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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 31, 2023 |
#R1#
Chi throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Chi throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chi wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chi wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. #SU#
Chi stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and pushes Chi back into the cage.
Chi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Shang Chi has been cut.#TD2#
Silva is trying to trip Chi. He has hold of a leg but Chi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chi's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.#T1#
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Chi blocks nicely.
Chi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chi's head.
Chi is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Silva arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Chi's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daniel Silva! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 19, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva sneaks out the side door and pushes Sanchez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Silva wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Silva wants to clinch
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez wants to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch position.
Silva tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL2#
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Good body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez 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 Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL2#
Sanchez clinches.
Sanchez lands a body shot. #T1#
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sanchez is defending well.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanchez.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Sanchez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards. #TD2#
Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sanchez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanchez is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Silva striking off his back.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Sanchez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #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.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
#TD2#
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva pushes Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.
Silva shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Silva tries to clinch up
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva tries for a takedown but Sanchez circles away easily
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva has Sanchez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanchez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Sanchez gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Sanchez is struggling to control the position.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchez lands a body punch.
Sanchez is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sanchez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva tries to pull guard but Sanchez won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Sanchez.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Sanchez effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samuel Sanchez.#TD2#
Sanchez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard. #T2#
Silva 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.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.
Sanchez cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
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!
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva is looking to stand back up but Sanchez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Silva. #T3#
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanchez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Samuel Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T4#
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanchez blocks the strikes from Silva.
Sanchez is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanchez moves nicely into side control.
Sanchez happy to just control the position for now.
Sanchez scoring with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Sanchez gets a clinch. #TD2#
Sanchez is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sanchez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
Sanchez working Silva over with strikes. #ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Well, if Sanchez 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is continuing to stall.
Silva tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanchez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva gets full guard.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sanchez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Samuel Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
More stalling from Sanchez.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Sanchez stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#T3#
Silva misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
Sanchez lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanchez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sanchez is defending well.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanchez.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Daniel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samuel Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Sanchez! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 31, 2023 |
#R1#
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Brooks counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Brooks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eric Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.#CL#
Brooks rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brooks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.#BC#
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Brooks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brooks showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva tries to kick Brooks off in order to stand up. Brooks Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks controlling the position.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
Silva wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
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 misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Silva striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Brooks just content to control the position.
Silva throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brooks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brooks wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard. #T2#
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brooks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Brooks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Brooks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva wants to improve his position but Brooks is controlling well.
#T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brooks in particular looking to stall.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Brooks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brooks looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Brooks blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Brooks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brooks. What's that going to do exactly?
Brooks controlling the position easily from mount. #T4#
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
Brooks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Silva is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Brooks controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks 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#
Silva is looking to clinch.
Brooks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD#
Silva tries to sprawl but Brooks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard.
Brooks blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brooks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brooks performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#T1#
Silva punching from the bottom.
Brooks controlling the action here.
Brooks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Brooks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Brooks has a good base and remains in mount.
Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. #T2#
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. #SU#
Brooks get's back to his feet.
Eric Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva closes the distance but Brooks moves to the side
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brooks pinned against the cage. Brooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brooks is looking to counter punch.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL#
Brooks forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD#
Brooks has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I would not like to be Silva right now.
#T3#
Silva is really stuck here.
Brooks is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Eric Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooks continues to stall.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Brooks is in full control for now.
Brooks controls the action.#SUB#
Brooks working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Silva is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
#T4#
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brooks has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Silva's body.
Brooks continues to hold on tight.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silva wants to escape the position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brooks controlling from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Silva tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brooks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Brooks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?#TD#
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brooks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brooks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard.
Brooks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks blocks the strikes from Silva.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
#T1#
Brooks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brooks passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brooks is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Brooks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brooks is taking a breather. Silva 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.
Silva tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Brooks blocks the strikes from Silva.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
More hug and hope from Brooks.#T2#
Silva is looking to escape.
Brooks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Brooks seems content to control.
Silva striking from half guard on the bottom.
Brooks blocks the strikes from Silva.
Brooks controlling the action here.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brooks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva goes for a double leg but Brooks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brooks continues to drive forward.
Brooks is looking to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch.
Eric Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD#
Brooks decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brooks not doing much here.
Silva throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Brooks manages to pass to side control.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silva throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
#T4#
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva trying to remain calm as Brooks controls from the top position.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.#SU#
Brooks decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Brooks. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Daniel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooks with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
After winning the bout, Eric Brooks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Draskovich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Draskovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Draskovich tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draskovich.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Draskovich smiles and moves away.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Draskovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draskovich scores with a nice right hand.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Draskovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Draskovich scores with a jab to the body.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Draskovich rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Draskovich misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draskovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Draskovich 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Viktor Draskovich has been cut.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
#T1#
Silva misses with the head strike.
#TD#
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Draskovich wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draskovich wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draskovich has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draskovich pinned against the cage. Draskovich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2#
Draskovich throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well. #CL#
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Draskovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Draskovich smiles and moves away.
Draskovich slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Silva instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draskovich. #TD#
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Draskovich to the mat.
Draskovich tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva striking from his own guard. #T3#
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Draskovich any problems.
Draskovich trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Draskovich darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Draskovich is defending well.#TD#
Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Draskovich regains guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Draskovich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Draskovich is trying to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Draskovich, who protects the arm well.
