous shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chi lands a glancing blow to the side of Antonopolous's head.
Antonopolous throws the left hand but Chi avoids the punch easily.
Chi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antonopolous circles away quickly and effectively.
Chi looks to land a right hand but Antonopolous moved out of range.
Chi slips under a jab.
Antonopolous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chi.
Chi swings widly with a right hand
letting Antonopolous counter with a right hand.
Chi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Antonopolous doesn't seem bothered though.
Chi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chi misses with a jab to the body
#CL#
and Antonopolous counters by clinching up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chi blocks a body shot from Antonopolous. #T5#
Chi swings wildly with an uppercut but Antonopolous uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Chi breaks the clinch.
Antonopolous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chi moves out of range of the strikes.
Antonopolous defending well as Chi loads up on a big left hand.
Chi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Antonopolous under the eye.
Antonopolous missing with a left hand there. Chi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Antonopolous misses.
Chi misses with a lunging right hand
and Antonopolous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonopolous moves away from the strike by Chi.
Chi blocks a jab.
Chi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antonopolous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chi just misses with a punch to the body.
Chi misses with an uppercut. #T6#
A big left from Chi misses.
Antonopolous is looking for a counter combo.
Nice shot lands for Chi.
Chi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Antonopolous misses 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!
Chi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Antonopolous has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Antonopolous there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antonopolous. Chi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antonopolous ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chi.
Nice shot lands for Chi.
A big left from Antonopolous misses.
Antonopolous tries to move into range but Chi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Chi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Antonopolous doesn't seem phased though.
Antonopolous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castor Antonopolous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T7#
Chi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chi connects with a looping right hand.
Chi swings widly with a right hand
letting Antonopolous counter with a right hand.
Chi lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Chi misses.
Chi ducks under a wild hook from Antonopolous.
Antonopolous doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chi clobbers Antonopolous with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chi looks to throw the jab but Antonopolous is out of range.
Chi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Chi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chi scores with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Chi.
Antonopolous is looking to counter punch.#T8#
Antonopolous throws a leg kick but Chi moved away.
Well,Antonopolous is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Antonopolous ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chi throws a head kick that misses
enabling Antonopolous to counter with a crisp jab.
Chi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Antonopolous. That did some damage!
A jab from Antonopolous misses.
Chi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antonopolous's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Antonopolous scrambles back to his feet.
Chi slips a straight right by Antonopolous.
Chi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Antonopolous moves away from the strike by Chi.
Chi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chi just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Chi.#T9#
Chi cracks Antonopolous with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chi misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Antonopolous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Antonopolous misses the target.
Antonopolous looks to score with a jab to the body but Chi is just out of range.
Antonopolous scores with a jab.
Chi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antonopolous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antonopolous throws out the jab.
Chi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Shang Chi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Antonopolous bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Antonopolous seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Antonopolous takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Antonopolous under the eye.
Antonopolous with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chi to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shang Chi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chi 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Shang Chi!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Shang Chi!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Shang Chi!
Shang Chi wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Shang Chi 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:
BFF 23: Shapirov v Shamkhalaev
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Nickal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nickal fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nickal on the ground.
Chi parries the strikes from Nickal easily there. Nickal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chi to escape.
Chi is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Mello MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The referee asks Nickal politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nickal prefers to stall for the moment though.
Chi dodges the ground and pound from Nickal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nickal scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nickal is chipping away with strikes.
The ground and pound from Nickal seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nickal scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nickal working the head with strikes.
Nickal creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nickal in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chi is trying to escape the position but Nickal is controlling the position.
Chi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nickal working the ground and pound but Chi is defending the strikes.
Nickal lands a decent elbow from side control. #T1#
Nickal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nickal throws a strike aimed at the side of Chi's head but Chi avoids it well.
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Chi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nickal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Nickal trying to control the position but Chi is working away.
Nickal landing strikes.
Nickal working the ground and pound.
Nickal throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nickal cracks Chi with a big elbow.
Nickal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T2#
Chi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nickal.
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Chi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nickal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chi seems a little lost for a moment, as Nickal dominates the positioning.
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Chi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chi prevents Nickal from improving position.
Nickal working the head and body with strikes.
Chi wants to get back to his feet but Nickal drags him back down.
Nickal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nickal controlling the position. #T3#
Chi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nickal lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nickal cracks Chi with a big elbow.
