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Event:
S.A.F.O BMF #1
Date: Nov 30, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Said closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Said.
Said scores with a hook to the body.
Said stalls.
Tey is looking to control Said's arms but Said gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tey has his back to the cage.
Said jumps guard but Tey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Said drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tey avoids the elbow strike from Said, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Said is keeping busy.
Said lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tey backwards.
Said tries to circle away but Tey has him pinned against the cage.
Tey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Said has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Said leaning against his opponent.
#T1#
Said is looking to take this one to the mat.
Teijin Tey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saif Said.
Tey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Said avoids it.
Tey is looking to break free of the clinch but Said has double underhooks.
Tey looking to stall.
Said effectively controlling the action here.
Tey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Said cracks Tey with a nice body shot.
Said wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tey is trying to break the clinch but Said has him pressed against the cage.
Said jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tey walks away with a smile on his face. Said gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Said takes the fight into the clinch.
Said lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Tey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Said tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Said jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tey walks away with a smile on his face. Said gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Said closes the distance and clinches.
Said is trying to push Tey away but Tey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Said displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tey up against the cage.
Said prevents Tey from breaking the clinch.
Tey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Said wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Said is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#BC2#
Said breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Said throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Said does it's job there.#T3#
Said misses with a takedown attempt - Tey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tey blocks a jab.
Tey throws a head kick that half lands.
Tey lands with an overhand left.#CL2#
Said drives through and clinches with Tey against the cage.
Said is trying to force a seperation but Tey has the dominant position.
Tey has had enough of the clinch but Said keeps him there for the moment.
Tey is trying to stall.
Tey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Said's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Said stalls.
Tey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T4#
Tey letting Said take a breather here.
Said stalling the fight.
Tey is trying to maintain a safe position but Said gets an underhook and turns Tey into the cage.
Tey wants to break free but Said has control.
Said prevents Tey from breaking the clinch.
Tey is trying to break free.
Said managing to block the knees to the body from Tey.
Tey is trying to push Said away but Said has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Said tries to land a knee to the head but Tey blocks with his arms.
Tey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Said avoids it.
Tey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Said wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tey has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saif Said dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Said clobbers Tey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Said takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#KD#
Tey lands a left and a right that send Said crashing to the mat, dazed. Tey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Said is rocked!
Tey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Said swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Said is still on wobbly legs! Can Tey finish him?#CL2#
Said clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tey can't break the clinch.
Said has Tey pressed against the cage, preventing Tey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Said seems to have recovered his senses.
Said leaning against his opponent.
#TD2#
Said has hold of one of Tey's legs. Tey is fighting the takedown attempt but Said gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES#
Tey manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Said is trying to pull guard but Tey has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Said has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tey uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Said is on top in guard.
#REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Said is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Said throws a big elbow that misses.
Said is looking to work some ground and pound but Tey has wrist control.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Said controlling from the top position. #SU2#
Said decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tey, up you get!
Tey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#ROC2#
Tey is rocked!
Tey bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Said comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Tey falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Tey was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saif Said!
A victorious Saif Said 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:
S.A.F.O NEW ERA #4
Date: Nov 07, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Said pulls Williams into guard.
Williams wanted to stand there but Said had control of the position.
Said trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams wants to control from the top but Said keeps moving. #T1#
Said has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.
Said tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Williams being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Said. Said maintains the clinch.
Said tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Said drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Said stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Said blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Williams manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Said gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land. #TD2#
Said pulls guard.
Said is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Said seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SU#
Williams gets to his feet - Said follows without any prompting. #CL2#
Said moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Said successfully pulls guard.
Said pulls Williams in close to his closed guard and prevents Williams from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3##SU#
Williams stands up from Said's guard - Williams perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL2#
Said has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Said is trying to break free.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Said is controlling him.#TD2#
Said ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Said no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Williams is fighting to break Said's control of his arms but Said is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Said keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully. #T4##ES2#
Said manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams letting Said take a breather here.
Williams tries a body shot but Said blocks it.
Williams lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Said successfully pulls guard.
Said tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Said doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Said has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saif Said 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##CL2#
Said forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Said controlling the action here for a moment.
Williams has Said pressed against the cage, preventing Said from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Said has double underhooks.
Said has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Said manages to pull guard.
#SUB2#
Said looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Said controlling the position.#T1#
Said keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Said looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Said keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Said is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #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.#ES2#
Said has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Williams off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Said is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams. #CL2#
Said forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC#
Williams breaks the clinch.
Said doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Said manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Said moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Said tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
#T3#
Said shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Danny Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saif Said.
Said misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Said scores with a decent looking hook.
Said looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Said is breathing heavily.
Said misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. #CL2#
Said moves into the clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Said blocks it.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams pushes Said back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4##TD2#
Said ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Said no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Said seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SU#
Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Saif Said seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Said gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
Said rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Said throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Said wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with a body kick that stops Said in his tracks momentarily.
Said throws a right hand that misses
#KD#
and Williams counters with a crisp right hand that drops Said! Williams lets Said back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Said is rocked!
Said shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Williams dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Said swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a nice kick to the body.
Said is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Said waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Said closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a big left hand that crumples Said! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Williams!
After the fight, Danny Williams 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:
S.A.F.O TITLE CHALLENGER #3
Date: Oct 19, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Said instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Said breaks the clinch.
Laurens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Said.
Said stuffs the takedown attempt from Laurens. Laurens gets slowly back to his feet.
Said jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CUT2#
It looks like Sam Laurens has been cut.
Laurens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laurens ducks under a wild hook from Said.
Laurens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laurens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laurens lands a high kick!
#TD2#
Said shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Laurens is on queer street and Said is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Saif Said!