Silva scoring with punches from side control. #T4##SUB#
Silva in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Draskovich is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Silva! |
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Event:
WFC Las Vegas 3
Date: Apr 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rauta defends well and Silva ends up having to push Rauta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rauta connects with a jab.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rauta as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD2#
Silva is trying to trip Rauta. He has hold of a leg but Rauta is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva postures up in Rauta's guard and throws a big left but Rauta blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rauta wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Rauta has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva postures up in Rauta's guard and throws a big left but Rauta blocks it.
Silva throws a strike but Rauta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Silva is striking off his back. Rauta thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Rauta blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Rauta has passed into side control.
Silva throws a few strikes from the bottom but Rauta takes advantage and mounts!
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
#T2#
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rauta blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rauta blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rauta blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva regains half guard.
Rauta moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rauta tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Silva landing strikes from the bottom. #T3#
Rauta moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
#SU#
Rauta decides to stand back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rauta defends well and Silva ends up having to push Rauta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nyrkki Rauta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Rauta misses.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rauta.
Silva tries to clinch there but Rauta circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Rauta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Rauta coming out on top.#KD#
Rauta lands a big uppercut and Silva crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Silva looks OK. Rauta waves Silva back to his feet!#ROC#Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauta finish him?
Rauta misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Rauta lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nyrkki Rauta!
Nyrkki Rauta retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Nyrkki Rauta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rauta tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rauta to the ground. Rauta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Rauta, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Rauta against the cage but Rauta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Rauta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Rauta throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Silva pushes Rauta up against the cage in a clinch.
Rauta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#TD2#
Silva has Rauta pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Silva pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rauta tumbling to the mat - Silva dives into Rauta's guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva postures up in Rauta's guard and throws a big left but Rauta blocks it. #ES#
Rauta has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Silva is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
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!
Rauta lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A short right from Rauta.
Rauta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nyrkki Rauta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
#T1#
Rauta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rauta blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Rauta. #TD2#
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Silva is striking off his back. Rauta thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Rauta blocks the strikes from Silva.
#SU#
Rauta stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
Rauta keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rauta.
Nice uppercut lands for Rauta. That snapped Silva's head back.
Rauta throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva goes for a double leg but Rauta avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rauta continues to drive forward.
Nyrkki Rauta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rauta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch there but Rauta circles away.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rauta pinned against the cage. Rauta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2#
Rauta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Rauta gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Silva is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyrkki Rauta!
Nyrkki Rauta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 02, 2023 |
#R1#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spar!
#CL2#
Spar clinches up against the cage.
Silva is working for takedown but Spar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spar avoids it.
Spar digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Spar has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Spar lands with a short shot to the head.
Spar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Spar.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spar lands with a right to the head.
Spar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T1#
A short right from Spar on the inside.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spar prevents it.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Spar.
Silva tries to pull guard but Spar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Spar misses with a knee strike.
Spar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Spar.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Spar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva is working for takedown but Spar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva jumps guard but Spar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Spar lands with a left to the head.
Spar digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Spar throws an elbow that misses.
Spar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T2#
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD#
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spar is controlling him. #SU2#
Spar stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spar pinned against the cage. Spar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Donk. Spar catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Spar clinches with his opponent.
Spar pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Spar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Spar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.#T3#
Spar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Spar.
#TD#
Silva successfully pulls guard.
#SU2#
Spar gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL2#
Spar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries to pull guard but Spar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Spar misses with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Spar is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Spar throws knees to the body.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Spar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spar lands a body punch.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Spar has him pressed against the cage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Spar.
Spar working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Spar.
Spar scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Spar lands an elbow inside.
Silva fails to pull guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spar.
Spar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spar digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spar throws an elbow but misses.
Spar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva jumps guard but Spar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Spar.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Spar's takedown attempt.
Spar is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva tries to pull guard but Spar holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Spar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Spar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Spar lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CL2#
Spar closes the distance and clinches.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Spar.
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 Spar walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Spar cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Spar leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spar wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Spar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Spar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva avoiding damage as Spar throws knees to the body.
Mr Spar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spar lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Spar.
Spar lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Spar is defending well.#T1#
Spar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva tries to pull guard but Spar holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Spar.
Spar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spar lands a nice uppercut.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Spar lands a body shot.
Spar wants a takedown.
Spar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spar tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Spar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Spar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva fails to pull guard.
#T2#
Spar avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Spar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spar is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Spar.
Spar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Spar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spar throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Spar.
Spar pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Spar.
Spar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva is trying to drag Spar to the mat but Spar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Spar scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Spar missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spar.
Spar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Spar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Spar.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Spar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spar.
Silva wants to clinch but Spar slips to the side
and Spar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whack! Spar lands a heavy head kick that drops Silva. The ref tackles Spar to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Silva was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mr Spar!
A very excited looking Mr Spar 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:
DMMA Christmas Chaos
Date: Dec 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Maitonaama throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Maitonaama leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maitonaama lands a two punch combo.
#CL2#
Silva drives through and clinches with Maitonaama against the cage.
Maitonaama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Maitonaama breaks the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but Maitonaama keeps it at a distance.
Maitonaama attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Maitonaama cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD2#
Silva jumps guard and drags Maitonaama to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Maitonaama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SU#
Maitonaama gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maitonaama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Maitonaama pushes him off.#CL2#
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Maitonaama breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Maitonaama moves out of range.
