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Event:
Highland 208
Date: Nov 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crawley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crawley sprawls well. Crawley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob Crawley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley slips under a jab from Silva.
It looked like Crawley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Crawley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Crawley avoids them all with ease.
Crawley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Crawley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crawley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crawley circles away.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva looks winded!
Crawley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva moves to clinch but Crawley breaks away
and Crawley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T2#
Silva misses with a takedown
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A counter left hand to the body from Crawley misses its target.
Crawley lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawley counters with a huge head kick that drops Silva! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Crawley!
A relieved looking Bob Crawley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Rickson Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'He was juiced to the gills and his corner had rubbed grease on his body so I couldn't take him down. And he smelled like R-Kelly's sheets....piss'. |
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Event:
Highland 197
Date: Oct 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Silva misses with a takedown #TD#
so Bar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Bar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bar has Silva in his guard.#REVB#
Silva content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Bar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bar 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.#T1#
Silva stands and throws Bar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva is pressing down on Bar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bar is holding on for now.
Bar wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Bar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bar is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silva is keen to just control but Bar is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva. #SUB2#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Bar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Bar defends the submission attempt.
Bar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bar keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #T3##SUB#
Bar has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Silva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bar has tightened it up now! Silva should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jonny Bar!
In defeat, Rickson Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was juiced to the gills and his corner had rubbed grease on his body so I couldn't take him down. And he smelled like R-Kelly's sheets....piss'. |
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Event:
TR81
Date: Aug 20, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mijatovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mijatovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mijatovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Mijatovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rajko Mijatovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.#TD2#
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mijatovic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep here but Mijatovic controlling him for the moment.
Mijatovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mijatovic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Mijatovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mijatovic looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Silva being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mijatovic defends it easily.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Mijatovic is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Mijatovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
Mijatovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mijatovic has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Mijatovic stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.#T2#
Mijatovic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mijatovic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mijatovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mijatovic defends well.
Silva working a defensive guard but Mijatovic passes into half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3##SU#
Mijatovic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL#
Mijatovic closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mijatovic prevents it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD2#
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mijatovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Silva has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mijatovic should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silva has tightened it up now! Mijatovic should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rickson Silva!
Rickson Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Highland Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
TR75
Date: Jul 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Balls punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Balls coming out on top.
Nice shot by Balls.
Silva takes one on the button.
Balls scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks. #TD#
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Balls!
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balls keeps working.
Balls looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Balls is looking for a sweep.
Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura but Balls is defending well.
Balls is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balls is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Balls 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.#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! #T1##SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balls has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balls struggling a bit here.
Silva wants to control but Balls is keeping him busy.
Balls is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balls tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2##SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balls has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balls tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Balls is not content to let Silva control the position.
Balls tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Silva has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Balls is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Silva yanks on the arm and Balls is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rickson Silva!
Rickson Silva gave a mention to Highland Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
The Island Season 13, 205 lbs, Round 2
Date: Jun 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Dinklage manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD2#
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dinklage on his heels. He'll look to pass Dinklage's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dinklage keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dinklage looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dinklage looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dinklage! #REVR#
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Dinklage wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Dinklage cracks Silva with a big elbow. #T1#
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Dinklage scoring with strikes.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva is not content to let Dinklage control the position.
What's Silva going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Silva gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dinklage pulls his head out easily.
Dinklage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Dinklage working Silva over with strikes.
Dinklage content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva trying to hold on to Dinklage's head to control him but Dinklage postures up.
Dinklage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dinklage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dinklage not doing much here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Dinklage sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dinklage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dinklage lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dinklage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dinklage controlling the action here.
Silva wants to improve his position but Dinklage is controlling well.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Dinklage in his half guard. #SUB2#
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Dinklage is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to control but Dinklage passes into side.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Dinklage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee asks Dinklage politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dinklage prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dinklage dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Dinklage slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Dinklage sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dan Dinklage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Dinklage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dinklage misses the jab.
Silva with the counter takedown but Dinklage avoids it easily.
Dinklage drops Silva with a big left hand! Silva is injured, injured bad! Dinklage jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Dinklage!
An out of breath Dan Dinklage thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Rickson Silva had this to say: 'He was juiced to the gills and his corner had rubbed grease on his body so I couldn't take him down. And he smelled like R-Kelly's sheets....piss'. |
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Event:
The Island Season 13, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: Jun 23, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Vermeulen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vermeulen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Rickson Silva has been cut.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vermeulen is defending well.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Vermeulen stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Kegomoditswe Vermeulen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
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 Vermeulen walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Vermeulen clinches. #TD2#
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva is trying to control the position but Vermeulen postures up.
Vermeulen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from. #SUB2#
Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Vermeulen has his hands clasped together but Silva extends and breaks Vermeulen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Silva!
Rickson Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Highland Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
TR68
Date: Jun 08, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Thibodeaux moves into the clinch successfully.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thibodeaux connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Rickson Silva has been cut.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thibodeaux scores with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thibodeaux scores with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Silva tries to break Thibodeaux's hands from around his neck, Thibodeaux unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Silva will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Karockas Thibodeaux!
