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Event:
Carnage 29
Date: Feb 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Silva walks into a jab.
Ray jabs Da Silva right on the nose. Da Silva blinks but takes it well.
Ray has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A left and a right from Ray both land. Nice combination.
Ray shoots in for a takedown but Da Silva shows good takedown defense.
Da Silva steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ray.#CL2#
Da Silva moves into the clinch.#BC#
Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray misses with a hook to the body
and Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice combination there by Ray.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a right hand that Ray ducks under and follows up with a left that Ray also avoids with ease.
Ray appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Ray there.#T1#
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Ray pushes him off.
Ray appears to be looking for a big counter.#TD#
Ray gets the takedown into side control.
Da Silva is trying to control Ray's posture but Ray avoids it. #SUB#
Ray wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Da Silva, who protects the arm well.
Da Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Ray keeps moving and retains side control.
Ray advances to full mount.
The referee warns Da Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ray tries to control but Da Silva wriggling away. #T2#
Ray controlling his opponent.
Da Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ray is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray stalling.
Ray lands strikes from half guard.#SUB2#
Da Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ray pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Da Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Ray trying to pass the guard but Da Silva defending well. #T3##SUB2#
Da Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Silva keeps working.
Ray working over Da Silva with some ground and pound. Da Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Ray connects with a nice short shot to Da Silva's temple. #SUB#
Ray is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Da Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Ray passes to full mount!
Da Silva can't escape the position.
Ray moves to the back position.
Da Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T4#
Ray scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Da Silva?
#SUB#
Ray quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Ray but it's paid off an Da Silva is forced to tap! Nice work by Ray.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marus Ray!
Marus Ray took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'It's my way or the highway!'.
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Event:
Carnage 25
Date: Jan 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Da Silva tries to clinch but Clements is having none of it.
Clements doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Clements throws a body shot but no joy.
Clements tries to land a front kick but Da Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clements lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Da Silva clinches.
Clements has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clements pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Clements.
Clements is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clements scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
Clements lands a nice shot to the body.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Da Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clements lands a nice uppercut.
Clements lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Clements - that landed with a thud.
#T1#
A hook to the body from Clements.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clements.
A short left from Clements. #TD2#
Clements tightens his grip and picks Da Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Da Silva manages to land in guard.
Clements with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clements stands up over Da Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #ROC2#
Da Silva is rocked!
Clements gets to his feet and stands over Da Silva, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Da Silva felt that one! Clements unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Da Silva from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamaal Clements!
A very excited looking Jamaal Clements made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Carnage 22 New Year!
Date: Jan 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryback blocks a jab.
Ryback with a nice cross.
Ryback jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ryback throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ryback fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryback lands a nice hook to Da Silva's body. Da Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the body from Ryback misses
and Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Ryback darts in and clinches Da Silva up against the cage.#T1#
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Ryback is controlling him.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ryback blocks an elbow strike from Da Silva.
Ryback leaning against his opponent.
#TD2#
Ryback lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ryback looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB#
Da Silva actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Ryback is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Ryback is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Da Silva looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
Da Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ryback really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Da Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Ryback is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Ryback is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ryback working Da Silva over with strikes.
Da Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ryback slips a nice elbow through Da Silva's hands, connecting with Da Silva's forehead.#SUB2#
Ryback is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Da Silva wants to control but Ryback is keeping busy.
#T3#
Ryback trying to control from half guard but Da Silva is working away.
Da Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Da Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Ryback trying to mount his opponent but Da Silva defends it. #SUB#
Da Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Ryback has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Da Silva defend it? Ryback steps over the head and cranks it - Da Silva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ryback!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Casey Ryback!
As Casey Ryback got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Time Goes by, seems to fly, and before you know it things happen. '.
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Event:
Carnage 14
Date: Oct 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Da Silva works the jab nicely.#CUT#
It looks like Cody Paris has been cut.#TD2#
Paris gets the takedown into side control.
Paris working away.
Paris in side control, throwing shots but Da Silva defends.
Da Silva tries to bench press Paris off him but Paris keeps the position.
Paris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Paris happy to just control the position for now.
Paris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Paris is chipping away with strikes.
#SUB2#
Paris has hold of Da Silva's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Da Silva tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Paris cranks the arm and Da Silva screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Da Silva, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Cody Paris!
Cody Paris is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Cody Paris started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Carnage Ten
Date: Sep 16, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Chunk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Da Silva has Chunk pulled in close to control his posture.
Da Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chunk won't allow Da Silva to get back to his feet.
Da Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chunk is one step ahead there.
Da Silva working a defensive guard here.
Chunk landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Chunk has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Da Silva to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Chunk is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Da Silva pulls down on the head and he's put Chunk to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Salman Da Silva!
Salman Da Silva retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Salman Da Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
CFC Crown a Champion
Date: Aug 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Slovakia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slovakia slips a straight right by Da Silva.
Slovakia unleashes a big counter combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheers as Da Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slovakia doesn't seem phased though.
Da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#
Slovakia is rocked!