Maitonaama circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Maitonaama gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Maitonaama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maitonaama defends well and Silva ends up having to push Maitonaama into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Maitonaama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aslak Maitonaama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maitonaama was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maitonaama as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
Silva rushes Maitonaama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maitonaama gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC#
Maitonaama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Maitonaama instigates a clinch. #BC#
Maitonaama manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maitonaama stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
#BC#
Maitonaama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maitonaama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maitonaama avoids it really well and circles away.#T2#
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maitonaama sprawls well. Maitonaama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Aslak Maitonaama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maitonaama.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maitonaama defends well and Silva ends up having to push Maitonaama into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maitonaama lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut lands for Maitonaama. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Maitonaama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maitonaama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maitonaama tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC#Silva is rocked!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Maitonaama finish him?
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maitonaama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.#T3#
Maitonaama connects with a combination that backs up Silva into the cage. Maitonaama lands a flurry of punches that gets past Silva's guard. Silva is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Maitonaama bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aslak Maitonaama!
Aslak Maitonaama was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
DMMA 152 Abarai vs Bouddi
Date: Nov 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Ee lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #KD#
Ee lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Ee takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Silva is rocked!
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ee defends well and Silva ends up having to push Ee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Ee finish him?
Ee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Ee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ee connects with a superb combination that knocks Silva out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Ee before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Easy Ee!
During a confident post fight interview, Easy Ee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
DMMA 142 Assndrop vs Fukumitsu
Date: Sep 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fungas!
A right-left combo lands from Fungas.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Fungas sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Toe Fungas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Fungas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Fungas does no damage.
Fungas works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fungas misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva tries to clinch up but Fungas circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch up but Fungas circles away and keeps his distance.
Fungas is looking for a counter combo.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fungas defends it nicely.
Fungas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!#T1#
Danga de danga de dang - Fungas scores with a four punch combination!
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fungas swivels and escapes.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Fungas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Fungas stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fungas lands a nice uppercut.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Fungas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fungas is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fungas down to the mat. Fungas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fungas.
Fungas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Fungas does no damage.
Fungas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fungas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fungas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fungas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Fungas tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T2#
Silva looks to clinch
and Fungas counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Fungas to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fungas.
Fungas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Fungas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Fungas.
Fungas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva looks winded!#CL2#
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Fungas.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Fungas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva jumps guard but Fungas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T3#
Silva tries to pull guard but Fungas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Fungas won't allow it.
Fungas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fungas.
Fungas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fungas smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fungas scores with a leg kick.
Fungas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.#T4#
Danga de danga de dang - Fungas scores with a four punch combination!
Fungas swinging wildly here.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fungas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fungas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Fungas is having none of it.
No joy there for Fungas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toe Fungas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fungas counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Fungas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fungas stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Fungas throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fungas is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Fungas circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Fungas throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toe Fungas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Fungas throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Fungas.
Fungas misses with a wild combination.
Silva tries to clinch up but Fungas circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fungas swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Fungas.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Fungas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva tries for a takedown but Fungas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fungas is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Fungas tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toe Fungas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fungas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Fungas sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Toe Fungas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Fungas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fungas wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva dives in and grabs Fungas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fungas pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fungas throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Fungas avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Fungas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Fungas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fungas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva tries to clinch but Fungas moves out of range.
Fungas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Toe Fungas is winning the standup battle so far.
Fungas misses with a series of wild punches.
Fungas swinging wildly here.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fungas.
Fungas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Fungas as Silva shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fungas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Fungas misses.
Fungas lands a two punch combo.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fungas.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A low kick lands for Fungas.
#T2#
A combination from Fungas does no damage.
Fungas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fungas!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fungas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fungas keeps the fight on the outside.
Fungas throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Fungas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fungas as he jumps to the side.
Fungas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fungas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fungas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fungas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T3#
Fungas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fungas throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Fungas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fungas swinging wildly here.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Fungas pushes him off.
Fungas misses with a wild combination.
Fungas fails to land with a series of punches.
Fungas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fungas works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Fungas throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva wants to clinch.
Fungas misses with a double jab.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Silva goes for a double leg but Fungas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fungas continues to drive forward.#T4#
Silva tries to clinch up but Fungas circles away and keeps his distance.
Fungas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Fungas circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Fungas sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fungas's waist but Fungas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fungas!
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fungas circles away.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fungas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Fungas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fungas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fungas swinging wildly here.
Silva follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Fungas gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fungas.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fungas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fungas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fungas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fungas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fungas wants it to stay on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Fungas. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toe Fungas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Fungas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fungas wants it to stay on the feet.
Fungas misses with a two punch combination.
Silva goes for a double leg but Fungas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fungas continues to drive forward.
Fungas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Fungas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fungas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fungas.
Fungas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but Fungas circles away and keeps his distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fungas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fungas swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Fungas.
Toe Fungas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fungas works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.#T1#
Silva wants to clinch up but Fungas keeps it at a distance.
Fungas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fungas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fungas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Fungas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Fungas.
Fungas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fungas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Fungas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Fungas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Fungas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Fungas throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fungas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fungas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva wants to clinch.#T2#
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fungas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fungas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fungas stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Fungas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Fungas feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Fungas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fungas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Fungas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice combination there by Fungas.
