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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 10, 2023 |
#R1#
A low kick lands for Silva.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Roman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Roman avoids it.
Roman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva throws a head kick but Roman moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Roman shoots in.
Roman shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Roman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mihai Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Roman tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T1#
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Roman circles away.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roman defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Roman fails with the takedown.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Roman's torso.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Roman moves his leg out of the way.
Roman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roman gets slowly back to his feet.
Roman is breathing heavily.#T2#
Silva lands a head kick. Roman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva lands a head kick!
Alvaro Silva 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!
Roman avoids the head kick by Silva.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Roman shrugs it off though.
Roman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Roman's side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roman misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Roman fails to land the takedown.
Roman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Roman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #T3#
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva wants to slow Roman down by chopping away at his legs.
Roman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva thows a body kick. Roman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Roman. Roman gets slowly back to his feet.
Roman blocks the body kick.
Roman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roman.
Roman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Alvaro Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Roman clinches. #BC#
Roman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roman fails to land the takedown.#T4#
Roman takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Roman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Roman shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva thows a body kick. Roman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roman blocks a head kick by Silva.
As Silva looks to move away, Roman throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roman or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
Roman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Roman shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro 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#
Roman tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roman. That did some damage!
Silva leaves Roman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roman's sensitive parts.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roman misses with a low kick.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Roman shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roman avoids the head kick by Silva.
#CL#
Roman has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
#TD#
Roman jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Roman looking for a sweep. Not yet Roman, not yet.
Silva wants to stand but Roman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roman looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SU2#
Roman is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Roman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Roman off balance momentarily.
Silva is looking to clinch but Roman is avoiding it.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T2#
Silva tries to clinch there but Roman circles away.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. #CL#
Roman moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Roman slows down the pace here.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Roman manages to break the clinch.
Mihai Roman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Roman moves into the clinch.
Roman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Roman breaks the clinch.
#T3#
Roman dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mihai Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roman wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD#
Roman pulls Silva into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva wants to stand but Roman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Roman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard. #REVR#
Silva keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.
Roman tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard. #T4##SU#
Roman stands up from Silva's guard - Roman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Roman. Roman gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Roman rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Roman manages to pull guard.
Silva wants to stand but Roman 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.#SUB#
Roman has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alvaro Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Roman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Roman circles away.
Silva throws a head kick that Roman semi-blocks.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Roman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva connects with a leg kick.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Roman. Roman gets slowly back to his feet.
Roman throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva counters with a body kick.#T1#
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Roman off balance momentarily.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roman. That did some damage!
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mihai Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Silva.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roman throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Roman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roman gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T2#
Roman shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roman.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL#
Roman clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Roman has double underhooks. #TD#
Roman drags the fight down to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#ES#
Roman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Roman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Roman in the body.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Roman tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvaro Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Roman moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roman is defended easily by Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Roman throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it. #CL#
Roman has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
#BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Roman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva. #T4#
Roman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Roman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva with a nice calf kick.
Roman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Roman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roman shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is looking to slow Roman down with leg kicks.
Mihai Roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvaro 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvaro Silva! |
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