Post by The Sandman on Jul 13, 2021 20:32:41 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Tim Sylvia chants all around the place!
Tim Sylvia looks very relaxed.
Francis Ngannou glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The Predator decides to launch some tentative punches
Tim Sylvia takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The Predator seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
The Predator and The Maine-iac circle around the center of the cage.
0:33 Round 1 and The Maine-iac is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
A right hand from Tim Sylvia
surprises The Predator!
Tim Sylvia closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
The Maine-iac moves forward looking for some action
Tim Sylvia shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tim Sylvia pushes away The Predator trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Predator stumbles backwards and Tim Sylvia circles to get the center of the cage
Francis Ngannou moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
The Predator moves backwards and Tim Sylvia is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Francis Ngannou paws at The Maine-iac.
The Maine-iac answers with solid punches!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Tremendous strikes from The Maine-iac!
The Predator blocks with confidence
The Predator goes to the body...
his punches graze The Maine-iac's arm.
Tim Sylvia goes with a looping right hand while Francis Ngannou jumps back and jabs
That one hits but The Predator seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The Maine-iac studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
The Maine-iac leads with a punch
Francis Ngannou evades but whiffs with a counter.
The Predator steps backwards away from Tim Sylvia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Predator moves backwards and Tim Sylvia is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Francis Ngannou is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
The Predator showing excellent timing, blasts Tim Sylvia with a right hand.
Great hook by Francis Ngannou! Tim Sylvia is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The Predator is standing while The Maine-iac is on the ground on his back
The Predator is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
The Predator launches a kick to The Maine-iac's thigh
The Maine-iac checks that kick!
Francis Ngannou gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
The Maine-iac tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Tim Sylvia is on his feet again.
The Predator leads with a punch
Tim Sylvia avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Tim Sylvia charges at The Predator throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! The Predator is rocked!
The Predator's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Tim Sylvia throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia tries a hook to the body
and hits The Predator ribs hard
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Tim Sylvia who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Maine-iac pushes off of Francis Ngannou and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
The Predator stumbles backwards but Tim Sylvia chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Francis Ngannou pushes away The Maine-iac trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Maine-iac doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Francis Ngannou
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Maine-iac pushes off of Francis Ngannou and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
The Predator stumbles backwards but Tim Sylvia chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The Predator's Right eye is beginning to swell
Francis Ngannou tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Maine-iac is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The Predator seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tim Sylvia slightly pushes The Predator into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
That punishment by Tim Sylvia has left The Predator staggered! Tim Sylvia should try push forward now and finish this!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Maine-iac steps backwards away from Francis Ngannou. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Predator studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Tim Sylvia has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Francis Ngannou tries a hook to the body
but The Maine-iac manages to dodge it
Tim Sylvia's mind is definitely in the fight, The Predator just got nailed! Tim Sylvia saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! The Predator is going to have a headache after this one.
The Predator's Chin is beginning to swell
Francis Ngannou attempts to cut off The Maine-iac with punches
The Maine-iac avoids getting cornered.
Tim Sylvia and The Predator engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Tim Sylvia is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The Maine-iac studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Francis Ngannou fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Predator moves backwards and Tim Sylvia is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Tim Sylvia is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
The Maine-iac begins to launch a barrage of punches over The Predator
this is getting worse and worse for The Predator
Francis Ngannou seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Tim Sylvia!
Tim Sylvia's mind is definitely in the fight, The Predator just got nailed! Tim Sylvia saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! The Predator is going to have a headache after this one.
The Predator's Chin is beginning to swell
The Predator seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The Maine-iac moves backwards and Francis Ngannou is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Francis Ngannou seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Tim Sylvia!
Tim Sylvia takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
That punishment by Tim Sylvia has left The Predator staggered! Tim Sylvia should try push forward now and finish this!
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Tim Sylvia charges at The Predator throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! The Predator is rocked!
The Predator's Chin is beginning to swell
Tim Sylvia tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on The Predator's face
Tim Sylvia attempts to cut off The Predator with punches
The Predator reels from the strikes.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! The Predator was not intelligently defending himself!