Fungas misses with the combination.
#T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fungas misses with a wild combination.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fungas but Fungas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Fungas.
Silva is looking to clinch but Fungas is avoiding it.
Fungas is looking for a counter combo.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Fungas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fungas throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Fungas slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fungas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Fungas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fungas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time. #T4#
Fungas swinging wildly here.
Fungas tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fungas counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Fungas throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to clinch up but Fungas keeps it at a distance.
Fungas throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva wants to clinch up but Fungas keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Fungas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Fungas.
#CL2#
Silva drives through and clinches with Fungas against the cage.
Fungas blocking some punches.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Fungas avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fungas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head. #BC#
Fungas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fungas defends well and Silva ends up having to push Fungas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fungas swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toe Fungas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fungas 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:24
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toe Fungas!
A determined Toe Fungas didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it! |
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Event:
DMMA 131 Johnson Vs Luciano
Date: Aug 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Silva tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Silva shoots and misses
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva closes the distance but Steve moves to the side
and Steve counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva with a poor takedown
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Steve sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva moves to clinch but Steve breaks away
and Steve makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Steve sprawls well.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steve throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt. #T1#
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva wants to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Steve rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Silva lands a body punch.
Steve landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steve is defending well.#BC2#
Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#TD#
Steve gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva postures up in Steve's guard and throws a big left but Steve blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Silva postures up in Steve's guard and throws a big left but Steve blocks it.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steve avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva stands up over Steve, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steve looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steve works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steve seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Steve looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Steve looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Steve! #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Steve just content to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Steve avoids the strikes from the bottom by Silva.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
Steve just content to control the position.
Silva throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Silva throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Steve takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Steve blocks the strikes from Silva.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Steve 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.
Steve lands some shots froms side control.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Steve keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
Steve controlling the position.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Steve works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Steve controls the position.
Steve scores with a couple of short elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Steve working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Steve landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Steve dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Steve cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2#
Steve drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Steve digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
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 Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Steve shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steve's waist but Steve gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Steve throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Steve lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Steve counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Steve - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Steve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt #CL2#
and Steve counters by clinching up.
Silva letting Steve take a breather here.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2#
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Steve counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stephen Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Steve sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
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!
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
A thudding body kick lands there by Steve!
Silva wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
Silva moves to clinch but Steve breaks away
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steve counters with a nice body shot.
Steve fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steve lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steve!
Steve throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
Silva tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve wants to counter with a clinch but Silva pushes him away.
Silva has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Steve counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Steve to keep the fight standing.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Steve.
#T4#
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 Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheers as Steve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steve lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Steve lands but Silva takes it in his stride. #ROC2#Silva is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Steve pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Daniel Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a takedown
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve digs a good hook to Silva's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Silva tries to clinch but Steve is having none of it.
Silva moves to clinch but Steve breaks away
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Steve pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Steve avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
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 Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva goes for a double leg but Steve avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steve continues to drive forward.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steve prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Steve turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Steve pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steve jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Steve scores with a leg kick.
Steve bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steve scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Steve lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Steve scores with a nice strike.
Steve's corner calls for a 1-2. Steve obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Steve keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
Steve lands with a good body shot.
Stephen Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Steve lands the left hand.
Crunch! Steve slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Steve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Steve counters with a nice body shot.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Steve counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steve.
Steve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steve lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Steve.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Steve won't allow it.
Steve utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T3#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steve.
Silva letting Steve take a breather here.
Steve is stalling here.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Steve presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steve misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Steve as the two fighters clinch.
Steve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries to pull guard but Steve holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
#BC2#
Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve delivers a nice body kick.#T4#
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Steve counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stephen Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Steve with a hook.
Silva tries for a takedown but Steve circles away easily#CL2#
and Steve holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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!
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Steve smiles and moves away.
Steve lands a jab.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Steve.
Daniel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Steve. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steve.
A head kick misses from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steve 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Steve!
An out of breath Stephen Steve thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
GC 439: Str�lman VS Areni
Date: Jun 26, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Andros gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Andros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Andros lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Andros stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Andros.
Andros lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva avoiding damage as Andros throws knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Andros throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Silva wants the takedown. Andros is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Andros's guard against the cage.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andros's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Andros throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva lands a couple of digs.#T1##SUB#
Andros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Andros is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Silva has his hands clasped together but Andros extends and breaks Silva's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Andros.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Andros! |
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Event:
GC 429: Simmons VS Kane
Date: May 07, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Oysten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD2#
Oysten has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oysten is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Oysten stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oysten wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Oysten blocks the strikes from Silva.
Oysten tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Oysten keeps moving and retains side control.
Oysten tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #SUB2#
Oysten looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to bench press Oysten off him but Oysten keeps the position.
Silva throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Silva tries to bench press Oysten off him but Oysten keeps the position. #T1#
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oysten wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Oysten advances to full mount.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Oysten. What's that going to do exactly?
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Oysten. What's that going to do exactly? #SUB2#
Oysten working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oysten pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
#SUB2#
Oysten working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oysten is trying to take his opponent's back.
