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Event:
HERO:9
Date: May 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Welch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Welch shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Welch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones. #CL2#
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Welch in a clinch.
#TD#
Welch successfully pulls guard.
#SUB#
Welch has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jones is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Welch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch is trying to get back to half guard.
Welch sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T1#
Welch is concentrating on defense, preventing Jones from advancing position.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Welch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Welch is trying to get back to full guard.
Welch keeping hold of Jones's head, controlling as best he can. #ES#
Welch manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jones keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T2#
Jones fails to pull guard.
#BC#
Welch manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt. #CL#
Welch darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.#TD#
Welch jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Welch wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Welch is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Welch is on top in guard.
#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Welch is one step ahead there.
Welch wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Welch's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Welch forces his way into half guard.
Welch has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #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.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Welch.
Welch controlling from mount.
Welch prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Welch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Welch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Welch 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##TD2#
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones is just content to waste time from the top position. Welch takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Welch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Welch keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Welch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Welch managing to control the position. #T1#
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Welch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welch striking from the bottom.
Jones wants to control from the top but Welch keeps moving.
Welch wants to control the position but Jones says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Welch is looking to escape.
Welch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Jones 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.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Welch closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Welch getting side control.
Welch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Welch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working. #SUB#
Jones is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Welch has latched onto it... Big trouble! Welch pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Jones is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Welch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Welch! |
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Event:
HERO:6
Date: Apr 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Silva avoids the head kick by Welch.
#TD#
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Welch on his heels. He'll look to pass Welch's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB2#
Welch throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws Welch's legs to the side, diving into side control! #SU#
Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Welch blocks a leg kick.
Welch feints the counter takedown.
Welch shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Welch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Welch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Welch tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva stalling the fight.
Welch is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Welch into the cage.#T1#
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Welch holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Welch tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Welch leaning against his opponent.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Welch blocks it.
Silva tries to pull guard but Welch won't allow it.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Welch.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Welch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Welch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2##TD2#
Welch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Welch shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Welch throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welch misses with the body kick#TD#
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Welch's guard.
Welch kicks Silva off and gets to his feet. #TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Welch pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.#TD2#
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Welch shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Welch manages to pass to side control. #T3##REVR#
Silva trying to hold on to Welch's head to control him but Welch postures up.
Welch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welch is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva is pulling down on Welch's head. It's preventing any offense from Welch, at least for the moment.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Welch from controlling successfully. #T4#
Welch postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Welch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Welch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Welch wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Welch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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 Jay Silva will probably get the nod.
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#
Welch shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Welch misses the jab.
Jay Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Welch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Welch stalling.
Welch looking to slow down the pace here.#TD#
Silva manages to pull guard.
Silva pulls Welch in close to his closed guard and prevents Welch from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. #T1#
Silva controls Welch momentarily but Welch frees himself. #SUB2#
Welch drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Welch has Silva in his guard.#REVR#
Silva trying to control but Welch is working from the bottom.
Welch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T2#
Welch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Welch prevents Silva from improving his position.
Welch tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Welch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Welch has passed into side control.#T3#
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Welch working away.
The strikes coming from Welch are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Welch controls the position.
Welch trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva struggling a bit here.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Welch manages to circle out of the way.#TD#
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Welch to the ground. Silva is now in Welch's guard.
Welch is controlling Silva's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Welch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Welch shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Welch misses with the combination.
Welch throws a body shot but no joy.
Welch misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Welch is keeping the position for now.
Welch working a defensive guard but Silva manages to pass into side control anyway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Welch keeps working.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#T1##SU#
Silva stands up and beckons Welch to his feet.
Welch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Welch gets slowly back to his feet.
Welch is looking to land body kicks.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination. #CL2#
Welch drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Welch controls his hands.
Welch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jay Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Welch.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva fails to pull guard.
#T2#
Welch is looking to take this one to the mat.
Welch has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Silva breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Welch is defended easily by Silva.#CL#
Silva has Welch up against the cage in a clinch.
Welch tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC#
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3##TD#
Silva feints and as Welch raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Welch has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Silva is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Welch is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.#TD#
Silva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Welch looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Welch is defending well. #T4#
Welch is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Welch actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is taking a breather. Welch says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Welch looks like he's trying to stand up.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Welch tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Welch just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jay Silva! |
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Event:
HERO:5
Date: Apr 03, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
White moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Welch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White moves in looking to clinch but Welch pushes him off.
Welch throws a big counter head kick but White avoids it with no problem.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown#TD2#
and Welch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Welch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Welch thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
Welch not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch throwing shots but White is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Welch is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Welch to get the leverage. #T1#
Welch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Welch prevents White from improving his position.
Welch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Welch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Welch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White trying to control from the bottom.
White tries to roll over but Welch keeps him under control.
Welch uses his free foot to push down on White's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for White.
Welch connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#CUT2#It looks like Jai White has been cut.
Welch controlling from the full mount.
White is looking to improve his position but Welch isn't that keen on the idea.
Welch content just to control the position here. #T3#
White wants to control but Welch is having none of it.
White blocking the ground and pound.
Welch looking to finish White with some ground and pound. This is bad for White!
Welch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Welch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Welch is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. White is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. White flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Welch anticipates the leg and manages to get behind White and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Welch slips an arm under White chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Welch has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Welch is squeezing on White like an anaconda would it's prey. White fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Welch! |
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Event:
HERO:3
Date: Mar 20, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Welch closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Welch has him pressed against the cage.
Welch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Welch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD#
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Welch is looking to get back to his feet here but Silva is keeping cool and he's managed to take Welch's back.
Welch wants to escape the position.
Welch avoids the strikes from Silva.
Welch is trying to stand back up.
Welch covering up well under a barage of strikes. #T1##SUB#
Welch is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Silva has locked on a rear naked choke here! Welch is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jake Silva! |
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Event:
HERO:2
Date: Mar 13, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Macri.
Welch bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Macri moves in looking to clinch but Welch pushes him off.
Welch shoots in for a takedown but Macri shows good takedown defense. #TD2#
Macri scores with a takedown into Welch's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macri is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Macri won't allow Welch to sweep him here. #SU2#
Macri gets to his feet. Welch looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD2#
Macri looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Welch!
Welch manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T1#
Macri tries to pass to full mount but Welch defends it.
Welch looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB2#
Macri is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Welch sees it coming and defends easily.
Macri not doing much here.
Welch gets back to full guard.
#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.
Macri looking to pass the guard.
Welch trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Welch pushes a forearm under Macri's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Macri is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Welch! |
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