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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 22, 2019 |
#R1#
El Shabazz misses with a kick to the body.
Silver feinted with a counter takedown.
The fighters circling - El Shabazz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
El Shabazz lands a head kick!
#CL#
Silver clinches up with El Shabazz and pushes him back against the cage.
El Shabazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the body.
#BC2#
El Shabazz breaks from the clinch.
El Shabazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silver.
El Shabazz misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Silver closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into El Shabazz's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver stopping the sweep attempt from El Shabazz.
Silver throwing strikes from guard but El Shabazz blocks nicely.
Silver throwing strikes from guard but El Shabazz blocks nicely. #T1#
El Shabazz pulls Silver in close to prevent any damage.
Silver postures up.
Silver sitting in guard, not really doing much.
El Shabazz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El Shabazz trying to control the position.
El Shabazz keeping full guard, as Silver tries to pass.
Silver connects with a couple of short punches.
El Shabazz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
El Shabazz tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SU#
Silver stands up from El Shabazz's guard - Silver perhaps looking for a knockout.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Shabazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silver looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
El Shabazz lands a front kick.
El Shabazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#CL#
Silver moves into the clinch successfully.
El Shabazz landing knees to the body.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El Shabazz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silver is working for takedown but El Shabazz is calmly controlling the position for now.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the body.
#T3#
El Shabazz tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the cage.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but El Shabazz has the dominant position.
El Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
El Shabazz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the head.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T4##TD#
Silver is trying to trip El Shabazz. He has hold of a leg but El Shabazz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silver persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
El Shabazz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silver stands and throws El Shabazz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Shabazz tries to control but Silver manages to take his back.
Silver missing with strikes.
El Shabazz tries to roll but Silver sticks to his back.
Good control from Silver.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Shabazz rolls, trying to escape but Silver keeps control of the position.
I would not like to be El Shabazz right now.
Silver missing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
El Shabazz throws a head kick that Silver semi-blocks.
Maxwell Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Silver closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silver lands in his opponent's guard.
Silver slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
El Shabazz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silver won't allow El Shabazz to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silver postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
El Shabazz is trying to control the position but Silver postures up.
Maxwell Silver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
El Shabazz is controlling Silver's posture.
Silver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Silver thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
El Shabazz is trying to control the position but Silver postures up.
Silver passes into half guard.
El Shabazz is looking to control Silver's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can El Shabazz avoid being mounted?
Silver working the head and body with strikes.
Silver is controlling the pace.
#T2#
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.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed El Shabazz's head.
El Shabazz wants to get back to full guard.
El Shabazz trying to control from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silver checks a low kick from El Shabazz.
Silver takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#TD#
Silver gets a double leg takedown into El Shabazz's guard.
Silver won't allow El Shabazz to sweep him here. #SU#
Silver decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on El Shabazz, up you get! #T3#
El Shabazz misses with a low kick.
Silver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from El Shabazz misses.
El Shabazz lands a head kick. Silver smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
El Shabazz misses with a wild body shot. #TD#
Silver looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
El Shabazz wants to improve his position but Silver is controlling well.
Silver takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silver has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4#
El Shabazz wants to get back to full guard.
El Shabazz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silver is working away from the top position though.
Silver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silver prevents El Shabazz from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silver in particular looking to stall.
Silver 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
El Shabazz is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Silver 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##CL#
Silver moves into the clinch.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Shabazz wants to break free but Silver has control.
Silver tries to break the clinch but El Shabazz is controlling the position.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the head.
Silver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silver drops to a knee looking for a takedown but El Shabazz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from El Shabazz.
#T1#
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Shabazz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
El Shabazz stops a takedown attempt from Silver.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
El Shabazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice body kick there by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz misses with a leg kick.
Silver is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz feints and then cracks Silver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silver down.
Silver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Silver shoots for a double leg takedown but El Shabazz sprawls well. He's pushed Silver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
El Shabazz throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
El Shabazz looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
El Shabazz misses with a telegraphed body shot
#TD#
and Silver counters with a single leg into guard. El Shabazz didn't expect that.
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!
El Shabazz wants to sweep here but Silver controlling him for the moment.
El Shabazz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
El Shabazz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silver.
Silver trying to control but El Shabazz is working from the bottom.
Silver postures up.
#T3#
El Shabazz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silver postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
El Shabazz misses with a looping left.
Silver seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from El Shabazz. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Shabazz throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Silver rushes El Shabazz and presses him up against the cage.
Silver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. El Shabazz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
El Shabazz breaks the clinch.
