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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
SSSD 4
Date: Feb 06, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#SUB#
Keller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Keller, into his guard. #REVB##SUB#
Keller looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Keller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Keller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T1#
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Keller dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB#
Keller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Keller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Keller trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Keller is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB#
Keller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Keller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Keller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Keller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Keller passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Keller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well. #SUB#
Keller 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. Keller eventually gives up the hold. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Keller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Keller closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Keller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD#
Keller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB#
Keller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Keller swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Keller's guard.
Brock Keller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Keller has wrist control.
Silva is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Keller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Keller 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.#T1##SUB#
Keller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Keller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva. #SUB#
Keller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Keller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Keller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.#SUB#
Keller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Keller 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.#SUB2#
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Keller dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Keller is aware though and is defending well.
Keller advances to half guard.
Silva is not content to let Keller control the position.#T3##SUB#
Keller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB#
Keller wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Keller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#SUB#
Keller is looking for a kimura here.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Keller has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#TD#
Keller has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Keller gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Keller drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Keller off! Keller jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Keller from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Keller dominated that second round.
That's time! Keller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Silva moves away from the strike by Keller.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL#
Keller rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Keller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Keller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Keller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.#SUB#
Keller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Keller is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Keller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Keller tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Keller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB2#
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1##SUB#
Keller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.#SUB#
Keller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Keller has wrist control.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Keller 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Keller looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Keller looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Keller! #REVR##SUB#
Keller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Keller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Keller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3##SUB#
Keller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Keller working away.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Keller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Keller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Damiano Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Keller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Keller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Keller!
A victorious Brock Keller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Damiano Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'Sou ruim memo'. |
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Event:
Madness Insanity Vol 3
Date: Feb 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Zulkilfly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arruda defends it nicely.#CL2#
Arruda clinches up against the cage.
Arruda leaning against his opponent.
Arruda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zulkilfly blocks it with crossed arms.
Zulkilfly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Arruda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arruda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zulkilfly moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulkilfly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arruda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zulkilfly somewhat.
Arruda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Arruda darts in and clinches Zulkilfly up against the cage.#T1#
Zulkilfly tries to break free but Arruda pushes him back against the cage.
Arruda's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arruda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zulkilfly's brow.
Arruda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zulkilfly.
Arruda looks winded!#BC2#
Arruda breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zulkilfly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Syazwan Zulkilfly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zulkilfly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arruda thumps Zulkilfly with a low kick.
Josefino Arruda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulkilfly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zulkilfly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arruda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Zulkilfly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Arruda rushes Zulkilfly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zulkilfly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zulkilfly is looking to break free of the clinch but Arruda has double underhooks.
Zulkilfly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arruda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arruda trying to stall but Zulkilfly improves his position.
Arruda misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arruda has Zulkilfly pressed against the cage, preventing Zulkilfly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arruda holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Arruda stalling in the clinch.
#T3#
Zulkilfly is trying to force a seperation but Arruda has the dominant position.
Zulkilfly wants to stall.
Zulkilfly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arruda pushes off an throws an elbow but Zulkilfly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zulkilfly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zulkilfly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Zulkilfly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arruda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arruda is trying to stall.
Zulkilfly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arruda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arruda tries to stall but Zulkilfly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T4#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arruda is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Zulkilfly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arruda has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zulkilfly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Arruda can turn it around.
Zulkilfly keeps control of Arruda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zulkilfly stalls.
Zulkilfly is trying to break the clinch but Arruda is controlling him.
Zulkilfly wants to break free but Arruda has control.
Arruda throws an elbow but it misses.
Zulkilfly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arruda has him pressed against the cage.
Arruda pushes off an throws an elbow but Zulkilfly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zulkilfly avoids the elbow strike from Arruda, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zulkilfly dodges an elbow strike from Arruda.
Arruda keeps control of Zulkilfly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zulkilfly as Arruda tries to tie him up.
Zulkilfly is trying to push Arruda away but Arruda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josefino Arruda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Arruda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zulkilfly swinging wildly here.
#CL#
Zulkilfly pushes Arruda up against the cage in a clinch.
Arruda stalling.
Zulkilfly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arruda up against the cage.
Arruda holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulkilfly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arruda is breathing heavily.
Zulkilfly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zulkilfly is trying to break the clinch but Arruda is controlling him.#BC2#
Arruda manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
Zulkilfly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arruda stuffs the takedown.
A nice side step and Arruda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL#
Zulkilfly clinches up with Arruda and pushes him back against the cage.
Zulkilfly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zulkilfly tries to break free but Arruda pushes him back against the cage.
Zulkilfly trying to stall but Arruda improves his position.
Arruda stalling.
Zulkilfly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arruda tries a knee to the head but Zulkilfly blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arruda throws an elbow but misses.