Silva throwing punches despite being mounted.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T2#
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
#SUB2#
Oysten has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB2#
Oysten has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Oysten takes Silva's back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#SUB2#
Oysten is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oysten wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it. #T3#
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Oysten is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva striking from half guard on the bottom.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Oysten has control of the leg.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva punching from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Oysten seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silva is not content to let Oysten control the position.
Oysten uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Oysten has taken his back! #SUB2#
Oysten tightening his grip on Silva, looking for the choke.
Oysten controlling well, preventing Silva from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4##SUB2#
Oysten has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Oysten struggling to keep hold of the position.
Silva can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Oysten tightening his grip on Silva, looking for the choke. #SUB2#
Oysten is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Oysten blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Oysten tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Oysten isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB2#
Oysten jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arseth Oysten dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Silva tries to clinch but Oysten is having none of it.
Silva wants to clinch.#TD#
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oysten to the mat! Oysten manages to get full guard. #SUB2#
Oysten 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.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oysten is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Silva lands with a few short shots to the body.
Oysten trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#ES#
Silva pushes Oysten off and gets back to his feet.#T1##CL#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Oysten tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva. #BC2#
Oysten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but Oysten is having none of it. #TD#
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#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!
Oysten manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oysten tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.#SUB#
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB2#
Oysten looking for submissions off his back.
Arseth Oysten has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
Silva throwing shots but Oysten is blocking nicely.
Oysten gets full guard.#SUB2#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva won't allow Oysten to sweep him here.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oysten's head.#T3#
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Oysten is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Oysten preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Oysten is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oysten trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Oysten working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.#T4##SUB2#
Oysten is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva cracks Oysten with a solid left hand.
Oysten wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva distracts Oysten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva works over Oysten with some ground and pound from guard.
Oysten lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oysten sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
Oysten is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Silva striking from the bottom here.
Silva with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Oysten can't handle though.
Oysten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Oysten will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD#
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oysten sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oysten is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Oysten is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Oysten. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Oysten's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
Silva cracks Oysten with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Oysten is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Oysten looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Oysten has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Oysten wants to sweep but no luck.
Oysten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1#
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Oysten trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva is working Oysten over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Oysten throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Oysten looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva works over Oysten with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Oysten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T2#
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.#ROC#Oysten is rocked!
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Oysten is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva loads up on a big left hand. Oysten felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Silva looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Oysten can't hide his disappointment, as Silva celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Silva! |
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Event:
GC 424: Raczynski VS Daddy
Date: Apr 02, 2022 |
Daniel Silva really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 175.9, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Blade Wolf was cancelled. |
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Event:
GDL 139:Raczynski VS Silva
Date: Feb 05, 2022 |
#R1#
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raczynski sprawls well. Raczynski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Raczynski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raczynski sprawls well. Raczynski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Jan Raczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Raczynski lands an overhand right.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raczynski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raczynski counters with a straight right hand.
Raczynski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raczynski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva tries to clinch
and Raczynski counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Raczynski. #T1#
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Raczynski.#ROC#Silva is rocked!
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva drops his hands for a split second and Raczynski immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Silva face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Raczynski follows up with a right hand that knocks Silva into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jan Raczynski!
Jan Raczynski retains his welterweight title!
Jan Raczynski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
GDL 134: Vyr VS Boomer
Date: Jan 01, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Owens tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Owens drops back down to his feet.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Owens's coach down at The Jungle Room was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Owens's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva has Owens pushed against the cage.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Owens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T1#
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Owens looking for a takedown.
Daniel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Owens.
Silva lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#It looks like Benny Owens has been cut.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC#Owens is rocked!
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Owens backwards.
Owens is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Silva.
Owens goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Owens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Owens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Owens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T2##CL#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Owens seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Owens's efforts to push away.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Owens is defending well for now.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva stalls.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Owens avoids it.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Owens improves position.
Silva works on Owens's body with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Owens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Owens circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Owens releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva wants to clinch up but Owens keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Owens moves out of range.
Owens throws a counter combo.
Owens swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.#CL#
Owens tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Owens looking for a takedown. #T4#
Silva lands a right hand. #TD2#
Owens gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #SUB2#
Owens is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Owens isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Owens on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Owens can do anything to dispel that myth.#SU#
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Owens get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is looking to clinch but Owens is avoiding it.
#CL#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Owens wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Owens's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Owens swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Owens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva is looking to clinch but Owens is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch but Owens moves out of range. #CL#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Owens.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands an elbow just above Owens 's eye.
Owens is breathing heavily.#TD#
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #ES#
Silva manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike. #KD#
Silva drops Owens with a big knee straight up the middle! Owens is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Owens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva wants to clinch up but Owens keeps it at a distance.
Owens appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Owens shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Owens keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva wants to clinch.#T2#
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Owens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Owens circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Owens is avoiding it.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Owens appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Owens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch there but Owens circles away.
#T3#
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Owens counters with a straight right hand.
Silva wants to clinch up but Owens keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up but Owens circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Owens pushes him off.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Owens circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Owens keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Owens appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Owens swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.#T4#
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Owens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Owens shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Owens gets slowly back to his feet.
Daniel Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Owens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Owens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Silva instigates a clinch.
Owens jumps guard but Silva stands there with Owens around his waist. Owens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Daniel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Owens.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Owens's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Owens circles away.
Owens let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Owens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Owens releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL#
Silva drives through and clinches with Owens against the cage.
