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Event:
GC 373 Kaupens vs White
Date: Dec 19, 2020 |
#R1# Silva throws a lazy right hand but Bowers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Bowers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bowers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Bowers misses with a two punch combination.
Silva with the counter takedown but Bowers avoids it easily. Nice uppercut lands for Bowers. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Bowers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Bowers swinging wildly here.
Bowers moves out of range of the strikes. Silva drops his hands momentarily and Bowers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Silva drops his hands momentarily and Bowers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Bowers ducks under a wild hook from Silva. Bowers cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Bowers throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bowers looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Silva misses with a takedown and Bowers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bowers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye. Bowers cracks Silva with a good jab.#T1# A punch combination from Bowers misses. Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown and Bowers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Art Bowers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tander Silva. Bowers throws a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Bowers coming out on top. Bowers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively. Bowers misses with a two punch combination.
Bowers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Silva misses with an uppercut. Bowers throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A left and a right from Bowers both land. Nice combination. Bowers lands an overhand right. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silva misses with a straight right. Silva misses with an uppercut. Bowers saw that one coming. A punch combination from Bowers misses. Bowers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bowers wants it to stay on the feet. Silva walks into a left hand. Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC#Silva is rocked! Bowers throws an overhand right that drops Silva like a sack of potatoes! Bowers dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Bowers! |
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Event:
GC 369 Kaupens vs Karuso
Date: Nov 07, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nguema keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Nguema throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range. Nguema jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well. Nguema scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Silva takes one on the button.#CUT#It looks like Tander Silva has been cut. Nguema lands a body shot.
Silva backs away from a small jab... but Nguema lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Silva crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Nguema with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Antonne Nguema! |
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Event:
GC 366 Antilles vs Slinger
Date: Oct 10, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD# Chambers shoots in and bounces Silva off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB2# Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chambers is aware though and is defending well. Chambers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Silva keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully. #SUB2# Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Chambers to get to half guard.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Chambers is very close to passing his half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silva wants to get back to full guard. Chambers controlling the pace. #T1##SUB# Chambers has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Silva defend it? Chambers steps over the head and cranks it - Silva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Chambers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Franklin Chambers! |
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Event:
GC 363 Brand vs Starker
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A quick step to the side and TwentyTwenty tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Silva has his takedown stuffed and TwentyTwenty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking. Silva looks winded! Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
#KD# and TwentyTwenty counters with a crisp right hand that drops Silva! TwentyTwenty lets Silva back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Silva is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Tander Silva has been cut. Tander Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown and TwentyTwenty counters with a huge right that knocks Silva out cold! TwentyTwenty is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trump TwentyTwenty! A very excited looking Trump TwentyTwenty made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 22, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2# Sullinger pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch. Silva is trying to drag Sullinger to the mat but Sullinger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Sullinger pressing his opponent against the cage. Silva jumps guard but Sullinger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullinger. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #TD2# Sullinger turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sullinger manages to end up in side control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silva is being controlled here. Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sullinger's best efforts. Silva trying to hold on to Sullinger's head to control him but Sullinger postures up.
Sullinger sitting and controlling from the half guard. Sullinger 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.#T1##SUB# Silva looking for submissions off his back. Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sullinger controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T2# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB# Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sullinger has passed into half guard!
Sullinger stalling. #SUB# Silva actively working from the bottom here.#T3##SUB# Silva actively working from the bottom here. Sullinger thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva is pressing down on Sullinger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Sullinger looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Sullinger wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Sullinger slips nicely into half guard. Sullinger controlling the action here. Silva works his way to full guard. Good work. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet. #SU2# Sullinger gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrence Sullinger dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2# Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sullinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD# Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Sullinger is looking for a sweep. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB# Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Sullinger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sullinger is not content to let Silva control the position. #T1# Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Sullinger is breathing heavily. Silva is looking to take a break and control but Sullinger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Sullinger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Silva wants to improve his position but Sullinger is controlling well.
Terrence Sullinger has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU2# Sullinger stands up out of the half guard. Silva is looking to clinch but Sullinger is avoiding it.
#T2##CL# Sullinger tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch. Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sullinger just stands there and leans against the cage. Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sullinger just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2# Sullinger jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Silva being controlled here momentarily. Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB# Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sullinger is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard. #REVB# Sullinger's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3# Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Sullinger any problems. Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sullinger's guard. #REVR# Sullinger controlling Silva's posture. Sullinger is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea. #T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Sullinger keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. Sullinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB# Silva has gone for a leg lock! Sullinger slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.#REVB##SUB# Sullinger wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Silva's closed guard. He's half up but Silva has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Silva pivots and extends the arm, Sullinger falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Silva! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tander Silva! |
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