Post by The Sandmen on Sept 4, 2015 11:59:04 GMT -5
Tim Sylvia raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Ken Shamrock looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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.
Ken Shamrock comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Sylvia and Shamrock move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The two exchange wildly
Sylvia is connecting with a few punches
Shamrock's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sylvia looks to be in very good shape.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Sylvia.
It looks like Shamrock was hit by a bus!
Shamrock's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Ken Shamrock's Right eye
Ken Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown!
Tim Sylvia sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Sylvia launches a furious hook!
That hits Shamrock's chin like a wrecking ball! Shamrock loses balance and goes to the mat.
Shamrock has a small cut in his Chin
Sylvia is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Shamrock tries to hit Tim Sylvia with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Sylvia dodges that
Shamrock misses a step and Tim Sylvia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sylvia launches a kick to Shamrock's thigh
Shamrock checks that kick!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Sylvia is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Tim Sylvia steps back and allows Shamrock to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Ken Shamrock is standing now.
Ken Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tim Sylvia is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Shamrock into his guard.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Sylvia
Shamrock breaths deeply while on the ground
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Sylvia
Shamrock tries to escape from the closed guard
Shamrock succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Sylvia
Tim Sylvia launches a few punches to Shamrock's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shamrock tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Sylvia
Ken Shamrock pushes Tim Sylvia against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Shamrock jumps and tries to free his leg! Sylvia doesn't allow this but Ken Shamrock is able to get half guard here.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Sylvia
Tim Sylvia launches a few punches to Shamrock's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shamrock tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Sylvia
Ken Shamrock tries to free his leg...
Ken Shamrock uses some of his skill by jumping out of Sylvia's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Ken Shamrock isolates Tim Sylvia's right arm looking for an armbar...
Tim Sylvia manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Ken Shamrock lost his dominant position.
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Tim Sylvia launches a few punches to Shamrock's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shamrock tries to cover his face,
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Ken Shamrock tries a kimura
Sylvia breaks the lock.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Shamrock is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Tim Sylvia, who is barely covering up!
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Sylvia tries to move on the ground and shows Ken Shamrock a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sylvia's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Ken Shamrock isolates Tim Sylvia's right arm looking for an armbar...
Tim Sylvia manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Ken Shamrock lost his dominant position.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Tim Sylvia 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 Shamrock's moves.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock attempts a triangle from bottom! Tim Sylvia slips out. Shamrock quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Tim Sylvia slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Ken Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
Tim Sylvia has found an opening in the defense of Shamrock, launching a big hook
Ken Shamrock steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Tim Sylvia is setting up a throw
He nearly drops Shamrock on his head!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Tim Sylvia fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Shamrock's face!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Sylvia gets a good position on the ground. ..
Shamrock holds Tim Sylvia arms and counters his opponent punches.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Tim Sylvia storms over Shamrock with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Ken Shamrock blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Sylvia clumsily fails here and it's time for Ken Shamrock to fight back!
Shamrock moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Sylvia's eyes...
Sylvia tries to break the lock slamming Ken Shamrock against the mat!
Ken Shamrock doesn't allow Tim Sylvia to escape. He is tightening the armbar
Punishing hold!
Sylvia tries to break the lock slamming Ken Shamrock against the mat!
Ken Shamrock doesn't allow Tim Sylvia to escape. He is tightening the armbar
Shamrock is locking that armbar...
Sylvia tries to break the lock slamming Ken Shamrock against the mat!
After a couple of slams, Shamrock loses the lock! What an impressive power demonstration!
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Tim Sylvia. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Tim Sylvia
makes Shamrock stumble back!
Sylvia pushes Ken Shamrock and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Tim Sylvia chases Shamrock and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Shamrock steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Tim Sylvia steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Shamrock.
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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.
Sylvia throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Shamrock decides to launch some tentative punches
Tim Sylvia takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sylvia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Shamrock struggles... Tim Sylvia is unable to take him down
Sylvia steps forward
Shamrock feints.
Shamrock clumsily fails here and it's time for Tim Sylvia to fight back!
Brutal combination from Tim Sylvia!
Shamrock is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Ken Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown!
Tim Sylvia sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Shamrock looks to be in very good shape.
Shamrock moves forward looking for some action
Tim Sylvia doesn't want to engage and backpedals
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Tim Sylvia throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Shamrock's chin! That stops Shamrock in his tracks!
Sylvia has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Sylvia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ken Shamrock didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Shamrock's body! He's holding his side
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Sylvia
He is not able to do it
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Tim Sylvia tries to pass to half guard...
Ken Shamrock can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sylvia looks to work from half guard.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Sylvia pulls his arm out of danger.
Ken Shamrock gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
Tim Sylvia wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sylvia drills Ken Shamrock's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Shamrock
Tim Sylvia tries to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Tim Sylvia manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Tim Sylvia throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Shamrock's face with those brutal elbows! Shamrock needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Shamrock's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Tim Sylvia storms over Shamrock with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sylvia doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Shamrock's face with his elbows!
This is over! That impact from Tim Sylvia has left Shamrock laying flat on the mat!
Shamrock's Nose is beginning to swell
Shamrock has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Tim Sylvia by KO (Elbows) at 2:41 Round 2
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 17/21 (81%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 17/33 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 247 s
Statistics: Ken Shamrock
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 5/6 (83%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 264 s
Shamrock did not have success with takedowns and ate Tim's stand up as a result.