A short right from Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Owens avoids it.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Owens can do to turn this around?
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Owens backwards.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T1#
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Owens's ribcage.
Owens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Owens in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T2#
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Silva.
Owens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Owens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws a big uppercut that drops Owens! More strikes from Silva and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Owens lies dazed against the cage as Silva celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Silva! |
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Event:
GDL 128: Anderson VS Ebert
Date: Nov 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Silva slips a jab from Gwan.
Gwan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Gwan.#CL2#
Silva clinches up with Gwan and pushes him back against the cage.
Gwan tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gwan managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Gwan tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Gwan tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nario Gwan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Gwan avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gwan's efforts to push away.
Gwan wants to break free but Silva has control.
Gwan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gwan is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.#TD#
Gwan jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wants to stand but Gwan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SU2#
Silva stands up and waves to Gwan to follow him. #T1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gwan's elbow.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gwan's elbow.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gwan jumps guard but Silva stands there with Gwan around his waist. Gwan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gwan takes a shot to the head.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Gwan controls his hands.
Gwan can't break the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC#
Gwan breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Gwan pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Gwan misses the target.#CL2#
Silva forces Gwan back against the cage and clinches.
Gwan tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva stalls.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.#BC#
Gwan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Silva defending well as Gwan loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Silva drives through and clinches with Gwan against the cage.
Gwan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Gwan wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Gwan is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva is working Gwan over against the cage.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Gwan controls his hands.
#T3#
Gwan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Gwan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Decent striking displayed by Gwan there.
Gwan throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gwan working hard to break the clinch.
Gwan is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gwan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva has Gwan pressed against the cage.
Gwan is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Gwan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva avoids the body shot from Gwan.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.#CL2#
Silva forces Gwan back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva has Gwan pressed against the cage.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Gwan is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T4#
Gwan managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Gwan tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gwan's efforts to push away.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Gwan jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Gwan controls the action.
Gwan wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries a body shot but Gwan blocks it.
Gwan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Jab from Gwan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gwan wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gwan tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Gwan jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Silva closes the distance and pushes Gwan back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Gwan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gwan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gwan jumps guard but Silva stands there with Gwan around his waist. Gwan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Daniel Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gwan is blocking nicely.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gwan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gwan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Gwan avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Gwan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nario Gwan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Gwan fails to pull guard.
#TD#
Gwan decides to pull guard. #SU2#
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gwan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Silva forces Gwan back against the cage and clinches.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gwan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gwan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gwan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva pushes Gwan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Gwan being controlled against the cage.
Gwan is trying to break free.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Gwan is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
#CUT2#It looks like Nario Gwan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Gwan won't want to take too many of those.
Gwan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gwan's face.
Gwan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gwan tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Gwan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T3#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Gwan won't want to take too many of those.
Silva has Gwan pressed against the cage.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gwan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gwan.
Gwan is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gwan is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Gwan tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Gwan drops back down to his feet.
Gwan fails to pull guard.
#T4#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gwan's elbow.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Gwan avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Gwan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Gwan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gwan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nario Gwan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gwan keeps the fight on the outside.
Gwan swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
#CL2#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Gwan is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Gwan tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Gwan is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva lands a body shot.
Gwan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gwan backwards.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Gwan's ribcage.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Gwan's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva presses Gwan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Gwan in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands an elbow just above Gwan 's eye.
Gwan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nario Gwan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Gwan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gwan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Gwan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva pushes Gwan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gwan tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Gwan drops back down to his feet.
#T2#
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gwan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Gwan takes an elbow to the temple.
Gwan wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Gwan tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva working Gwan over with knees to the body.
Gwan wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gwan backwards.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gwan backwards. #T3#
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Gwan won't want to take too many of those.
Silva presses Gwan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Gwan letting Silva take a breather here.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gwan up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Gwan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Gwan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gwan throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range. #CL2#
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.#T4#
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gwan's defenses.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva presses Gwan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#TD2#
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Gwan to the mat.
#ES2#
Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#CL2#
Silva drives through and clinches with Gwan against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gwan's defenses. #TD#
Gwan successfully pulls guard.
Nario Gwan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB#
Gwan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Silva! |
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Event:
GDL 124: Daddy VS Fouchi II
Date: Oct 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Polish Power fails with a takedown attempt.
Polish Power shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL2#
Silva forces Polish Power back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Polish Power has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva 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 Jan Polish Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Silva rushes Polish Power and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Polish Power wants a takedown.
Polish Power drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Silva clinches.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polish Power takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#It looks like Jan Polish Power has been cut.
Silva avoiding damage.
Polish Power drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Polish Power avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage. #T1#
Polish Power drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Polish Power.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Polish Power is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva lands a big knee! That's hurt Polish Power! Oh, he's all over the place! Silva lands another knee that sends Polish Power to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Silva!
Jan Polish Power spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back bigger and stronger. Thank you to all the fans'. |
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Event:
GDL 121: Daddy VS Fochi
Date: Oct 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Silva tries to clinch there but Camble circles away.
#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Camble.
Camble working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Camble off but instead Camble has got his back!
Silva is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Outlier Martial Arts, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#SUB2#
Silva fending off the submission attempt from Camble.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Camble.
Camble slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camble lands with a hammerfist to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Camble.
#T1#
Silva is covering up but some of the strikes from Camble are getting through and doing damage.