Zulkilfly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arruda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arruda keeps control of Zulkilfly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Arruda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Zulkilfly rushes Arruda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
Zulkilfly is trying to force a seperation but Arruda has the dominant position.
Arruda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zulkilfly has had enough of the clinch but Arruda keeps him there for the moment.
Zulkilfly has had enough of the clinch but Arruda keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zulkilfly.
Zulkilfly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zulkilfly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arruda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zulkilfly's efforts to push away.
Zulkilfly is trying to push Arruda away but Arruda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arruda looking to slow down the pace here.
Zulkilfly is trying to push Arruda away but Arruda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zulkilfly wants to break free but Arruda has control.
#T3#
Zulkilfly is trying to break free.
Arruda can't find room to land a body shot as Zulkilfly controls the action.
Zulkilfly blocks the elbow strike.
Zulkilfly has had enough of the clinch but Arruda keeps him there for the moment.
Zulkilfly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arruda has him pressed against the cage.
Zulkilfly is trying to push Arruda away but Arruda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Arruda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arruda stuffs the takedown attempt from Zulkilfly. Zulkilfly gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zulkilfly!
Syazwan Zulkilfly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Zulkilfly closes the distance and clinches.
Zulkilfly blocks an elbow strike from Arruda.
Arruda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zulkilfly's efforts to push away.#T4#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arruda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zulkilfly's brow.
Arruda is trying to stall.
Arruda looking to stall.
Arruda throws an elbow that misses.
Zulkilfly tries to circle away but Arruda has him pinned against the cage.
Zulkilfly can't break the clinch.
Arruda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zulkilfly is trying to push Arruda away but Arruda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zulkilfly tries to break free but Arruda pushes him back against the cage.
Zulkilfly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zulkilfly misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Syazwan Zulkilfly dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Zulkilfly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arruda back to the cage. Zulkilfly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Danga de danga de dang - Zulkilfly scores with a four punch combination!#CL#
Zulkilfly clinches with his opponent.
Arruda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zulkilfly's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Arruda.
#BC2#
Arruda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zulkilfly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arruda misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Zulkilfly clinches.
Arruda tries to land knees in the clinch but Zulkilfly avoids the damage to the body.
Arruda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zulkilfly trying to control the position but instead, Arruda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zulkilfly into the cage.
Arruda pushes off an throws an elbow but Zulkilfly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1#
Zulkilfly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Zulkilfly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arruda can't break the clinch.
Zulkilfly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zulkilfly can't break the clinch.
Arruda is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arruda has Zulkilfly pressed against the cage, preventing Zulkilfly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zulkilfly wants to get back to striking at distance but Arruda won't allow it.
Arruda looking to slow down the pace here.
Zulkilfly working hard to break the clinch.
Zulkilfly can't find room to land a body shot as Arruda controls the action.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zulkilfly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arruda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zulkilfly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arruda has him pressed against the cage.
Josefino Arruda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zulkilfly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arruda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zulkilfly blocks it with crossed arms.
Zulkilfly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zulkilfly is pressed up against the cage. Arruda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zulkilfly down to the mat. Zulkilfly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zulkilfly dives in for a single leg takedown but Arruda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zulkilfly stalling the fight.
Arruda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zulkilfly's efforts to push away.
Zulkilfly tries to break the clinch but Arruda is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Zulkilfly.
Arruda misses with an elbow strike.
#T3#
Arruda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zulkilfly can't break the clinch.
Zulkilfly is working Arruda over against the cage.
Zulkilfly is looking to control Arruda's arms but Arruda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zulkilfly has his back to the cage.
Zulkilfly leaning against his opponent.
Zulkilfly tries to break the clinch but Arruda is controlling the position.
Zulkilfly tries to break free but Arruda pushes him back against the cage.
Arruda has Zulkilfly pressed against the cage, preventing Zulkilfly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zulkilfly is trying to push Arruda away but Arruda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arruda missing with knees to the body.
Zulkilfly has Arruda pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zulkilfly's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zulkilfly wants to get back to striking at distance but Arruda won't allow it.
Arruda trying to land knees to the body.
Zulkilfly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zulkilfly is looking to break free of the clinch but Arruda has double underhooks.
Arruda is looking to break free of the clinch but Zulkilfly has double underhooks.
Zulkilfly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zulkilfly is trying to break the clinch but Arruda has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Arruda fails to land.
Zulkilfly is trying to break the clinch but Arruda is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zulkilfly tries to circle away but Arruda has him pinned against the cage.
Zulkilfly blocks the elbow strike.
Arruda prevents Zulkilfly from breaking the clinch.