Slovakia misses with a two punch combination.
Slovakia closes the distance but Da Silva moves to the side
and Da Silva counters with a big right hand! Oh Slovakia is in trouble here! Da Silva follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salman Da Silva!
Salman Da Silva is the new welterweight champion!
Salman Da Silva decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
Alexander Slovakia spoke after the fight, saying 'men I just injured my shoulder and dat really affected my performance, I would like to get a rematch, although Da Silva he deserve to be a champ.'.
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Event:
Carnage Six
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Da Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Bosko.
Bosko tries to counter by clinching up but Da Silva breaks away and moves out of range.
Da Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bosko at a distance.
Bosko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#KD2#
Da Silva cracks Bosko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bosko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Da Silva finish him?
#ROC2#
Bosko is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Artur Bosko has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva throws a hook but Bosko avoids it easily.
Oh Bosko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Da Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Da Silva lands a right hand.
Da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bosko's defenses.
Da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Bosko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Da Silva working aggressively here.
Bosko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da Silva working aggressively here.
Da Silva working aggressively here.
Da Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Bosko seems to have got his legs back now.
Bosko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bosko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Da Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Da Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Bosko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Da Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Bosko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Da Silva coming out on top.#T1#
Da Silva throws a monster overhand right that drops Bosko! Da Silva follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salman Da Silva!
Salman Da Silva took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Event:
Carnage Three
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Da Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Northstar scores with a head kick. Da Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Northstar throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Da Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sage Northstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Northstar connects with a looping right hand.
Northstar throws a head kick that misses.
Northstar throws a right and a left that Da Silva avoids nicely.
Da Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That kick from Northstar tenderised Da Silva's leg. Da Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Northstar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Da Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Northstar throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Northstar misses with a hook to the body
and Da Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good exchange - Northstar coming out on top.#T1#
Northstar throws a right and a left that Da Silva avoids nicely.
Da Silva throws out a counter right but Northstar avoids it with no problem.
Da Silva slips under a jab from Northstar.
Da Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Northstar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Northstar.
Northstar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Da Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Northstar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2#
Northstar looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Da Silva throws out a counter right but Northstar avoids it with no problem.
Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Silva throws out a counter right but Northstar avoids it with no problem.
Northstar scoring well with a low kick there.
Northstar lands a high kick!
Da Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.#T3#
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Northstar.
Northstar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Northstar scores with a head kick.
Northstar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Northstar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Da Silva! But no joy.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Northstar.
Sage Northstar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Northstar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Northstar throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
Northstar lands a jab.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Northstar.
It seemed like Da Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Northstar swinging wildly here.
Da Silva throws out a counter right but Northstar avoids it with no problem.
Northstar keeps Da Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Northstar misses with a head kick.
Northstar scores with a jab to the head.
Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Northstar.
Da Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Northstar.
Da Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sage Northstar dominated that round.
That's time! Northstar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Northstar throws a hook but Da Silva blocks it.
Northstar misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Da Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Northstar lands an overhand right.
Northstar misses with a hook
and Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Sage Northstar has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Northstar.
Sage Northstar is winning the standup battle so far.
Northstar scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northstar misses the jab.
Da Silva throws out a counter right but Northstar avoids it with no problem.
Northstar misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
Northstar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Northstar pushes Da Silva away with a front kick.
Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Da Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Northstar has got the better of the exchanges.
Northstar scores with a jab. Da Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Northstar misses with a straight left.
Da Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Northstar throws a body kick that misses.
Da Silva counters with a body kick.
Northstar throws out a loose jab but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Northstar looks to land a right hand but Da Silva moved out of range.
Da Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Northstar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Northstar throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Da Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Northstar misses with a body shot.
As Northstar backs off Da Silva throws a huge counter combo but Northstar manages to avoid it all.
Northstar connects with an inside leg kick.
Northstar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Northstar lands with a kick to the temple. Da Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Northstar just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Northstar throws a right hand that misses
and Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Northstar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
A little jabbing left from Da Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Northstar.
A head kick by Northstar misses
and Da Silva counters with a big right hand! Oh Northstar is in trouble here! Da Silva follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salman Da Silva!
Our winner, Salman Da Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Diego moves in looking to clinch but Da Silva pushes him off.#CL#
Da Silva has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego tries to land a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks with his arms.
Diego wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva lands a right hand.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva lands with a light punch inside. #CUT#
It looks like Costa Diego has been cut.
Diego tries to break free but Da Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Da Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Da Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Diego landing knees to the body.
Da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Da Silva lands with a light punch inside. #ROC#
Diego is rocked!
Da Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Diego leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diego looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
#T1#
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Da Silva throws an elbow but misses. #KD#
Da Silva lands a big uppercut and Diego is down! He's in big trouble - Da Silva follows him to the mat!
Diego is still in real trouble! Can Da Silva finish him?
Da Silva passes to full mount! #SUB#
Da Silva looking to isolate an arm here. Diego doesn't see it coming and as Da Silva extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Da Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Salman Da Silva!
After winning the bout, Salman Da 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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