#SUB2#
Camble working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Camble has good solid back control here.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA inform us that Camble has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Silva is covering up but some of the strikes from Camble are getting through and doing damage.
Camble lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Camble slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Camble lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Camble.
#T2#
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Camble has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Camble scores with strikes from the back.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Camble is landing with strikes from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camble just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Camble's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva wants to get back to his feet. #T3##SUB2#
Camble working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Camble punishes Silva with strikes from the back mount.
Camble controls the position.
Camble lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Silva.
#T4#
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Camble has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Camble lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Camble is in full control for now.
What can Silva do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Camble has Silva flattened out and is raining down punches.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Camble is in full control for now.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Camble on the ground.
Camble is riding his opponent, not letting Silva buck him off. #SUB2#
Camble has managed to slip his arm under Silva's chin. This could be all over... yep, Silva is tapping out! Submission win for Camble.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Camble!
Mike Camble took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
GDL 117: Biden VS Kogos
Date: Sep 04, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Silva drives through and clinches with Piper against the cage.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Kilian Piper has been cut.#TD#
Piper gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #ES2#
Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Piper controls his hands.
Piper tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Piper drops back down to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A hook to the body from Silva.
#T1#
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Silva.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands with a left to the head. #TD#
Piper has clasped his hands together around Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #ES2#
Silva throws Piper to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#TD#
Piper has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva manages to escape to his feet. #T2#
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piper paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Silva drives through and clinches with Piper against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Piper as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piper's elbow.
Piper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kilian Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Piper wants to break free but Silva has control.
Piper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Piper controls the action.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Piper controls his hands.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Piper is blocking nicely.
Piper blocks an uppercut.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Piper shrugs off.
Piper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Piper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva misses with some punches.
#TD#
Piper jumps guard.
Piper wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Piper's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Piper has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Silva kicks Piper off and gets to his feet. #CL2#
Silva darts in and clinches Piper up against the cage.
Come on Piper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T4##BC#
Piper breaks from the clinch.
Piper dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Piper's head and hops out.#CL2#
Silva darts in and clinches Piper up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Piper manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SU2#
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Piper shoots in.#CL2#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Piper jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pipers head.
Piper has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piper's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kilian Piper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Piper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva keeps control of Piper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Piper blocking some punches.
Come on Piper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Piper is defending well for now.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Piper.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kilian Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Piper avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Piper jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Piper in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Piper.
Silva is pushing Piper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Piper is defending well for now.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Piper.
#T2#
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Piper controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Piper avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Piper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T3#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Piper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Daniel Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Piper is defending well for now.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Piper improves position.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Piper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T4#
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Piper avoids the damage to the body.
Piper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Piper is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Piper avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kilian Piper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva tries to stall but Piper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piper's elbow.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piper misses with a body punch.
Piper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Piper is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Piper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Piper controls the action.
Piper prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Piper avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage. #T1#
Silva tries to work over Piper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Piper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Piper shakes him off and moves away.
Kilian Piper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Piper looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Piper drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
Silva has his feet on Piper's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Piper.
Piper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Silva.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T2#
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Silva.#CL#
Piper clinches.
Piper tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Piper drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kilian Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Silva wants the takedown. Piper is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Piper's guard against the cage.#SU2#
Silva stands and steps away. Piper gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T3#
Silva landing knees to the body.
#TD2#
Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#SU2#
Silva stands up and beckons Piper to his feet. #CL2#
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Piper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva landing knees to the head.
#T4##TD2#
Silva lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SU2#
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Daniel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Silva has managed to clinch.
Piper is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Piper tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Piper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Piper misses with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Piper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Piper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Silva drives through and clinches with Piper against the cage.
Kilian Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Piper has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Silva! |
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Event:
GDL 110: Hanley VS Hunt
Date: Jul 17, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Piper's takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Piper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Piper fails to land the takedown.
Daniel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clyde Piper.#CL#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Piper looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.#T1#
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Clyde Piper has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Piper shrugs off.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Piper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva has Piper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Piper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva lands an elbow just above Piper 's eye. #T2#
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva stalling.
Silva working Piper over with knees to the body.
Silva presses Piper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Piper letting Silva take a breather here.
A short left from Silva. #T3#
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva just leaning against Piper, taking a breather.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Silva.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Silva clinches.
Silva stalling.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Piper won't want to take too many of those.#T4#
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Piper's head.
Silva pushes Piper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piper's defenses.
Silva cracks Piper with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva digs a right hand into Piper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Piper's gas tank.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clyde Piper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL#
Silva has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Piper wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Daniel Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva is leaning against Piper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is leaning against Piper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Piper won't want to take too many of those.
Piper is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
#T1#
Silva lands an elbow inside that Piper shrugs off.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Silva.#CL#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva is working Piper over against the cage.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piper can do to turn this around?
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Silva.#CL#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T3#
Piper looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva gets through Piper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T4#
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Piper takes a shot to the head.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
A knee to the head by Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clyde Piper'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. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Silva clinches.
Piper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Piper up against the cage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Piper being controlled against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
#T1#
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Piper being controlled against the cage.
Silva is working Piper over against the cage.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Piper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva stalling.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Piper takes an elbow to the temple.
Piper is looking for a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.#T3#
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Piper's ribcage.
Silva stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Piper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva pushes Piper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piper's defenses. #T4#
Silva taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva digs a right hand into Piper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Piper's gas tank.
