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Event:
WOVA Fight Night: Gridlock
Date: Apr 27, 2025 |
#R1#
Pham moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Pham misses with a hook to the body
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pham scores with a nice right hand.
#CL#
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Pham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
I was talking to Pham's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva blocks a body shot from Pham.
Pham tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Pham has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pham struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Pham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Pham tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pham keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1#
Pham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Pham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pham gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pham lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pham.
Pham digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pham lands with a short shot to the head.
Pham blocking some punches.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva trying to stall but Pham improves his position.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pham has him pressed against the cage.
Pham can't get the takedown.
Pham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Pham.
Pham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pham struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Pham lands a right hand.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Pham is controlling him.
Pham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pham.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pham.
#T3#
Good body shot from Pham.
Pham lands an uppercut.
Pham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pham.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pham has him pressed against the cage.
Pham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pham lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards. #T4#
A short uppercut from Pham.
Pham just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Pham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Pham.
Pham tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pham misses with a punch on the inside.
Pham goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aron Pham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Pham stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
Pham moves into the clinch.
Pham is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Pham.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pham has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pham has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Pham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pham misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pham misses with some punches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD#
Pham gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to kick Pham off but Pham keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pham lands strikes from half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Pham, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pham throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silva to regain full guard.
Pham working some strikes from top position.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Pham is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pham is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pham wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Pham is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Pham wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T3##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva blocks a body shot from Pham.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Pham tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Pham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Pham.
Pham struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva misses with some punches.
#T4#
Pham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
A short right from Pham.
Pham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Pham works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pham gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aron Pham dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Pham moves into the clinch.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aron Pham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pham can't get the takedown.
Pham is working Silva over against the cage.
Pham misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pham pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Pham has Silva pressed against the cage.
Pham has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Pham. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Pham has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Pham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Pham.
Silva looking to stall.
Pham has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pham has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pham.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Pham has double underhooks.
Aron Pham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Pham improves position.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Pham can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
#TD#
Pham is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pham persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
#T4##SUB2#
Pham content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Silva has locked up a guillotine! Silva's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Pham is holding on here and Silva must be using up a lot of energy. Pham has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Silva gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Solomon Silva!
Solomon Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
WOVA Fight Night: Riot
Date: Mar 29, 2025 |
#R1##TD#
Kitchen shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kitchen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kitchen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kitchen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Kitchen continues to stall.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Kitchen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to control the position but Kitchen postures up.
Kitchen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1#
Kitchen works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Kitchen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kitchen with a nice head shot there.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Kitchen is proving a slippery customer.
Kitchen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
More hug and hope from Kitchen.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kitchen trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kitchen slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Kitchen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.#TD#
Silva tries to sprawl but Kitchen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kitchen slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kitchen controlling the action here.
Silva tries to roll over but Kitchen keeps him under control.
Kitchen controlling the action here.#T3##SUB#
Kitchen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kitchen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kitchen is breathing heavily.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva trying to control here.
Kitchen is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kitchen's guard. #REVB#
Kitchen keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Todd Kitchen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Kitchen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kitchen ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva catches Kitchen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#TD#
Silva gets caught napping as Kitchen dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
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!
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Todd Kitchen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kitchen from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Kitchen defends easily.
Kitchen trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB2#
Silva working for a triangle but Kitchen defends it easily.
Kitchen working some strikes from top position.
Kitchen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Kitchen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kitchen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Kitchen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Kitchen throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Kitchen is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva trying to hold on to Kitchen's head to control him but Kitchen postures up.
Kitchen prevents Silva from improving his position.
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. Kitchen connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Kitchen is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kitchen manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kitchen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Kitchen is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Kitchen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T4#
Silva is keen to just control but Kitchen is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB2#
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kitchen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Kitchen defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kitchen defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva misses with a combination
and Kitchen counters with a nice uppercut.
Kitchen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva misses with a wild body shot. #TD#
Kitchen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kitchen's best efforts.
Kitchen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitchen trying to control the pace. #T1#
Kitchen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kitchen trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Well, if Kitchen 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.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kitchen prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva tries to kick Kitchen off but Kitchen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kitchen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kitchen is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kitchen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kitchen prevents Silva from improving his position.
Kitchen content to control rather than advance.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Kitchen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kitchen trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
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.
Kitchen looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Kitchen keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kitchen wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Silva!
Solomon Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2025 |
#R1#
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Frost tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick by Frost misses
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frost shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Frost has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
#TD2#
Frost pulls guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Silva is really struggling to control Frost but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T1#
Silva tries to stand but Frost is controlling from the bottom.
Frost not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva prevents Frost from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frost stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Frost.
Solomon Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Frost.#CL2#
Frost clinches up against the cage.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Frost. Frost gets slowly back to his feet. #CL2#
Frost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Frost effectively controlling the action here.
Frost tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
#T3#
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva. #TD2#
Frost ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Frost no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Frost gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Frost trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frost is one step ahead there. #T4#
Frost controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Frost has passed into side control.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Solomon Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Frost takes one on the button.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Frost misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frost fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Frost closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Solomon Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Frost.
Frost throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
#T1#
Frost closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frost misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Frost backing up. Frost nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva cracks Frost with a good jab.
Jack Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frost on the side of the head. #ROC#Frost is rocked!
Frost is holding his hands too far apart here. Silva throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Frost is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Silva! |
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