Karockas Thibodeaux retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Karockas Thibodeaux was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Rickson Silva had this to say: 'He was juiced to the gills and his corner had rubbed grease on his body so I couldn't take him down. And he smelled like R-Kelly's sheets....piss'. |
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Event:
TR56:Did Life Give You A Lemon
Date: May 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Valiev slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valiev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valiev fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valiev counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Valiev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Silva pulls guard successfully.
#SUB#
Valiev is sitting in close to Silva's body. Silva has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Valiev is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Valiev is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rickson Silva! |
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Event:
TR50: Half A Century
Date: Apr 24, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jovanic!
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jovanic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jovanic sneaks back into half guard.
Jovanic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#SUB#
Silva is working for a kimura but Jovanic is defending it quite comfortably.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is looking to advance position but Jovanic won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocks the strikes from Jovanic.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jovanic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jovanic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jovanic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jovanic is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Jovanic looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Jovanic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jovanic keeps trying to improve his position.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jovanic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jovanic keeps moving.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Jovanic.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Jovanic has wrist control.
Silva being controlled here momentarily. #T2#
Silva cracks Jovanic with a solid left hand.
Jovanic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Jovanic looking to control.
Jovanic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jovanic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jovanic wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB#
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Jovanic wants to sweep but no luck.
Jovanic keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jovanic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Jovanic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jovanic keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Jovanic looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jovanic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Jovanic landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Jovanic trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controls Jovanic momentarily but Jovanic frees himself.
Silva controlling the position.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Jovanic stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Jovanic any problems. #SUB#
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jovanic is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jovanic looking to pass the guard.
Jovanic working some strikes from top position.
Jovanic cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jovanic's guard. #REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Jovanic has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Jovanic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Jovanic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jovanic is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva trying to control but Jovanic postures up.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has Jovanic pulled in close to control his posture.
Jovanic working some strikes from top position.
Jovanic is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jovanic trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jovanic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.#T1#
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jovanic preventing the sweep.
Jovanic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jovanic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva is trying to keep Jovanic in close.
Jovanic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jovanic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jovanic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jovanic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jovanic content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jovanic's guard. #REVR#
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jovanic is keeping the position.
Jovanic looking to control.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jovanic keeps moving.
Jovanic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jovanic has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control but Jovanic is working from the bottom.
Silva won't allow Jovanic to sweep him here. #T3#
Jovanic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard. #REVB#
Jovanic looking to pass the guard.
Jovanic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jovanic throwing strikes but missing.
Jovanic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jovanic lands a couple of digs.
Silva is trying to control the position but Jovanic postures up.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jovanic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jovanic lands a couple of elbows.
Jovanic being controlled here momentarily.
Jovanic landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Jovanic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Jovanic is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jovanic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Jovanic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.#SUB#
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jovanic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jovanic stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jovanic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Silva is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jovanic throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silva's body to avoid the submission. Silva has instead reached around Jovanic's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rickson Silva! |
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Event:
TR40: Bon Hwa vs Veainu
Date: Mar 30, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Silva shoots in and bounces Balls off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Balls has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Balls's legs - danger averted.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Balls has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Balls's legs - danger averted.
Silva postures up in Balls's guard and throws a big left but Balls blocks it. #SUB#
Balls is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Balls working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control but Balls is working from the bottom.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Balls knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.#T1#
Balls tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva not doing much here.
Balls tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva winds up and cracks Balls with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Balls is not content to let Silva control the position.#SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Balls defends it well. #T2##SUB2#
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Balls doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Balls's temple. #SUB2#
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Balls sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Balls defends it well.
Silva working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Balls looking for submissions off his back.
Balls wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
#T3#
Balls is working hard here to advance position.
Silva is nestled in close to Balls, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balls defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Balls looking for submissions off his back.
Balls is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balls with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Balls is defending well.
Balls is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Balls looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Balls is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva working over Balls with some ground and pound. Balls looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD2#
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Balls's half guard.
Balls wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balls with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
My spies in HB Training center inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB2#
Silva is working for a kimura but Balls is defending it quite comfortably.
Balls definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Rickson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balls is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Balls is looking to improve his position.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T1#
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.#SUB2#
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva wants to take a breather but Balls is having none of it.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva is thwarting Balls's attempts to control the position.
Balls is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Balls's temple.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Balls is working away. #SUB#
Balls actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Balls actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Silva is trying for a kimura here. Balls looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Silva wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rickson Silva! |
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Event:
TR26: Humpday Grumpday
Date: Mar 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jovanic but Jovanic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Jovanic.
Jovanic dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD2#
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Jovanic trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Jovanic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet. #SUB2#
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jovanic defends well.
Silva managing to control the position. #T1#
Jovanic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Jovanic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva wants to sweep here but Jovanic controlling him for the moment.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jovanic from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jovanic is aware though and is defending well.