Arruda throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Syazwan Zulkilfly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zulkilfly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Syazwan Zulkilfly! |
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Event:
SSSD Opener
Date: Jan 16, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Leventreur to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#SUB#
Leventreur drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leventreur jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Our spies down at at Mapinguari Guerreiro inform us that Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Leventreur wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Leventreur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leventreur will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leventreur throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Leventreur wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leventreur wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Leventreur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1##SUB#
Leventreur escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leventreur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Leventreur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Leventreur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T2##SUB#
Leventreur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Leventreur slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.#REVR#
Leventreur with a nice head shot there.
Leventreur content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Leventreur tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Leventreur from controlling successfully.
Leventreur wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Leventreur wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Leventreur is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Leventreur looking to pass the guard.
Leventreur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Leventreur from controlling successfully.
Leventreur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leventreur throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Leventreur content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Leventreur dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Leventreur tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leventreur throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
#TD#
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Leventreur to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SU#
Leventreur gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Jacques Leventreur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Leventreur closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Leventreur getting side control.#SUB#
Leventreur is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Leventreur is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leventreur to get the leverage.
Leventreur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##SUB#
Leventreur seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Leventreur.
#SU#
Leventreur decides to return to a standing position. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD#
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leventreur trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leventreur with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leventreur throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Leventreur throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leventreur might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leventreur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leventreur trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Leventreur changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Leventreur fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Check out the look on Leventreur's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Leventreur is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Leventreur is chipping away with strikes.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Leventreur connects with a decent elbow.
Leventreur in side control lands a decent elbow. #T4##SUB#
Leventreur tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Leventreur has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Leventreur scoring with strikes.
Leventreur working the ground and pound.
Jacques Leventreur overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
Leventreur scoring with punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Leventreur dominated that second round.
That's time! Leventreur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Leventreur throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely. #TD#
Leventreur scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Leventreur dives into side control.
#REVB#
Leventreur looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Leventreur smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#SUB#
Leventreur tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Leventreur has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is not content to let Leventreur control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Leventreur landing a few strikes.
Silva defending against the ground and pound. #SUB#
Leventreur thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Leventreur trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva tries to buck Leventreur off but Leventreur is having none of it.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Leventreur scoring with strikes. #SUB#
Leventreur is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Leventreur is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Leventreur is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#T3#
Leventreur is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Silva has given up his back.
#SUB#
Leventreur is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Silva knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Silva for a finish.
Leventreur connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Silva to escape the position.
#T4##SUB#
Silva defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#SUB#
Leventreur is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Damiano Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Leventreur is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jacques Leventreur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Leventreur goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Silva escapes and is now in half guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Leventreur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leventreur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Leventreur!
In defeat, Damiano Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sou ruim memo'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 08, 2021 |
#R1#
Arruda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Boy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arruda lands a nice elbow.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boy.
Still in the clinch, Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arruda crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from Boy.
Boy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arruda backwards.
Arruda looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Boy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Arruda.
Arruda tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Arruda tries to score a body lock takedown but Boy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Boy.
Arruda looks winded!
Boy gets through Arruda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arruda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boy lands a body punch.
Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Boy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arruda, pushing him back against the cage.
Boy lands with a light punch inside.
Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Boy.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Arruda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Boy closes the distance and pushes Arruda back into the cage.
Boy digs a right hand underneath Arruda's ribcage. Arruda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arruda backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Arruda backwards.
Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
Boy gets through Arruda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boy presses Arruda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Boy as the two fighters clinch.
Boy scores with a hook to the body.
Boy lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Arruda backwards.
Boy pushes Arruda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boy lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arrudas head.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boy.
Boy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arruda.
Boy gets through Arruda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boy lands a left hand.
Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arruda backwards.
Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy scores with a hook to the body.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arruda backwards. #T4#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boy.
A short right from Boy.
Boy lands with a right to the head.
Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#Arruda is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Boy.
Arruda is still on wobbly legs! Can Boy finish him?
A shot in the inside from Boy.
Boy lands a body punch.
Arruda is looking to control Boy's arms but Boy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arruda has his back to the cage. #BC#
Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arruda seems to have recovered his senses.#CL#
Arruda gets tackled into the cage by Boy. Boy maintains the clinch.
Boy presses Arruda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy scores with a shot to the side of Arruda's head.
Boy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arruda or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Boy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Boy darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL#
Boy gets a clinch.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Boy.
Rio Boy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arruda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arruda backwards.
Boy is leaning against Arruda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boy lands a left hand.
Boy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boy lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Boy. #BC#
Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boy thuds his right hand into Arruda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Boy clinches up with Arruda and pushes him back against the cage.
Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arrudas head.
Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arruda can do to turn this around?
Arruda is breathing heavily.
Boy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arruda backwards.
