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Event:
HERO:7
Date: Apr 24, 2021 |
#R1#
White connects with a high kick. #CUT2#It looks like Joe Black has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Black.#CL#
Black rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joe Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jai White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#It looks like Jai White has been cut.#T1#
A head kick misses from Black.
White throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL#
Black forces White back against the cage and clinches.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
White wants to break free but Black has control.
#BC#
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
White moves into the clinch successfully.
Black effectively controlling the action here.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
White takes a shot to the head. #T2#
White gets underhooks to prevent Black's takedown attempt.
Black can't get the takedown.
#TD#
Black turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Black manages to end up in side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Black's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Black is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Black working away.#SUB#
Black is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Black wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SU#
Black decides to stand up, so the ref orders White to his feet.
Black shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL#
Black clinches with his opponent.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Black breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Black drives through with a takedown into guard. #T4#
Black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Black's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SU#
Black stands up from White's guard - Black perhaps looking for a knockout.
Black throws a sloppy head kick
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Black dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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#
Black lands a body shot.
A leg kick checked by White.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Black wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Black wants a takedown.
#BC#
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.#CL#
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White fails to pull guard.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Black tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White wants to stall.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Black manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#T1##TD#
Black gets control of White's arms and successfully pulls guard. Black will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
White being controlled here momentarily.
White prevents Black from getting back to his feet.
Black is pulling down on White's head. It's preventing any offense from White, at least for the moment.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black has a closed guard, preventing White from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Black wants to stand up but White is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces White back to the cage. Black follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CL#
White tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black lands a shot to the body.#T3##TD#
Black pulls guard effortlessly.
Joe Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black tries to strike from the bottom.
#SUB#
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Black haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Black controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
Black managing to control the position. #T4#
White won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black has control of White's left arm, preventing White from doing any damage.
Black is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A punch combination from Black misses.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White is looking to clinch.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but White is quick to defend against it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Black dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##CL2#
White rushes Black and presses him up against the cage.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.#BC2#
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Black attempts a counter takedown but White avoids it well and moves away.
White with a poor takedown #CL#
and Black counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Black is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White is defending well.
Black is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Black is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables White to keep the fight standing.#BC#
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.#CL2#
White has managed to clinch.
White lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD#
White gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. White manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T2##BC#
Black manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Black closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
Black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
White has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3##CL#
White gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
White letting Black take a breather here.#TD#
Black gets control of White's arms and successfully pulls guard. Black will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
White postures up.
#SUB#
Black is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
White being controlled here momentarily.
Black 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.#T4#
White throwing strikes but missing.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet. #SUB#
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black has control of White's left arm, preventing White from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Black.
Well Black has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Black! |
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Event:
HERO:5
Date: Apr 03, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
White moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Welch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White moves in looking to clinch but Welch pushes him off.
Welch throws a big counter head kick but White avoids it with no problem.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown#TD2#
and Welch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Welch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Welch thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
Welch not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch throwing shots but White is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Welch is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Welch to get the leverage. #T1#
Welch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Welch prevents White from improving his position.
Welch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Welch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Welch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White trying to control from the bottom.
White tries to roll over but Welch keeps him under control.
Welch uses his free foot to push down on White's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for White.
Welch connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#CUT2#It looks like Jai White has been cut.
Welch controlling from the full mount.
White is looking to improve his position but Welch isn't that keen on the idea.
Welch content just to control the position here. #T3#
White wants to control but Welch is having none of it.
White blocking the ground and pound.
Welch looking to finish White with some ground and pound. This is bad for White!
Welch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Welch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Welch is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. White is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. White flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Welch anticipates the leg and manages to get behind White and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Welch slips an arm under White chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Welch has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Welch is squeezing on White like an anaconda would it's prey. White fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Welch! |
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Event:
HERO:2
Date: Mar 13, 2021 |
#R1#
White goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.#TD#
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard. #SU#
Silva stands up from White's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
White connects with a solid leg kick. #TD#
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
White looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T1#
White is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down White for as long as he can get away with.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva advances position into side control!
Silva slows the pace down.
White wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Silva is staying tight to White's torso, preventing him from escaping.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva working the body and head with strikes. #SU#
Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders White to his feet. #T3#
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Silva.
A head kick from White lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#T4#
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
White shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva thinks about countering with a head kick.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
White closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jay Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jai White.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
White shoots and misses #CL#
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva cracks White with a nice body shot.
White being controlled against the cage.#BC#
Silva manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a leg kick
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White unleashes a big counter combination but Silva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T1##TD#
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SU#
Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
White shoots and misses #TD#
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.
Silva scores with punches from side control. #SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Silva grinds an elbow into White's temple.
White tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
White tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
Silva in side control, just content to control the action for now.
White takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva controls the position. #SUB#
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well. #T3#
Silva lands a nice forearm strike. #SUB#
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
White tries to keep control of the position but Silva is staying busy.
Silva trying to control the hands but White won't let him.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T4#
White is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into White. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in White's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?#SU#
Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
White is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
White has a takedown stuffed.
Silva misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
White wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on White's head and hops out.
Jay Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jai White.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CUT#It looks like Jai White has been cut.#TD#
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. White is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#T1#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.#SUB#
Silva is trying for a kimura here. White looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Silva wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Silva! |
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