El Shabazz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Malik El Shabazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
El Shabazz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Shabazz.
An inside leg kick lands from El Shabazz. #T4#
El Shabazz scores with a nice body kick.
El Shabazz throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
El Shabazz misses with an uppercut
and Silver counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from El Shabazz. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Shabazz throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.#TD#
Silver closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming El Shabazz to the mat! El Shabazz manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silver throwing strikes but missing.
El Shabazz is trying to control the position but Silver postures up.
Silver slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ground and pound from Silver seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malik El Shabazz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think El Shabazz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik El Shabazz!
Malik El Shabazz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Silver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mandore pinned against the cage. Mandore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silver displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mandore. #CL#
Silver closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mandore throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
Silver misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver throws a right and a left that Mandore avoids nicely.
Mandore throws a head kick that misses
and Silver counters with a left right combination that sends Mandore crashing to the mat - Silver wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Mandore out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxwell Silver!
Our winner, Maxwell Silver, 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 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Silver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stout pinned against the cage. Stout gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silver looks to land a combination but Stout avoids it well.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt.
Stout darts in looking for a takedown but Silver gets double underhooks and turns Stout into the cage.
Silver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stout circles away.
Stout appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stephen Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell Silver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Silver as Stout shoots in.
Silver throws a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Silver.
Sloppy strikes from Stout. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stout is defended easily by Silver.
Silver steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#T1##CL2#
Silver rushes Stout and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silver as Stout tries to tie him up.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Stout keeps him there for the moment.
Silver being controlled against the cage.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silver slowing the pace effectively.
Silver is struggling to control the position.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Stout is controlling the position.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Stout is controlling him.
Silver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stout is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD#
Stout manages to pull guard.
#T3#
Stout working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silver.
Stout pulls Silver in close to his closed guard and prevents Silver from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stout avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stout wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been informed that Silver has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silver postures up in Stout's guard and throws a big left but Stout blocks it.
Silver postures up in Stout's guard and throws a big left but Stout blocks it.
Stout wants to hit a switch here but Silver passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Stout there!
Silver throwing strikes here but Stout is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
#T4#
Stout gets back to half guard.
Stout controlling the position for now.
Silver thows a huge punch but Stout dodges it nicely.
Stout is trying to get back to full guard.
Stout blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silver.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Silver dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silver!
#CUT2#
It looks like Stephen Stout has been cut.
Stout has a takedown stuffed.
Silver cracks a nice hook into Stout's ribs.#CL2#
Silver rushes Stout and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Stout won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stout tries to pull guard but Silver holds him up against the cage and eventually Stout drops back down to his feet.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T1#
Silver gets underhooks to prevent Stout's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Silver pulls guard effortlessly.
Stout in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #ES2#
Silver has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stout off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silver is pawing at Stout, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Stout's nose. Stout is badly hurt! Silver pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Stout tries desperately to hold on but Silver is relentless in his assault! As Stout receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Silver away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxwell Silver!
After winning the bout, Maxwell Silver 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: Jun 08, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
Gross is struggling to control the position.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Gross is controlling the position. #TD#
Gross has Silver pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gross pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silver tumbling to the mat - Gross dives into Silver's guard.
Gross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gross controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silver wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gross manages to pass to side control.
Gross takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silver is trying to maintain the position but Gross is very close to passing his half guard.
Gross is taking a breather. Silver 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.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Gross was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T3#
Silver shoots in for a takedown but Gross shows good takedown defense. #CL#
Gross clinches up with Silver and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Silver as the two fighters clinch.
We've been informed that Silver has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#TD#
Gross successfully pulls guard.
Gross has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gross pulls Silver in to control the position. #T4#
Silver is looking to stand up but Gross won't let him.
Gross is adopting a defensive guard.
Gross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gross is controlling Silver's posture.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silver shoots in but no luck this time.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fletcher Gross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell Silver.
Silver looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gross closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silver circles away.
Gross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fletcher Gross dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Gross clinches up with Silver and pushes him back against the cage.
Silver is trying to pull guard but Gross turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Gross tightens his grip and picks Silver up, before dumping him to the ground. Silver manages to land in guard.
Gross controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gross'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver looking to control.
#T1#
Gross slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Silver looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gross is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maxwell Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Silver shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gross defends it nicely.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gross.
Gross throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
Gross shoots for a takedown but Silver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gross lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silver is looking to clinch but Gross is avoiding it.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Gross is controlling the position. #T3#
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Gross controls his hands.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gross's elbow.