Ken Shamrock looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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.
Ken Shamrock comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Sylvia and Shamrock move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The two exchange wildly
Sylvia is connecting with a few punches
Shamrock's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sylvia looks to be in very good shape.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Sylvia.
It looks like Shamrock was hit by a bus!
Shamrock's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Ken Shamrock's Right eye
Ken Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown!
Tim Sylvia sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Sylvia launches a furious hook!
That hits Shamrock's chin like a wrecking ball! Shamrock loses balance and goes to the mat.
Shamrock has a small cut in his Chin
Sylvia is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Shamrock tries to hit Tim Sylvia with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Sylvia dodges that
Shamrock misses a step and Tim Sylvia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sylvia launches a kick to Shamrock's thigh
Shamrock checks that kick!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Sylvia is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Tim Sylvia steps back and allows Shamrock to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Ken Shamrock is standing now.
Ken Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tim Sylvia is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Shamrock into his guard.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Sylvia
Shamrock breaths deeply while on the ground
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Sylvia
Shamrock tries to escape from the closed guard
Shamrock succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Sylvia
Tim Sylvia launches a few punches to Shamrock's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shamrock tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Sylvia
Ken Shamrock pushes Tim Sylvia against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Shamrock jumps and tries to free his leg! Sylvia doesn't allow this but Ken Shamrock is able to get half guard here.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Sylvia
Tim Sylvia launches a few punches to Shamrock's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shamrock tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Sylvia
Ken Shamrock tries to free his leg...
Ken Shamrock uses some of his skill by jumping out of Sylvia's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Ken Shamrock isolates Tim Sylvia's right arm looking for an armbar...
Tim Sylvia manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Ken Shamrock lost his dominant position.
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Tim Sylvia launches a few punches to Shamrock's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shamrock tries to cover his face,
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Ken Shamrock tries a kimura
Sylvia breaks the lock.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Shamrock is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Tim Sylvia, who is barely covering up!
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Sylvia tries to move on the ground and shows Ken Shamrock a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sylvia's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Ken Shamrock isolates Tim Sylvia's right arm looking for an armbar...
Tim Sylvia manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Ken Shamrock lost his dominant position.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Tim Sylvia 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 Shamrock's moves.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock attempts a triangle from bottom! Tim Sylvia slips out. Shamrock quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Tim Sylvia slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Ken Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
Tim Sylvia has found an opening in the defense of Shamrock, launching a big hook
Ken Shamrock steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Tim Sylvia is setting up a throw
He nearly drops Shamrock on his head!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Tim Sylvia fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Shamrock's face!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Sylvia gets a good position on the ground. ..
Shamrock holds Tim Sylvia arms and counters his opponent punches.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Tim Sylvia storms over Shamrock with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Ken Shamrock blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Sylvia clumsily fails here and it's time for Ken Shamrock to fight back!
Shamrock moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Sylvia's eyes...
Sylvia tries to break the lock slamming Ken Shamrock against the mat!
Ken Shamrock doesn't allow Tim Sylvia to escape. He is tightening the armbar
Punishing hold!
Sylvia tries to break the lock slamming Ken Shamrock against the mat!
Ken Shamrock doesn't allow Tim Sylvia to escape. He is tightening the armbar
Shamrock is locking that armbar...
Sylvia tries to break the lock slamming Ken Shamrock against the mat!
After a couple of slams, Shamrock loses the lock! What an impressive power demonstration!
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Tim Sylvia. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Tim Sylvia
makes Shamrock stumble back!
Sylvia pushes Ken Shamrock and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Tim Sylvia chases Shamrock and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Shamrock steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Tim Sylvia steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Shamrock.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Sylvia throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Shamrock decides to launch some tentative punches
Tim Sylvia takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sylvia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Shamrock struggles... Tim Sylvia is unable to take him down
Sylvia steps forward
Shamrock feints.
Shamrock clumsily fails here and it's time for Tim Sylvia to fight back!
Brutal combination from Tim Sylvia!
Shamrock is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Ken Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown!
Tim Sylvia sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Shamrock looks to be in very good shape.
Shamrock moves forward looking for some action
Tim Sylvia doesn't want to engage and backpedals
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Tim Sylvia throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Shamrock's chin! That stops Shamrock in his tracks!
Sylvia has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Sylvia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ken Shamrock didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Shamrock's body! He's holding his side
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Sylvia
He is not able to do it
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Shamrock
Tim Sylvia tries to pass to half guard...
Ken Shamrock can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sylvia looks to work from half guard.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Sylvia pulls his arm out of danger.
Ken Shamrock gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
Tim Sylvia wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sylvia drills Ken Shamrock's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Shamrock
Tim Sylvia tries to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Tim Sylvia manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Tim Sylvia throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Shamrock's face with those brutal elbows! Shamrock needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Shamrock's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Tim Sylvia storms over Shamrock with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sylvia doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Shamrock's face with his elbows!
This is over! That impact from Tim Sylvia has left Shamrock laying flat on the mat!
Shamrock's Nose is beginning to swell
Shamrock has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Tim Sylvia by KO (Elbows) at 2:41 Round 2
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 17/21 (81%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 17/33 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 247 s
Statistics: Ken Shamrock
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 5/6 (83%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 264 s
Shamrock did not have success with takedowns and ate Tim's stand up as a result.