Post by The Sandmen on Sept 29, 2017 10:00:43 GMT -5
Tim Sylvia is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Maurice Smith looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Smith is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Tim Sylvia and Maurice Smith touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Sylvia wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Sylvia tries to break the clinch... Maurice Smith launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Sylvia breaks the clinch and the knee goes wide!
Maurice Smith gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
Tremendous strikes from Sylvia!
Some big punches are landing!
Smith is holding Tim Sylvia's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tim Sylvia shows great balance while pushing away Maurice Smith
Tim Sylvia attempts a sweep single...
Tim Sylvia catches Maurice Smith's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sylvia.
Crushing shot to Smith's body! He's holding his side
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Smith
Sylvia is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Tim Sylvia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Sylvia leans back...
He clobbers Maurice Smith's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Smith
Deep breaths from Maurice Smith who tries a hammer punch to Sylvia's ribs.
Sylvia blocks those punches
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Smith
Sylvia is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Tim Sylvia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Sylvia is trying to counter now!
Sylvia gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Maurice Smith! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Maurice Smith doesn't defend himself!
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Smith
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Maurice Smith work his BJJ game.
Sylvia is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Tim Sylvia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Smith
Sylvia tries to escape from closed guard...
Sylvia struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Sylvia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sylvia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Tim Sylvia to fight back!
Tim Sylvia wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sylvia drills Maurice Smith's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Smith
Maurice Smith tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Good front kick from Smith!
Tim Sylvia blocks
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Tim Sylvia has found an opening in the defense of Smith, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Smith is wobbling!
Smith's Chin is beginning to swell
Tim Sylvia launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Maurice Smith jabs at Sylvia
to no visible effect.
Tim Sylvia charges at Smith throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Smith is rocked!
Sylvia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Maurice Smith didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Sylvia
He is not able to do it
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Sylvia
He is not able to do it
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Sylvia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sylvia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Maurice Smith gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
Tim Sylvia moves to better his position on the ground...
Tim Sylvia wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Smith tries to move to full mount!
Sylvia won't allow him to take this position easily.
Sylvia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sylvia measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Smith positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Sylvia's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Sylvia measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Sylvia tries to show some ground skills
Tim Sylvia put Smith in half guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in half guard over Sylvia
Tim Sylvia tries to close the guard.
Sylvia put Maurice Smith in closed guard.
Maurice Smith is in closed guard over Sylvia
Body shots by Maurice Smith
Sylvia covers up.
Sylvia is trying to counter now!
Tim Sylvia launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Smith tries to cover his face,
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Tim Sylvia launches a rapid series of punches
taking Smith from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Smith's Forehead is beginning to swell
Smith has a small cut in his Forehead
Tim Sylvia launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Smith blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Maurice Smith's cheek! Smith stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Smith has a small cut in his Right cheek
That punishment by Tim Sylvia has left Smith staggered! Tim Sylvia should try push forward now and finish this!
Sylvia is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Sylvia decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Smith's guard.
Smith did not see that coming! Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Smith now.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Sylvia
He is not able to do it
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Sylvia.
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Round 2
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Sylvia wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Sylvia moves forward and holds Smith
The fighters are clinching.
Maurice Smith fakes a few punches and advance towards Sylvia trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Sylvia pushes Maurice Smith and circle away keeping himself within striking range
Good movement from Smith
who is bobbing and weaving.
Sylvia is trying to counter now!
Sylvia throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Smith seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
0:42 Round 2 and Sylvia is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Tim Sylvia and Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Tim Sylvia is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Not a desiderable position that Smith is in now. Tim Sylvia is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Sylvia dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Smith from the ground!
Down Smith goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Tim Sylvia's divison on notice!
Smith's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Forehead
Winner is Tim Sylvia by KO (Hook) at 1:07 Round 2
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 23/29 (79%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/17 (76%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 164 s
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 176 s
Yep
Maurice Smith looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Smith is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
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Tim Sylvia and Maurice Smith touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Sylvia wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Sylvia tries to break the clinch... Maurice Smith launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Sylvia breaks the clinch and the knee goes wide!
Maurice Smith gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
Tremendous strikes from Sylvia!
Some big punches are landing!
Smith is holding Tim Sylvia's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tim Sylvia shows great balance while pushing away Maurice Smith
Tim Sylvia attempts a sweep single...
Tim Sylvia catches Maurice Smith's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sylvia.
Crushing shot to Smith's body! He's holding his side
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Smith
Sylvia is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Tim Sylvia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Sylvia leans back...
He clobbers Maurice Smith's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Smith
Deep breaths from Maurice Smith who tries a hammer punch to Sylvia's ribs.
Sylvia blocks those punches
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Smith
Sylvia is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Tim Sylvia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Sylvia is trying to counter now!
Sylvia gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Maurice Smith! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Maurice Smith doesn't defend himself!
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Smith
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Maurice Smith work his BJJ game.
Sylvia is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Tim Sylvia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Smith
Sylvia tries to escape from closed guard...
Sylvia struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Sylvia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sylvia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Tim Sylvia to fight back!
Tim Sylvia wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sylvia drills Maurice Smith's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Smith
Maurice Smith tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Good front kick from Smith!
Tim Sylvia blocks
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Tim Sylvia has found an opening in the defense of Smith, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Smith is wobbling!
Smith's Chin is beginning to swell
Tim Sylvia launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Maurice Smith jabs at Sylvia
to no visible effect.
Tim Sylvia charges at Smith throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Smith is rocked!
Sylvia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Maurice Smith didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Sylvia
He is not able to do it
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Sylvia
He is not able to do it
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Sylvia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sylvia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Maurice Smith gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
Tim Sylvia moves to better his position on the ground...
Tim Sylvia wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Smith tries to move to full mount!
Sylvia won't allow him to take this position easily.
Sylvia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sylvia measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Smith positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Sylvia's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Sylvia measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Sylvia tries to show some ground skills
Tim Sylvia put Smith in half guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in half guard over Sylvia
Tim Sylvia tries to close the guard.
Sylvia put Maurice Smith in closed guard.
Maurice Smith is in closed guard over Sylvia
Body shots by Maurice Smith
Sylvia covers up.
Sylvia is trying to counter now!
Tim Sylvia launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Smith tries to cover his face,
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Tim Sylvia launches a rapid series of punches
taking Smith from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Smith's Forehead is beginning to swell
Smith has a small cut in his Forehead
Tim Sylvia launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Smith blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Maurice Smith's cheek! Smith stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Smith has a small cut in his Right cheek
That punishment by Tim Sylvia has left Smith staggered! Tim Sylvia should try push forward now and finish this!
Sylvia is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Sylvia decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Smith's guard.
Smith did not see that coming! Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Smith now.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Sylvia
He is not able to do it
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Sylvia.
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Round 2
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Sylvia wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Sylvia moves forward and holds Smith
The fighters are clinching.
Maurice Smith fakes a few punches and advance towards Sylvia trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Sylvia pushes Maurice Smith and circle away keeping himself within striking range
Good movement from Smith
who is bobbing and weaving.
Sylvia is trying to counter now!
Sylvia throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Smith seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
0:42 Round 2 and Sylvia is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Tim Sylvia and Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Tim Sylvia is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Not a desiderable position that Smith is in now. Tim Sylvia is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Sylvia dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Smith from the ground!
Down Smith goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Tim Sylvia's divison on notice!
Smith's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Forehead
Winner is Tim Sylvia by KO (Hook) at 1:07 Round 2
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 23/29 (79%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/17 (76%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 164 s
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 176 s
Yep