Our winner, Saif Said, 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:
S.A.F.O CHAMPION CROWN 2
Date: Oct 05, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Said closes the distance and clinches.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Said decides to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Said holds on and takes a little breather.
Said's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Williams won't allow Said to sweep him here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Said throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.#CL2#
Said closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.#TD2#
Said decides to pull guard.
Said wants to improve his position but instead Williams has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to stand up but Said is controlling the position.
#T2#
Said punching from the bottom.
Said is positioning himself well to prevent Williams advancing to mount.
Said slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williams won't allow Said to sweep him here.
Said pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Said is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.#T3#
Said tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SU#
Williams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Said, up you get! #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams is leaning against Said and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams is trying to push Said away but Said has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Said circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams tries to clinch up.#T4#
Williams slips a straight right by Said.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Said on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Danny Williams has been cut.#CL2#
Said gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Said is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Said dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Said controls his hands.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Said blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams letting Said take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saif Said dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Williams'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#
Said connects with a crisp jab.
Said has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Said fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Williams to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Williams looks to clinch but Said throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Williams taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Saif Said!
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Event:
S.A.F.O FANS FIGHT
Date: Sep 16, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Said walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab lands there for Said.#CUT2#
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Said.
Said leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Said swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Said is having none of it.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Said manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Said throws a half hearted mid kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Said.
Silva tries to clinch up but Said circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Said pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Said jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T1#
Said bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard. #REVB#
Said wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Said content to stall in guard here.
Said throwing strikes but missing.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Said stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Said is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva wants to sweep here but Said controlling him for the moment. #T3##SU2#
Said decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Saif Said seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD2#
Said closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Said is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Said throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva wants to sweep here but Said controlling him for the moment. #SU2#
Said stands up from Silva's guard - Said perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Said.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Said paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T4#
A jab from Said finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Said slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Said paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Said lands a lovely overhand right.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Said rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Said has Silva pushed against the cage.
Said missing with knees to the body.
#TD2#
Said manages to pull guard.
Said lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Said trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saif Said dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Jab by Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL2#
Said fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Said holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Said has double underhooks.
Said stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Said breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Said.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Said uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.#CL2#
Said takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Said jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
#T1#
Said pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva postures up.
#SUB#
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Said dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Said sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva wants to control but Said is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Said on the ground.#T2##SU2#
Said gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Said swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Said closes the distance and clinches.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva has Said pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Said manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Said slows down the pace here.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Said has him pressed against the cage.
Said has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Said is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva wants to clinch.#T3#
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2#
Said clinches.
Said has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle. #TD2#
Said gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Said is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva trying to get back to full guard but Said takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Silva just holding on.#T4#
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Said tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Said gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Said's attempts to control the action.
Said throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Said loaded up on that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Said thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saif Said showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva'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.
#R3##CL2#
Said rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Said has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Said prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD2#
Said successfully pulls guard.
Said wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB2#
Said 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Said controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva won't allow Said to get back to his feet. #T1#
Said manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Said with a flurry of punches that miss.
Said with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva trying to control the position here. #SUB2#
Said is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SU2#
Said gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting. #TD2#
Said closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Said crashes against the mat.
Silva tries to buck Said off but Said is having none of it.#SU2#
Said decides to stand back up. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Said is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Said takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Said is defending well.#T3#
Silva looking to stall.
Said is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Said down to the mat. Said avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a right hand that Said ducks under and follows up with a left that Said also avoids with ease.
Said swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Said. Said maintains the clinch.
Said misses with an elbow strike.
#BC2#
Said breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Said misses with an attempted mid kick.
Said keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Said slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL2#
Said gets a clinch.
Said dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T4##TD2#
Said gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #SU2#
Silva is working an open guard so Said takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Said misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
Said clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is looking to control Said's arms but Said gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Said gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.#BC2#
Said breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Said was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva jumps guard but Said stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saif Said really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Silva lands an overhand right.
Said slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva tries to move into range but Said moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Said finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head. #CL2#
Said has managed to clinch.
Said keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Said has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Said is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#TD2#
Said drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB#
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Said manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Said in his guard.#REVB##T1##SU2#
Said stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Said manages to pull guard.
#SUB2#
Said is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Saif Said has got the better of the ground game so far.
Said pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Said is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#T2#
Said keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Said controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself. #SUB#
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Said is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard. #REVB#
Silva managing to control the position. #T3#
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Said controls the pace.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Said is proving a slippery customer.
Said throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#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.
Said stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps 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.#CL2#
Said fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Said blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Said's brow.
Said is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saif Said.#TD2#
Said is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Said manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Said trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saif Said dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Said slips a straight right by Silva.#CL2#
Said rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Said has control.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Said walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Said darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Said tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Said is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Said is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Said has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#TD2#
Said manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Said is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Said thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #T1#
Said looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Said keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Said keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva tries to stand but Said is controlling from the bottom.
Said trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Said is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Said fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saif Said.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva tries to clinch up but Said circles away and keeps his distance.
Said tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Said connects with the punch.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Said sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Said swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
#CL2#
Said moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Said jumps guard.
Said doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#T3#
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Said's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Said is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Said looking for a sweep. Not yet Said, not yet.
Said is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Said saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Said was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Said keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Said fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Said stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
#T4##TD2#
Said successfully pulls guard.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Said trying to control the position.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Said 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.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saif Said is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Said works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saif Said comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Said 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saif Said!
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Event:
S.A.F.O FREE FIGHTS
Date: Sep 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Ferguson connects with a combination that backs up Said into the cage. Ferguson lands a flurry of punches that gets past Said's guard. Said is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Ferguson bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jock Ferguson!
Jock Ferguson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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