Post by The Sandmen on Aug 13, 2013 8:52:55 GMT -5
Houston Alexander glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Ferocious staredown by Sylvia while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Houston Alexander is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Sylvia decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Sylvia moves back and takes a deep breath.
Houston Alexander tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Houston Alexander who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Houston Alexander postures up and launches another series of punches!
Sylvia pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Houston Alexander's offensive.
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander tries to take Tim Sylvia down... Sylvia stumbles backwards and Houston Alexander launches a few punches...
Tim Sylvia dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Sylvia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tim Sylvia launches a rapid series of punches
taking Alexander from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Alexander's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Nose
A right hand from Houston Alexander
surprises Sylvia!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Sylvia leads with a punch
Houston Alexander avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Alexander follows Tim Sylvia
only to get counter punched in a big way! Alexander needs to stop playing Tim Sylvia's game or he'll get knocked out!
Alexander's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Right cheek
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Crisp uppercut by Alexander followed by a hard jab
Sylvia deflects the blows.
Houston Alexander moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Alexander wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sylvia doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Alexander steps backwards away from Tim Sylvia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
A punch from Houston Alexander
grazes Sylvia's right cheek.
Sylvia has a small cut in his Right cheek
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Tim Sylvia tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alexander is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Sylvia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sylvia tries to cover his face,
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Sylvia launches a barrage of elbows over Alexander's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alexander doesn't fight back!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Tim Sylvia storms over Alexander with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sylvia doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Alexander's face with his elbows!
Alexander has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Tim Sylvia storms over Alexander with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Houston Alexander blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander is a bloody mess!
Tim Sylvia pushes Houston Alexander against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Sylvia jumps and tries to free his leg! Alexander doesn't allow this but Tim Sylvia is able to get half guard here.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Alexander
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Sylvia tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Tim Sylvia looks to mount Houston Alexander...
Tim Sylvia slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander tries to roll to his side and trap Tim Sylvia in his guard...
Tim Sylvia rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Sylvia is in rear mount over Alexander
You can see Alexander's blood making stains in the mat.
Alexander has given his back to Tim Sylvia who is trying to get one hook in!
Tim Sylvia has one hook in!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Alexander with one hook in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Sylvia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sylvia tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Sylvia is in rear mount over Alexander with one hook in
Sylvia has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Alexander.
Nicely done! Sylvia now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Sylvia is in rear mount over Alexander with two hooks in
You can see Alexander's blood making stains in the mat.
Tim Sylvia wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sylvia drills Houston Alexander's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Alexander with two hooks in
Sylvia delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alexander is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Sylvia tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Alexander!
Alexander adopts the turtle defense and Sylvia is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Houston Alexander doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sylvia's moves.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Houston Alexander tries a middle kick
Tim Sylvia blocks and steps away.
Alexander misses a step and Tim Sylvia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sylvia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tim Sylvia
Crushing shot to Alexander's body! He's holding his side
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander is a bloody mess!
Houston Alexander doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sylvia's moves.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
0:33 Round 2 and Alexander is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Alexander tries to stand up!
Sylvia doesn't allow him!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Tim Sylvia tries to pass to half guard...
Houston Alexander can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sylvia looks to work from half guard.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Alexander
Alexander tries to stand up!
Sylvia doesn't allow him!
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Alexander
Alexander 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.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander attempts to move to full guard
Tim Sylvia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Houston Alexander jabs at Sylvia
hitting his chest.
Inside leg kick from Sylvia
that goes awry.
Tim Sylvia goes with a looping right hand while Houston Alexander jumps back and jabs
Alexander seems staggered and Tim Sylvia runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Tim Sylvia can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Sylvia decides to launch some tentative punches
Alexander launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Sylvia with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
A right hand from Tim Sylvia
makes Alexander stumble back!
Alexander decides to launch some tentative punches
Sylvia launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Alexander with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Sylvia looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Houston Alexander's punches
Sylvia measures the resilience of Alexander's chin with an uppercut while Alexander lands some great crosses.
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Forehead
Pulverizing punch to Alexander's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Alexander's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Tim Sylvia takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Sylvia feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Alexander's Chin is beginning to swell
Alexander has a small cut in his Chin
Alexander seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Tim Sylvia tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Alexander's face
Tim Sylvia turns out the lights for Alexander! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Alexander's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Mouth
Winner is Tim Sylvia by KO (Punch) at 3:21 Round 2
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 12/16 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/8 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 214 s
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 23/29 (79%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/24 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 214 s
Sylvia's wall of tough is a hard nut to crack. Houston cracked it, but wasn't able to do too much beyond that. Sylvia Tim-nominated this one. His development paid off. ManMMA 50, Houston wins this fight 9 times out of...9.
