Post by The Sandmen on Oct 24, 2013 17:36:41 GMT -5
Gabriel Gonzaga looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Sylvia dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Gonzaga from the ground!
Gabriel Gonzaga closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Gonzaga moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Tim Sylvia checks the kick.
Gonzaga clumsily fails here and it's time for Tim Sylvia to fight back!
Solid shot from Tim Sylvia to the body.
Gonzaga didn't like that.
Nice punch by Gabriel Gonzaga
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Sylvia tries to grapple
He puts Gonzaga in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Sylvia is launching some bone breaking punches to Gonzaga's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Gabriel Gonzaga's eyes.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gabriel Gonzaga fakes a punch to Tim Sylvia ribs and the tries to trip him
Sylvia loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
The fighters are clinching.
Gabriel Gonzaga launches a few punches towards Sylvia's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Sylvia seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Sylvia launches a few hard punches to Gabriel Gonzaga's ribs!
Gabriel Gonzaga's ribs shows the damage! Tim Sylvia is working his opponent ribs!
Gabriel Gonzaga seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Tim Sylvia!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gonzaga tries to take Tim Sylvia to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Sylvia is with is back on the ground now.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Sylvia
Gabriel Gonzaga tries to pass to half guard...
Tim Sylvia's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Sylvia
Tim Sylvia launches a few punches to Gonzaga's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gonzaga tries to cover his face,
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Sylvia
Gabriel Gonzaga tries to pass to half guard...
Tim Sylvia's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in closed guard over Sylvia
Gonzaga is in closed guard... Sylvia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga!
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga
Gonzaga 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.
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Good looking punches from Tim Sylvia on the ground
They could take their toll on Gonzaga.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga tries to roll to his side and trap Tim Sylvia in his guard...
Tim Sylvia keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga
Sylvia tries to open up Gabriel Gonzaga's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Gonzaga in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Gabriel Gonzaga's Forehead
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga
Gonzaga 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.
Gonzaga misses a step and Tim Sylvia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tim Sylvia fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Gonzaga's face!
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga
Sylvia leans back...
He clobbers Gabriel Gonzaga's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga launches a few punches to Sylvia's cheek from the guard.
Tim Sylvia uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice punches from Tim Sylvia.
Gonzaga staggers backwards. Sylvia wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Sylvia avoids a dangerous strike from Gonzaga
and counters with a solid straight!
Gabriel Gonzaga has seen better days.
Gonzaga showing excellent timing, blasts Tim Sylvia with a right hand.
Sylvia steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Gabriel Gonzaga attempts to cut off Sylvia with punches
Sylvia avoids getting cornered.
Sylvia is trying to counter now!
Tim Sylvia just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Gonzaga may be in trouble!
Tim Sylvia charges at Gonzaga throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Gonzaga is rocked!
Gonzaga's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Gabriel Gonzaga's Left eye
Gabriel Gonzaga launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Sylvia wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Sylvia takes a break to breathe while holding Gabriel Gonzaga.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Inside leg kick from Sylvia
that lands on Gabriel Gonzaga's leg.
Gonzaga hyper-extended his leg
Gonzaga seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Some nice shots from Tim Sylvia
that stun Gonzaga.
Tim Sylvia fakes a punch and launches himself over Gonzaga!
Nice move by Sylvia who clinches and pushes Gonzaga against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Gonzaga's face while in the clinch!
Gonzaga can't take many more shots like those!
Gonzaga's Left cheek is beginning to swell
That punishment by Tim Sylvia has left Gonzaga staggered! Tim Sylvia should try push forward now and finish this!
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Gonzaga stumbles backwards staggered and Tim Sylvia launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Gonzaga is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
That brutal impact left Gonzaga laid out on the mat! Tim Sylvia's corner come in to congratulate him!
Gonzaga has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Tim Sylvia by KO (Punches) at 0:18 Round 2
Statistics: Gabriel Gonzaga
Punches 1/7 (14%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 87 s
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 10/12 (83%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/12 (92%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 87 s
Shredded em. Gonzaga showed some decent toughness here though. That's something, right?