Jovanic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jovanic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jovanic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to keep Jovanic in close.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Jovanic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jovanic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jovanic stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Jovanic slips an elbow through the middle.
Jovanic postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jovanic preventing the sweep.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jovanic from controlling successfully. #T3#
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jovanic is one step ahead there.
Jovanic is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva controls Jovanic momentarily but Jovanic frees himself.
Jovanic throws a big right hand that misses.
Our spies down at at HB Training center inform us that Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jovanic from controlling successfully.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jovanic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jovanic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jovanic trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#SUB2#
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jovanic defends it easily.
Jovanic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jovanic with a nice head shot there.
Silva looking to control.
#SUB2#
Jovanic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jovanic won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Jovanic postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rickson Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD#
Jovanic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jovanic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva trying to hold on to Jovanic's head to control him but Jovanic postures up.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Jovanic in his half guard.
Silva is looking to control Jovanic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Jovanic there.
Jovanic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Jovanic working the head and body with strikes.
Goran Jovanic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jovanic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Jovanic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Jovanic working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to control but Jovanic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jovanic from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB2#
Silva has his feet on Jovanic's thighs here. He's pushed Jovanic off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jovanic screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Silva! |
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Event:
TR18: Gimme a 211
Date: Feb 11, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Balls gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Balls manages to retain guard.#SUB2#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balls is keeping the position for now.
Silva trying to control but Balls is working from the bottom.
Silva works over Balls with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Balls really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Balls being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva postures up.
#SUB2#
Balls throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws Balls's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Balls sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Balls is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Balls looking for submissions off his back.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
Balls wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Balls trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Balls has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balls with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Balls's head.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Balls's temple.
Balls is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Silva 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.
#SUB2#
Balls looking for submissions off his back.#T3#
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva wants to control but Balls is keeping him busy.
We've been informed that Balls has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Balls trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Balls looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva works his way into side control.
Balls tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balls has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balls struggling a bit here.#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!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that 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.#R2#
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balls.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balls can do to turn this around?
Balls ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva walks into a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Rickson Silva has been cut.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva has his takedown stuffed#KD2#
and Balls counters with a nice right hand that sends Silva toppling to the canvas! Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Balls finish him?!#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balls throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balls lands a brutal uppercut that launches Silva off his feet! Silva tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blue Balls!
Blue Balls 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:
TR 13.5: Big Implications
Date: Jan 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Silva goes for a double leg but Mariduena avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mariduena continues to drive forward.
Mariduena manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Mariduena has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Mariduena lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mariduena trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Mariduena working the head and body with strikes.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mariduena thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
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.#T1#
Silva wants to improve his position but Mariduena is controlling well.
Mariduena is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Mariduena is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mariduena is one step ahead there.
Mariduena is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Mariduena with a nice head shot there.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva looking to control.
#SUB#
Silva working for a triangle but Mariduena defends it easily.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mariduena has passed into half guard!
Silva tries to get to full guard but Mariduena has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Mariduena is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mariduena. #T3#
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Mariduena from advancing to side control.
Silva wants to improve his position but Mariduena is controlling well.
Silva trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Mariduena looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!#T4#
Silva regains half guard.#SUB2#
Mariduena is working for a submission of some sort.
Mariduena has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Silva trying to control here.
Mariduena landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing Mariduena from advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Han Mariduena dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Mariduena goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mariduena defends well and Silva ends up having to push Mariduena into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Mariduena won't allow it.
Mariduena stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Mariduena has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Mariduena dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Mariduena is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mariduena has passed into side control.
#T1#
Silva tries to buck Mariduena off but Mariduena is having none of it.
Silva tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mariduena presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to control but Mariduena is having none of it.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva just holding on.
Han Mariduena has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mariduena lands a couple of good shots and Silva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T2#
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Mariduena lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mariduena.
Silva is taking damage to the body and head.
Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #SUB2#
Mariduena sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Silva taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Han Mariduena!
An out of breath Han Mariduena 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:
TR08: Set This B*tch Off
Date: Jan 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terej's waist but Terej gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Terej sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Terej feinted with a counter takedown.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Terej pinned against the cage. Terej gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tibor Terej has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.#TD#
Terej gets the takedown into side control.
Terej trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Terej has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terej creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva being controlled for a moment.
Silva keeping his opponent close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Terej is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva tries to buck Terej off but Terej is having none of it.
Terej looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.
Terej controls the position from side control.
Silva tries to bench press Terej off him but Terej keeps the position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
Terej working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Terej throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Terej is controlling well.
Terej thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Terej's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Terej's back!
Terej tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.
#SUB2#
Silva is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Silva keeps control of the position as Terej tries to break free.
#SUB2#
Silva is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Terej rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
Terej looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terej rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
#T3##SUB2#
Silva looking for the choke from the back.
Terej is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Terej pushed the leg off.
Silva keeps control of the position as Terej tries to break free.
Silva controls the position.#SUB2#
Silva sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Terej taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rickson Silva! |
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