Boy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Arruda with a big uppercut! Arruda tries to clinch up but Boy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Arruda to the mat! Arruda covers up and Boy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rio Boy! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Talon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Talon lands with a nice body punch.
Talon lands a body shot.
Talon throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talon connects with a looping right hand.
Talon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Talon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Talon throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Talon throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Talon wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Talon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.#T1#
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Talon misses with an uppercut.
Talon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Talon checks it.
Talon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Talon's ribs.
Silva throws a head kick but Talon moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick but Talon moves out of range.
Donk. Talon catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Talon throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Talon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Talon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Talon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Talon misses with a looping left.#T2#
Talon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Talon scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talon.
Talon scores with a body shot.
Talon throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Talon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Talon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Talon tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Talon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Talon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Talon digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Talon is stalling here.
Talon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Talon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Talon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Talon lands a left hand.
Talon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Talon stalling against the cage.
#T4#
Talon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Talon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Talon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC2#Silva is rocked!
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva tries to pull guard but Talon won't allow it.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.#BC2#
Talon breaks the clinch.
Talon misses with a leg kick.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Talon avoids it well and moves away.
Talon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nano Talon 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#
Talon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nano Talon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Talon misses.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva defending well as Talon loads up on a big left hand.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Talon.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Talon avoids it well and moves away.
Talon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Talon's hands.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Talon counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Talon closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Talon lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Talon breaks the clinch.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Talon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Talon scores with a decent looking hook.#T1#
Talon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick but Talon moved away.
Nano Talon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but Talon avoided it.
Silva defending well as Talon loads up on a big left hand.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Talon throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Talon scores with a shot to the body.
Talon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talon throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB#
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2##SUB#
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva wants to control from the top but Talon keeps moving. #SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T3#
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Talon trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Talon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.#REVB#
Silva keeping moving, preventing Talon from controlling successfully.
Talon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Talon trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talon with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Talon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Talon sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Talon has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Silva to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Talon is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Silva pulls down on the head and he's put Talon to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Damiano Silva!
After winning the bout, Damiano Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 24, 2020 |
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Boy as Armando shoots in.
Boy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boy lands a nice shot that snaps Armando's head back.
Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
Boy jabs Armando to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Armando on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy body kick from Armando
and Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Jose Armando has been cut.
Armando loses concentration momentarily and Boy pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Armando crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Boy finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rio Boy! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1029 Round 2
Date: Dec 24, 2020 |
#R1#
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Meyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Meyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Meyer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Meyer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer happy to just control the position for now. #T1#
Meyer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva prevents Meyer from moving into mount.
Silva tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Meyer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Let's hope that Meyer 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.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Meyer trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom. #T3#
Meyer tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Meyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Silva backs off Meyer throws a huge counter combo but Silva manages to avoid it all.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Meyer's leg but Meyer calmly moves out of range.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Meyer checks a low kick from Silva.#TD2#
Meyer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Meyer is looking to pass into half guard but Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silva is in guard.#REVR#
Meyer wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva wants to control from the top but Meyer keeps moving.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Meyer has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Meyer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Meyer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Meyer manages to mount him!
Silva wants to control but Meyer is having none of it.
Meyer controlling from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva 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 can't escape the position.
#T1#
Meyer looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva tries to hold on but Meyer postures up.
Tim Meyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meyer wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Meyer landing punches.
Meyer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Meyer trying to control but Silva is having none of it. #T2#
Meyer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer controlling his opponent. #T3#
Meyer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Meyer lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#SUB2#
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Meyer.
Meyer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva wants to control but Meyer is having none of it.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Meyer dominating with strikes here.#T4#
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Meyer controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva regains half guard.
Meyer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Meyer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!#SU2#
Meyer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Meyer circles away.
Meyer wants to counter with a clinch but Silva pushes him away.#TD2#
Meyer shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Meyer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to sweep here but Meyer controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Meyer with a nice head shot there.
Meyer is stalling in the full guard.
Meyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Meyer lands a couple of digs.
Meyer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Meyer postures up.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva looking to control but Meyer passes into half guard.
Meyer content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Meyer 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. Meyer eventually gives up the hold.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
#T3#
Meyer stalling. #SUB2#
Meyer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Meyer wants to get back to his feet.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Meyer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. #SUB#
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Meyer defends well.
Damiano Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB#
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Meyer defends it easily.
Tim Meyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meyer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Meyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meyer 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Tim Meyer!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Tim Meyer!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Tim Meyer!
Tim Meyer wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Damiano Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sou ruim memo'. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1029 Round 1
Date: Dec 23, 2020 |
#R1##TD2#
Young drives through with a takedown into guard. #SUB#
Young is posturing up here but Silva has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Young tries to roll out but it's too tight and Young has to tap! Slick submission there by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damiano Silva!
A victorious Damiano Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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