Silva digs a right hand into Piper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Piper's gas tank.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva cracks Piper with a nice body shot.
Clyde Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Silva! |
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Event:
GDL 106: Dilbrandt VS Stepanov
Date: Jun 26, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Silva has Owens up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Owens is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Owens manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Owens tries to pass.
Owens wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva keeping full guard, as Owens tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T1#
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#SUB#
Owens is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Owens is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Owens.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SU2#
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T2##CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Owens goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Owens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Owens drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Owens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.#TD#
Owens turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Owens manages to end up in side control.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Owens is controlling him well.#SUB#
Owens goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Owens but great work by Silva.
Owens tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silva working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Silva prevents Owens from getting the reversal.#T3#
Owens wants to control but Silva is having none of it.#SU2#
Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! #CL2#
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Owens in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Owens is breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#TD2#
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Owens is having none of it. #SUB#
Owens drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva! #REVB##SU2#
Silva stands up and beckons Owens to his feet.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Owens, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T4#
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owens.
Owens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Silva rushes Owens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Owens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Owens changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Owens manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Owens, pushing him back against the cage.
Owens goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Owens misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Silva manages to pull guard.
Owens prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Owens advances position into side control!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Owens scoring with punches from side control.
Daniel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Owens drags him back down.
Owens trying to control the position but Silva is working away. #T1##SUB#
Owens tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well. #SUB#
Owens swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Owens's guard.#SUB#
Owens is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Owens has switched to an armbar! Silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Benny Owens! |
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Event:
GDL 94: DeLuna VS Submission
Date: May 02, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Carruthers's takedown attempt.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Deon Carruthers has been cut.
Carruthers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carruthers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deon Carruthers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carruthers is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva works on Carruthers's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Carruthers is breathing heavily.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carruthers takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Carruthers shrugs off.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carrutherss head. #ROC2#Carruthers is rocked!
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oh Carruthers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
#T1#
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clinched against the cage, Silva lands a big elbow that drops Carruthers! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Carruthers is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Silva! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 28, 2021 |
#R1#
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Phx pushes him off.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phx swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phx swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD#
and Phx counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Phx scoring with punches and elbows.
Phx lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Phx tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Phx off but instead Phx has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Phx is in full control for now.
Phx scores with strikes from the back.
Silva is trying to stand back up.
Silva felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Phx has Silva flattened out and is raining down punches.
Phx biding his time, looking for the opening.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Phx. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Silva is trapped and Phx is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Phx lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Silva.
Phx lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Phx trying to control.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Phx connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Silva to escape the position.
Phx scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Phx has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva showing good submission defense here.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phx. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Phx has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T3#
Phx punches Silva on the ear.
Silva is trying to remain composed but Phx is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Phx is working the ground and pound. Can Silva escape?
Will Phx go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Phx looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Phx 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.
Phx scores with punches to the body.
Silva covers up after that shot from Phx.
#SUB#
Phx looking for the choke but no joy. #T4#
What can Silva do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Phx softening up his opponent with strikes here.
#SUB#
Phx is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phx is punishing Silva with some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Phx has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Phx is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Silva is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Phx dominated that round.
That's time! Phx's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Silva is looking to clinch but Phx is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva taking a breather. #TD#
Phx is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Phx persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Phx dives into side control.
#REVB#
Phx cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Phx lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva pushes Phx away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Phx gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Phx scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Phx landing a few strikes.
Phx lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.#T1##SUB#
Phx is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Phx controlling the position from side mount.
Phx scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Phx sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
#T2#
Phx scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Phx lands with some strikes.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Phx cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Phx working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Phx lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phx dominating with strikes here.
Phx cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#ROC#Silva is rocked!
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Phx finish him?
Jared Phx overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phx with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there. #T3#
Phx fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Phx looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Silva covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jared Phx! |
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Event:
TFI 1
Date: Mar 14, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lyons's efforts to push away.
Lyons tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Lyons looks winded!
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyons takes an elbow to the forehead. #KD#
Silva drops Lyons with a big knee straight up the middle! Lyons is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #CUT#It looks like Buff Lyons has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Silva has Lyons up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva presses Lyons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T1#
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lyonss head.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva slows down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva avoiding damage.
#TD#
Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lyons regains guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva wanted to stand there but Lyons had control of the position. #T2##SUB2#
Silva is posturing up here but Lyons has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Silva tries to roll out but it's too tight and Silva has to tap! Slick submission there by Lyons!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buff Lyons! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 03, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
Big looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!#ES#
Silva throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Silva tries to clinch but Big is having none of it. #CL#
Silva rushes Big and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Big throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Big lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Big drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Luka Big has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva lands an elbow just above Big 's eye.
Big is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva has Big pushed against the cage.#T1#
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Big.
Big looks winded!
Silva avoiding damage.
Big managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Big's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Silva.
A short left from Silva.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#Big is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big takes a knee to the side of the body.
Big is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?#T2#
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Big seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Big lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva just leaning against Big, taking a breather.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Silva.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Big shrugs off. #T3#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Big has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.#KD#
Silva drops Big with a big knee straight up the middle! Big is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #CUT#That has opened up Luka Big's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Silva darts in and clinches Big up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Big! Silva unloads with more strikes and Big sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Silva! |
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