Nickal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chi keeps working.
Nickal tries to advance to mount but Chi denies him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chi wants to control but Nickal postures up.
Nickal creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nickal looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chi is avoiding damage well.
Nickal works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chi is working from the bottom.
Nickal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T4#
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Chi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nickal taking a breather here.
Nickal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nickal scores with punches from side control.
Nickal creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Chi taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Let's hope that Nickal 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.
Chi is not content to let Nickal control the position. #T5#
Nickal lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Chi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chi is letting Nickal control him for a moment.
Nickal wants to control but Chi is keeping him busy.
Chi struggling a bit here.#T6#
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.
Chi prevents Nickal from moving into mount.
Nickal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chi is trying to buck Nickal off.
Chi parries the strikes from Nickal easily there. Nickal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chi to escape.
Nickal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nickal is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nickal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nickal tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chi's legs.
Nickal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chi keeps working. #T7#
Nickal working the ground and pound.
Nickal working the head and body with strikes.
Nickal in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nickal tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chi's legs.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chi is working from the bottom.
Chi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T8#
Nickal controlling from side mount.
Nickal scoring with punches from side control.
Chi seems a little lost for a moment, as Nickal dominates the positioning.
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Chi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chi is being controlled here.
Chi wants to get back to his feet.
Chi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chi is trying to escape the position but Nickal is controlling the position. #T9#
Nickal working the ground and pound.
Chi is being controlled here.
Nickal landing a few strikes.
Nickal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nickal controls the position from side control.
Nickal cracks Chi with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nickal is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Nickal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R2#
Some wild striking there from Chi.
Nickal with the counter takedown but Chi avoids it easily.
Nickal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Nickal.
Chi lunges at Nickal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nickal's hand.
Chi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nickal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickal throws a shot from downtown. Chi moves away and avoids it.
Nickal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickal misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickal.
Chi just misses with a punch to the body.
Shang Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chi blocks a jab.
It looked like Chi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice straight punches there by Chi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chi.#T1#
Chi misses with a looping right.
Nickal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chi staying out of range there.
Chi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chi ducks under a wild hook from Nickal.
Chi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nickal momentarily.
Nickal misses with a straight left.
Chi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickal.
Nickal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickal.
Nickal blocks a head kick by Chi.
Nickal walks into a straight right hand from Chi.
Nickal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chi's waist but Chi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nickal off to one side.
Chi scores with a decent looking hook.
Chi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD2#
Nickal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Nickal 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.
#T2#
Nickal thows a huge punch but Chi dodges it nicely.
Chi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nickal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chi taking some punishment here, with Nickal in his half guard.
Chi won't allow Nickal to pass to mount.
Chi has hold of Nickal's hands but Nickal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nickal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nickal wants to free his trapped foot but Chi is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T3#
Nickal is controlling the pace.
Nickal working the head and body with strikes.
Chi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nickal.
Nickal is looking to pass Chi's guard but actually Chi recovers to full guard.
Nickal trying to control but Chi is working from the bottom.
Chi wants to get back to his feet but Nickal is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickal controls the pace.
Nickal forces his way into half guard.
Chi pushes Nickal off looking to stand but Nickal dives back in and keeps control.
Bo Nickal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chi is working from the bottom.
Nickal content to control rather than advance.
Nickal lands with a punch from half guard.
Nickal is taking a breather. Chi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T5#
Nickal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nickal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nickal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nickal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nickal working Chi over with strikes.
Chi wants to control but Nickal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nickal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nickal. #T6#
Nickal 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.
Nickal is looking to advance position but Chi won't allow it.
Chi trying to hold on to Nickal's head to control him but Nickal postures up.
Chi has hold of Nickal's hands but Nickal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nickal lands a nice short elbow.
Nickal is taking a breather. Chi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Chi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nickal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T7#
Nickal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nickal slips a nice elbow through Chi's hands, connecting with Chi's forehead.
Nickal stalling.
Nice strikes from Nickal there.
Nickal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#ROC2#
Chi is rocked!
Chi pushes Nickal off looking to stand but Nickal dives back in and keeps control.
Oh Chi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nickal is nestled in close to Chi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Nickal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nickal lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Chi quite badly. Chi pulls Nickal in close trying to recover. Nickal postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Chi on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Chi doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Nickal!
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