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Event:
StrikeForce Union #12
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL#
Nystrom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nystrom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nystrom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Tomas Silva has been cut.
Nystrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nystrom missing with knees to the body.
Nystrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva trying to stall but Nystrom improves his position.
Nystrom throws an elbow that misses.
Silva looking to stall.
Nystrom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nystrom blocks an uppercut.
Nystrom looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nystrom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nystrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva tries a body shot but Nystrom blocks it.
#T1#
Nystrom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nystrom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Nystrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nystrom lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Nystrom connects with a knee to the head.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nystrom.
Silva is trying to push Nystrom away but Nystrom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nystrom throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nystrom's elbow.
Nystrom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nystrom looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nystrom is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nystrom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T2#
Nystrom with a knee to the head.
Nystrom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nystrom controlling the action here for a moment.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nystrom after a bit of a struggle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Nystrom.
Nystrom connects with a knee to the head.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Nystrom is blocking nicely.
Nystrom lands a nice elbow.
Silva looks winded!
Nystrom landing knees to the head.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Nystrom's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3#
Nystrom lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Nystrom.
Nystrom misses with an elbow strike.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nystrom's elbow.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Nystrom.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nystrom.
Nystrom avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nystrom.
Nystrom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nystrom blocks a body shot from Silva.
Nystrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nystrom connects with a knee to the head.
Nystrom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nystrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nystrom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Nystrom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.#T4#
Nystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Nystrom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nystrom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nystrom looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Nystrom misses with a knee to the head.
Nystrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nystrom avoids it.
Nystrom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nystrom blocks a body shot from Silva.
Nystrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nystrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nystrom lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nystrom avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nystrom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nystrom misses with a knee to the head.
Nystrom trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Nystrom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomas Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Nystrom shows good takedown defense. #CL#
Nystrom closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Noam Nystrom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Nystrom.
Nystrom misses with a knee to the head.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nystrom misses with a knee strike.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nystrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Nystrom.
Nystrom misses with an elbow over the top.
Nystrom throws an elbow that misses.
Nystrom landing knees to the head.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Nystrom.
#T1#
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Nystrom misses with a knee to the head.
Nystrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nystrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nystrom's brow.
Nystrom keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva misses with some punches.
Nystrom avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Nystrom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nystrom obliges.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Nystrom has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nystrom lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nystrom throws an elbow but misses.
Nystrom scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Nystrom - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nystrom looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
#T2#
Nystrom blocks an uppercut.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Nystrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nystrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nystrom misses with a knee strike.
Nystrom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nystrom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nystrom managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Nystrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva letting Nystrom take a breather here.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Nystrom misses with a knee strike.
Silva jumps guard but Nystrom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Noam Nystrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas Silva.
Nystrom misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with the head strike.
#T3#
Nystrom stalling the fight.
Nystrom avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Nystrom throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Nystrom.
A bit of stalling here from Nystrom.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Nystrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nystrom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Nystrom.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nystrom looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Nystrom.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands a right hand.
Nystrom lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment. #T4#
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Nystrom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nystrom lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva working aggressively here.
Nystrom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nystrom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nystrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva wants a takedown.
Nystrom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nystrom leaning against his opponent.
Nystrom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Nystrom, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nystrom.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Nystrom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomas Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Nystrom clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Silva manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nystrom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Nystrom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nystrom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva avoiding damage as Nystrom throws knees to the body.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Nystrom tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Nystrom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nystrom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nystrom misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva jumps guard but Nystrom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nystrom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Nystrom.
Nice elbow from Nystrom.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nystrom has him pressed against the cage.
Nystrom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva avoiding damage as Nystrom throws knees to the body.
Nystrom lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Nystrom turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nystrom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Nystrom scores with a knee to the head.
Nystrom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC2#
Silva breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Nystrom, against the cage.
Nystrom misses with a knee strike.
Silva is trying to drag Nystrom to the mat but Nystrom just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Noam Nystrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas Silva.
Nystrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nystrom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T2#
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Nystrom has double underhooks.
Silva tries a body shot but Nystrom blocks it.
Nystrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nystrom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nystrom missing with knees to the body.
Nystrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Nystrom avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Nystrom just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Nystrom throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Nystrom blocks an uppercut.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Nystrom, against the cage.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Nystrom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T3#
Silva fails to pull guard.
Nystrom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nystrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nystrom tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
#BC2#
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Nystrom has managed to clinch.
Nystrom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nystrom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Nystrom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nystrom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nystrom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Nystrom keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.#T4#
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nystrom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nystrom misses with a knee strike.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Nystrom improves position.
Nystrom misses with a knee strike.
Tomas Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva fails to pull guard.
Nystrom throws an elbow that misses.
Nystrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nystrom misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nystrom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nystrom.
Nystrom looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noam Nystrom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nystrom, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noam Nystrom!
A pretty intense looking Noam Nystrom took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #8
Date: Apr 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Diaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sergio Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.#T1#
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Diaz throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diaz tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.#TD#
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T2#
Diaz is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Diaz has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Diaz is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Diaz wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergio Diaz!
Sergio Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 10, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Silva darts in and clinches Mccarthy up against the cage.
Mccarthy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Mccarthy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Mccarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
#CL#
Mccarthy instigates a clinch.
Mccarthy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Mccarthy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Mccarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mccarthy wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Mccarthy manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mccarthy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mccarthy tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
#T1#
Mccarthy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva lands with a straight right. Mccarthy didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#
It looks like Virgil Mccarthy has been cut.
Mccarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD2#
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mccarthy is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Mccarthy manages to get to full guard.
#SUB2#
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mccarthy dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Mccarthy prevents Silva from getting back to his feet. #T2##SUB2#
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mccarthy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mccarthy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SU#
Mccarthy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get! #T3#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mccarthy is defended easily by Silva.#CL2#
Mccarthy gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva pushes Mccarthy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Silva gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mccarthy is holding on to half guard well.
Silva stops Mccarthy from getting back to his feet.
#T4##ES#
Mccarthy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mccarthy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mccarthy swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Mccarthy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mccarthy tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mccarthy is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Silva manages to pull guard.
Mccarthy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mccarthy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Virgil Mccarthy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Mccarthy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mccarthy cracks Silva with a big elbow. #SUB#
Mccarthy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mccarthy controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mccarthy. #SU#
Mccarthy decides to stand back up. #T1#
Mccarthy tries to land a body kick
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mccarthy up against the cage.
Mccarthy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mccarthy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Mccarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Mccarthy closes the distance and clinches. #T2#
Silva avoiding damage as Mccarthy throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mccarthy tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL2#
Silva pushes Mccarthy up against the cage in a clinch.
Mccarthy goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands with a good body shot.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Silva has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mccarthy moves away.#T3#
Mccarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Mccarthy backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Mccarthy manages to avoid it all.
Silva works over Mccarthy's head and body with a nice combination.#ROC2#
Mccarthy is rocked!
Mccarthy closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomas Silva!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Higgins throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Higgins slips the punch.#CL#
Higgins clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Higgins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Higgins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Higgins working some strikes from top position.
Higgins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1##SUB2#
Silva has an active guard here but Higgins has managed to pass into half guard.
Higgins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Higgins working the head and body with strikes.
Higgins is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Higgins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Higgins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Higgins slows the pace down in half guard.
Higgins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T2#
Higgins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Higgins has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Silva wants to hold on but Higgins pushes him away.
Higgins landing punches. #T3#
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Higgins controlling his opponent.
Silva is trying to stand up.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Higgins is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Higgins lands a couple of good shots and Silva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T4#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Higgins controlling the positon.
Higgins is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higgins trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Silva doesn't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Higgins 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shirley Higgins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Higgins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Higgins at a distance.
#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Higgins's half guard.#ES#
Higgins pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Higgins at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
Higgins has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T1##TD2#
Silva feints and as Higgins raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES#
Higgins has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Higgins tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Higgins's efforts to push away.#TD2#
Silva decides to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higgins sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T2#
Higgins lands a couple of elbows.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Higgins has moved into half guard.
#SUB#
Higgins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Higgins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?#T3#
Silva is trying to control but Higgins passes into side control!
Higgins lands a decent elbow from side control.
Higgins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SUB#
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Higgins's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Higgins! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Silva has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shirley Higgins!
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