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Event:
HFA FIGHT NIGHT 6
Date: Sep 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Grant, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD2#
Grant looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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.
Grant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Silva looking for subs off his back but Grant has passed one foot through into half guard.
Grant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Silva tries to get to full guard but Grant has control of the leg.
Grant is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grant prevents Silva from improving his position.#SUB#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grant controlling the pace. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grant wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grant's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grant's back!
Grant looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB#
Grant is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Silva gets his way!
Silva avoiding Grant 's attempts to control his hands.
Grant trying to get back to his feet but Silva is in full control for now. #T3##SUB#
Grant is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Silva gets his way!
Grant rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
Grant trying to get back to his feet but Silva is in full control for now. #SUB#
Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grant defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB#
Silva patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB#
Grant defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Silva's arms. #SUB#
Silva working for a choke but Grant is defending well. #T4##SUB#
Silva working for the choke.
Grant is in bad spot here.
#SUB#
Grant showing good submission defense here.
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Silva looking for the RNC.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grant defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Grant tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grant looks to throw a body kick#TD#
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Grant!
Grant bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Grant shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Grant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Grant sprawls and moves away.
Grant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #TD#
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grant won't be happy with that.
Duck Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordon Grant.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Grant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grant is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Silva trying to control the position but Grant is working away. #SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grant has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Grant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Silva has hold of Grant's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Grant tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Silva cranks the arm and Grant screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Grant, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Duck Silva!
Duck Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hype Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
HFA FIGHT NIGHT 5
Date: Aug 28, 2024 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Futre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Futre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Futre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Futre stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Futre tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Futre has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
#T1#
Futre is struggling to control the position.#TD2#
Futre wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Futre persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.#SUB#
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Futre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Futre pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Futre seems content to control.#SUB#
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2##SUB#
Silva looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Futre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva trying to control here.
#SUB#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Futre has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Futre slows the pace down in half guard.
Futre is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now. #SUB#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva wants to improve his position but Futre is controlling well.
Futre is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like Futre might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Futre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Futre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Futre closes the distance but Silva moves to the side #TD#
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Futre dives on top into guard.#REVB##SUB#
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Futre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A head kick misses from Silva. #CL2#
Futre instigates a clinch.
Futre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Futre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Futre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Futre looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Futre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T1##BC#
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Futre shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Futre looks to clinch #TD#
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva stands and throws Futre's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB#
Silva has hold of Futre's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Futre tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Silva cranks the arm and Futre screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Futre, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Duck Silva! |
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Event:
HFA 205 FINAL
Date: Jul 31, 2024 |
#R1#
King is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but King is quick to defend against it.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duck Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
King wants to counter with a clinch but Silva pushes him away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
King looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva with a poor takedown #CL2#
and King counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but King is defending well.#TD#
Silva decides to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
King works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Silva pushes a forearm under King's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, King is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duck Silva! |
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Event:
HFA 205 R2
Date: Jun 30, 2024 |
#R1#
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
JJ King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duck Silva.#T1#
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva fails with the takedown
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
Silva fails with the takedown
and King counters with a nice body shot. #T2#
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but King sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt #TD#
and King counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King landing with the ground and pound.
King sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
King winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
King is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
Silva has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#ROC#Silva is rocked!
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?#SUB#
King is looking for a kimura here.
Silva wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
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. King connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4##SUB2#
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard. #REVB#
King is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at New York Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to control the position but King postures up. #SUB2#
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
King is posturing up here but Silva has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! King tries to roll out but it's too tight and King has to tap! Slick submission there by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duck Silva! |
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