Ferocious staredown by Sylvia while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Houston Alexander is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Sylvia decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Sylvia moves back and takes a deep breath.
Houston Alexander tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Houston Alexander who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Houston Alexander postures up and launches another series of punches!
Sylvia pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Houston Alexander's offensive.
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander tries to take Tim Sylvia down... Sylvia stumbles backwards and Houston Alexander launches a few punches...
Tim Sylvia dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Sylvia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tim Sylvia launches a rapid series of punches
taking Alexander from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Alexander's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Nose
A right hand from Houston Alexander
surprises Sylvia!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Sylvia leads with a punch
Houston Alexander avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Alexander follows Tim Sylvia
only to get counter punched in a big way! Alexander needs to stop playing Tim Sylvia's game or he'll get knocked out!
Alexander's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Right cheek
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Crisp uppercut by Alexander followed by a hard jab
Sylvia deflects the blows.
Houston Alexander moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Alexander wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sylvia doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Alexander steps backwards away from Tim Sylvia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
A punch from Houston Alexander
grazes Sylvia's right cheek.
Sylvia has a small cut in his Right cheek
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Tim Sylvia tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alexander is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Sylvia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sylvia tries to cover his face,
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Sylvia launches a barrage of elbows over Alexander's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alexander doesn't fight back!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Tim Sylvia storms over Alexander with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sylvia doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Alexander's face with his elbows!
Alexander has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Tim Sylvia storms over Alexander with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Houston Alexander blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander is a bloody mess!
Tim Sylvia pushes Houston Alexander against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Sylvia jumps and tries to free his leg! Alexander doesn't allow this but Tim Sylvia is able to get half guard here.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Alexander
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Sylvia tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Tim Sylvia looks to mount Houston Alexander...
Tim Sylvia slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander tries to roll to his side and trap Tim Sylvia in his guard...
Tim Sylvia rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Sylvia is in rear mount over Alexander
You can see Alexander's blood making stains in the mat.
Alexander has given his back to Tim Sylvia who is trying to get one hook in!
Tim Sylvia has one hook in!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Alexander with one hook in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Sylvia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sylvia tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Sylvia is in rear mount over Alexander with one hook in
Sylvia has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Alexander.
Nicely done! Sylvia now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Sylvia is in rear mount over Alexander with two hooks in
You can see Alexander's blood making stains in the mat.
Tim Sylvia wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sylvia drills Houston Alexander's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Alexander with two hooks in
Sylvia delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alexander is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Sylvia tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Alexander!
Alexander adopts the turtle defense and Sylvia is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Houston Alexander doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sylvia's moves.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Houston Alexander tries a middle kick
Tim Sylvia blocks and steps away.
Alexander misses a step and Tim Sylvia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sylvia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tim Sylvia
Crushing shot to Alexander's body! He's holding his side
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander is a bloody mess!
Houston Alexander doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sylvia's moves.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
0:33 Round 2 and Alexander is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Alexander tries to stand up!
Sylvia doesn't allow him!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Tim Sylvia tries to pass to half guard...
Houston Alexander can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sylvia looks to work from half guard.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Alexander
Alexander tries to stand up!
Sylvia doesn't allow him!
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Alexander
Alexander 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.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander attempts to move to full guard
Tim Sylvia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Houston Alexander jabs at Sylvia
hitting his chest.
Inside leg kick from Sylvia
that goes awry.
Tim Sylvia goes with a looping right hand while Houston Alexander jumps back and jabs
Alexander seems staggered and Tim Sylvia runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Tim Sylvia can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Sylvia decides to launch some tentative punches
Alexander launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Sylvia with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
A right hand from Tim Sylvia
makes Alexander stumble back!
Alexander decides to launch some tentative punches
Sylvia launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Alexander with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Sylvia looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Houston Alexander's punches
Sylvia measures the resilience of Alexander's chin with an uppercut while Alexander lands some great crosses.
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Forehead
Pulverizing punch to Alexander's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Alexander's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Tim Sylvia takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Sylvia feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Alexander's Chin is beginning to swell
Alexander has a small cut in his Chin
Alexander seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Tim Sylvia tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Alexander's face
Tim Sylvia turns out the lights for Alexander! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Alexander's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Mouth
Winner is Tim Sylvia by KO (Punch) at 3:21 Round 2
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 12/16 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/8 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 214 s
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 23/29 (79%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/24 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 214 s
Sylvia's wall of tough is a hard nut to crack. Houston cracked it, but wasn't able to do too much beyond that. Sylvia Tim-nominated this one. His development paid off. ManMMA 50, Houston wins this fight 9 times out of...9.