Silver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gross walks away with a smile on his face. Silver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fletcher Gross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell Silver.
Gross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gross darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silver tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gross swivels and escapes.
Gross takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T4#
Gross misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
Gross throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silver.
Gross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Gross throws a right hand that Silver ducks under and follows up with a left that Silver also avoids with ease.
Gross misses with a looping right.
Fletcher Gross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gross tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Gross misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fletcher Gross dominated that second round.
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#
A good leg kick by Gross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gross checks a leg kick.
Gross could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gross is fending him off so far but Silver persists. Nope, Gross circles away and we're back to standing.
Gross thuds his right hand into Silver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gross slaps away a takedown attempt from Silver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Gross ducks down to avoid it.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Gross pushes him off.
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silver's waist but Silver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gross off to one side. #T1##CL#
Gross forces Silver back against the cage and clinches.
Gross is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fletcher Gross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell Silver.#TD#
Gross successfully pulls guard.
Gross bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silver's guard. #REVR#
Gross slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T2#
Gross works over Silver with some ground and pound from guard.#T3#
Gross controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gross connects with a couple of short punches.
Gross works over Silver with some ground and pound from guard.
Gross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gross controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Gross pushes him off.#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.
Nice cross by Silver.
Gross fails to land with a series of punches.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD#
Gross drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gross 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fletcher Gross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gross 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fletcher Gross!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 06, 2019 |
#R1#
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Silver closes the distance and clinches.
Silver is trying to push Olson away but Olson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Olson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silver walks away with a smile on his face. Olson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Silver clinches up with Olson and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Silver decides to pull guard.
Olson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Olson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver controlling the position.
Olson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silver on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Olson stands up from Silver's guard - Olson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silver looks to land a body kick but Olson moved away.#T1##CL#
Silver tries to keep at a distance but Olson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Olson trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olson into the cage.
Olson wants to break free but Silver has control.
#TD2#
Silver jumps guard.
Silver has his hands on Olson's head, controlling the position.
Silver wants to get back to his feet but Olson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Olson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2##SU#
Olson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Olson shoots in for a takedown but Silver shows good takedown defense.
Silver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olson is fending him off so far but Silver persists. Nope, Olson circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Olson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darnell Olson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver tests Olson's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Darnell Olson has been cut.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olson thinks about countering with a head kick.#CL2#
Silver moves into the clinch.
Olson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T3##TD2#
Silver gets control of Olson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silver will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Olson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Silver looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silver is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Olson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silver controlling the position.
Silver is continuing to stall.
Olson throws a strike but Silver rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Olson trying to keep a closed guard but Silver is proving a slippery customer.
#T4#
Silver is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SU2#
Silver decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Olson, up you get!
Olson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silver tries to avoid it but Olson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silver to the ground. Silver escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Olson as he jumps to the side.
Maxwell Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver tries for a takedown but Olson circles away easily
and Olson counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Olson'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.
#R2#
Silver shoots in but Olson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Olson scores with a head kick. Silver tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
#CL2#
Silver darts in and clinches Olson up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Olson tries to pull guard but Silver won't allow it.
Olson wants a takedown.
Silver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T1#
Silver drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Olson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Darnell Olson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell Silver.
Olson can't get the takedown.
Olson prevents Silver from breaking the clinch.
Olson tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silver stalling the fight.
#TD#
Olson pulls guard successfully.
Silver preventing the sweep. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Olson is working hard here to advance position.
Silver passes Olson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silver thows a huge punch but Olson dodges it nicely.
Silver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olson is trying to control but can't.
Silver thows a huge punch but Olson dodges it nicely.
Silver lands with a punch from half guard.
Silver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olson defending well though.
Silver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silver throwing shots but Olson is blocking nicely. #T3#
Silver perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Maxwell Silver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Olson trying to control but Silver postures up.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Olson's head.
Silver missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Olson is trying to control but can't.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Olson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SU2#
Silver decides to return to a standing position.
Sloppy strikes from Silver. Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
Silver rushes Olson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Olson tries for a takedown but Silver manages to get underhooks.
#T4#
Olson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.#TD2#
Silver manages to pull guard.
#ES2#
Silver is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Olson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silver is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Olson keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2#
Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darnell Olson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Silver feints with a jab and clips Olson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Olson is sent crashing into the canvas and Silver leaps in for the kill! Olson tries to get to his feet but Silver is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Olson is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxwell Silver!
Maxwell Silver seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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