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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 16, 2024 |
#R1#
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL2#
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones feints the counter takedown.#TD2#
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
#SUB2#
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head. #T1#
Jones controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones prevents Silva from standing back up.
It looks like Jones is going to stand back up.
Jones trying to control the pace. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Silva tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily#CL2#
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3##TD2#
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SU#
Silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jones to stand up. #TD2#
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Silva has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jones has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Silva is breathing heavily.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
#TD2#
Jones jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Jones seems keen to control Silva's posture.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Longstreet Jones 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#
Jones clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Jones pulls guard successfully.
Silva passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Jones is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Silva tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Silva working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay. #T1#
Jones regains half guard.
Silva is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Jones pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T2#
Jones is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well. #T3#
Silva prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Jones 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones is continuing to stall.
Silva trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Jones closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Jones has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Silva has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Jones controls the position. #T1#
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva gets full guard.
Jones cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Jones stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jones tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs. #T2#
Jones cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Jones dominates the positioning.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Jones controls the position.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Jones dominates the positioning.
Longstreet Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB2#
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Jones 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.
Let's hope that Jones has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Silva ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC2#
Jones manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones slows the pace down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones wants to stand but Silva is controlling his arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Longstreet Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Longstreet Jones! |
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