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Event:
KOP New Season
Date: Dec 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Parsons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parsons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Owain Parsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Parsons counters with a left to the body.
Parsons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Parsons scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Parsons does it's job there.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parsons counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Parsons.
Parsons fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Parsons cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #TD#
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Parsons is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Silva dives into side control.
Parsons 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##REVB#
Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #SU#
Silva stands up.
Parsons digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Parsons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is breathing heavily.#T2#
Parsons connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parsons lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Parsons looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Parsons jabs at Silva's body.
Parsons connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Owain Parsons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parsons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parsons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parsons lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Parsons is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Parsons scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owain Parsons dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL#
Silva drives through and clinches with Parsons against the cage.
Parsons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Parsons's coach down at Canucks Combat Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Parsons's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva. #BC#
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parsons tries to clinch up.
Parsons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsons connects with the punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parsons tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parsons is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T1#
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Parsons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niko Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parsons connects with the punch.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parsons scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parsons lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Parsons throws a one two combo.
#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Parsons wants to clinch.
Parsons keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Parsons had a free shot at his head there.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Parsons catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Parsons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Parsons jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL2#
Parsons closes the distance and clinches.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Parsons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Parsons does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parsons wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owain Parsons 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Parsons stuffs the takedown.
Owain Parsons seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Parsons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.#TD#
Silva gets control of Parsons's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stops Parsons from getting back to his feet.
#T1#
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SU#
Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Parsons to get to his feet.
Silva misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Silva darts in and clinches Parsons up against the cage.
Parsons wants to break free but Silva has control.
Parsons tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Parsons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD#
Silva decides to pull guard.
Silva has his hands on Parsons's head, controlling the position.
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.#T2##SUB#
Silva working for a triangle but Parsons defends it easily.
#ES#
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Owain Parsons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parsons connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Niko Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#TD#
Parsons gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is working Parsons over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parsons has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owain Parsons!
In his post fight interview, Owain Parsons started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1124 Round 1
Date: Nov 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Oliver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliver avoids it really well and circles away.
Oliver throws a counter combo.
Oliver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Oliver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliver is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is working for takedown but Oliver is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oliver 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. #TD2#
Oliver pulls guard effortlessly. #T1#
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oliver keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Oliver lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Oliver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Oliver got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliver has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Oliver showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva working a defensive guard but Oliver manages to pass into side control anyway.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Oliver is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool. #SU2#
Oliver decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Oliver has a takedown stuffed.
Silva is looking to counter the offense by Oliver and move into the clinch.
Oliver works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliver.#CL2#
Oliver has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Oliver leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oliver lands a knee to the body.
#T4#
Oliver dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Oliver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Oliver defends well and Silva ends up having to push Oliver into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Oliver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Oliver on that attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oliver is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terence Oliver 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##CL2#
Oliver rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oliver prevents it.
Silva jumps guard but Oliver stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Oliver wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD2#
Oliver 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.
Oliver 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver working a defensive guard here.
Silva trying to control but Oliver is working from the bottom. #T1##SUB2#
Oliver is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Oliver.
Oliver wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Oliver scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Oliver has control of the leg. #T2#
Oliver perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Oliver puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva wants to control but Oliver is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Oliver seems to be looking for submissions.
Oliver with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T3#
Oliver wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Oliver's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oliver stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oliver avoids it.
Oliver shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Niko Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terence Oliver.
Oliver is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Oliver clinches with his opponent.
#TD2#
Oliver gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Oliver will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terence Oliver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Oliver moves into the clinch.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oliver pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oliver smiles and moves away.
Niko Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliver.
Silva leaves Oliver with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks to clinch
and Oliver counters with a one-two to the body.
Oliver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL2#
and Oliver moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD#
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Oliver is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SU2#
Oliver decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliver is defended easily by Silva.#CL2#
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Oliver. Oliver maintains the clinch. #T2#
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Oliver.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Oliver has the dominant position.
Silva tries to stall but Oliver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oliver pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oliver fails to pull guard.
#TD2#
Oliver 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. #SUB2#
Oliver looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silva has picked Oliver up and slammed him! Oliver can't keep hold of the triangle and Silva manages to pass to side control!
Oliver tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Oliver tries to strike but it doesn't land. #SU#
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Oliver get back to his feet.#T3##TD2#
Oliver closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oliver lands in his opponent's guard.
Oliver trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Oliver drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva trying to control but Oliver is working from the bottom.
Oliver can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.#T4##SUB#
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Oliver manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Oliver in his guard.#REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliver is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terence Oliver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliver 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Terence Oliver!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Terence Oliver!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Terence Oliver!
Terence Oliver wins by unanimous decision! |
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