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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Sylvia dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Gonzaga from the ground!
Gabriel Gonzaga closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Gonzaga moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Tim Sylvia checks the kick.
Gonzaga clumsily fails here and it's time for Tim Sylvia to fight back!
Solid shot from Tim Sylvia to the body.
Gonzaga didn't like that.
Nice punch by Gabriel Gonzaga
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Sylvia tries to grapple
He puts Gonzaga in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Sylvia is launching some bone breaking punches to Gonzaga's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Gabriel Gonzaga's eyes.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gabriel Gonzaga fakes a punch to Tim Sylvia ribs and the tries to trip him
Sylvia loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
The fighters are clinching.
Gabriel Gonzaga launches a few punches towards Sylvia's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Sylvia seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Sylvia launches a few hard punches to Gabriel Gonzaga's ribs!
Gabriel Gonzaga's ribs shows the damage! Tim Sylvia is working his opponent ribs!
Gabriel Gonzaga seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Tim Sylvia!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gonzaga tries to take Tim Sylvia to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Sylvia is with is back on the ground now.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Sylvia
Gabriel Gonzaga tries to pass to half guard...
Tim Sylvia's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Sylvia
Tim Sylvia launches a few punches to Gonzaga's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gonzaga tries to cover his face,
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Sylvia
Gabriel Gonzaga tries to pass to half guard...
Tim Sylvia's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in closed guard over Sylvia
Gonzaga is in closed guard... Sylvia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga!
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga
Gonzaga 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.
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Good looking punches from Tim Sylvia on the ground
They could take their toll on Gonzaga.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga tries to roll to his side and trap Tim Sylvia in his guard...
Tim Sylvia keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga
Sylvia tries to open up Gabriel Gonzaga's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Gonzaga in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Gabriel Gonzaga's Forehead
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga
Gonzaga 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.
Gonzaga misses a step and Tim Sylvia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tim Sylvia fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Gonzaga's face!
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga
Sylvia leans back...
He clobbers Gabriel Gonzaga's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga launches a few punches to Sylvia's cheek from the guard.
Tim Sylvia uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice punches from Tim Sylvia.
Gonzaga staggers backwards. Sylvia wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Sylvia avoids a dangerous strike from Gonzaga
and counters with a solid straight!
Gabriel Gonzaga has seen better days.
Gonzaga showing excellent timing, blasts Tim Sylvia with a right hand.
Sylvia steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Gabriel Gonzaga attempts to cut off Sylvia with punches
Sylvia avoids getting cornered.
Sylvia is trying to counter now!
Tim Sylvia just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Gonzaga may be in trouble!
Tim Sylvia charges at Gonzaga throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Gonzaga is rocked!
Gonzaga's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Gabriel Gonzaga's Left eye
Gabriel Gonzaga launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Sylvia wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Sylvia takes a break to breathe while holding Gabriel Gonzaga.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Inside leg kick from Sylvia
that lands on Gabriel Gonzaga's leg.
Gonzaga hyper-extended his leg
Gonzaga seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Some nice shots from Tim Sylvia
that stun Gonzaga.
Tim Sylvia fakes a punch and launches himself over Gonzaga!
Nice move by Sylvia who clinches and pushes Gonzaga against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Gonzaga's face while in the clinch!
Gonzaga can't take many more shots like those!
Gonzaga's Left cheek is beginning to swell
That punishment by Tim Sylvia has left Gonzaga staggered! Tim Sylvia should try push forward now and finish this!
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
=========================================
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Gonzaga stumbles backwards staggered and Tim Sylvia launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Gonzaga is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
That brutal impact left Gonzaga laid out on the mat! Tim Sylvia's corner come in to congratulate him!
Gonzaga has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Tim Sylvia by KO (Punches) at 0:18 Round 2
Statistics: Gabriel Gonzaga
Punches 1/7 (14%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 87 s
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 10/12 (83%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/12 (92%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 87 s
Shredded em. Gonzaga showed some decent toughness here though. That's something, right?