The Predator's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Predator has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Tim Sylvia by TKO (Punches) at 2:58 Round 2
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 31/45 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/12 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 13 s
Statistics: Francis Ngannou
Punches 3/17 (18%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Sylvia made a mess of Ngannou. France is sad. As is Francis, for some reason.
Tim Sylvia looks very relaxed.
Francis Ngannou glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The Predator decides to launch some tentative punches
Tim Sylvia takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The Predator seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
The Predator and The Maine-iac circle around the center of the cage.
0:33 Round 1 and The Maine-iac is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
A right hand from Tim Sylvia
surprises The Predator!
Tim Sylvia closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
The Maine-iac moves forward looking for some action
Tim Sylvia shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tim Sylvia pushes away The Predator trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Predator stumbles backwards and Tim Sylvia circles to get the center of the cage
Francis Ngannou moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
The Predator moves backwards and Tim Sylvia is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Francis Ngannou paws at The Maine-iac.
The Maine-iac answers with solid punches!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Tremendous strikes from The Maine-iac!
The Predator blocks with confidence
The Predator goes to the body...
his punches graze The Maine-iac's arm.
Tim Sylvia goes with a looping right hand while Francis Ngannou jumps back and jabs
That one hits but The Predator seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The Maine-iac studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
The Maine-iac leads with a punch
Francis Ngannou evades but whiffs with a counter.
The Predator steps backwards away from Tim Sylvia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Predator moves backwards and Tim Sylvia is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Francis Ngannou is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
The Predator showing excellent timing, blasts Tim Sylvia with a right hand.
Great hook by Francis Ngannou! Tim Sylvia is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The Predator is standing while The Maine-iac is on the ground on his back
The Predator is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
The Predator launches a kick to The Maine-iac's thigh
The Maine-iac checks that kick!
Francis Ngannou gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
The Maine-iac tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Tim Sylvia is on his feet again.
The Predator leads with a punch
Tim Sylvia avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Tim Sylvia charges at The Predator throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! The Predator is rocked!
The Predator's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Tim Sylvia throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia tries a hook to the body
and hits The Predator ribs hard
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Tim Sylvia who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Maine-iac pushes off of Francis Ngannou and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
The Predator stumbles backwards but Tim Sylvia chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Francis Ngannou pushes away The Maine-iac trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Maine-iac doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Francis Ngannou
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Maine-iac pushes off of Francis Ngannou and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
The Predator stumbles backwards but Tim Sylvia chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The Predator's Right eye is beginning to swell
Francis Ngannou tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Maine-iac is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The Predator seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tim Sylvia slightly pushes The Predator into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
That punishment by Tim Sylvia has left The Predator staggered! Tim Sylvia should try push forward now and finish this!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Maine-iac steps backwards away from Francis Ngannou. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Predator studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Tim Sylvia has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Francis Ngannou tries a hook to the body
but The Maine-iac manages to dodge it
Tim Sylvia's mind is definitely in the fight, The Predator just got nailed! Tim Sylvia saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! The Predator is going to have a headache after this one.
The Predator's Chin is beginning to swell
Francis Ngannou attempts to cut off The Maine-iac with punches
The Maine-iac avoids getting cornered.
Tim Sylvia and The Predator engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Tim Sylvia is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The Maine-iac studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Francis Ngannou fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Predator moves backwards and Tim Sylvia is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Tim Sylvia is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
The Maine-iac begins to launch a barrage of punches over The Predator
this is getting worse and worse for The Predator
Francis Ngannou seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Tim Sylvia!
Tim Sylvia's mind is definitely in the fight, The Predator just got nailed! Tim Sylvia saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! The Predator is going to have a headache after this one.
The Predator's Chin is beginning to swell
The Predator seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The Maine-iac moves backwards and Francis Ngannou is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Francis Ngannou seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Tim Sylvia!
Tim Sylvia takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
That punishment by Tim Sylvia has left The Predator staggered! Tim Sylvia should try push forward now and finish this!
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Tim Sylvia charges at The Predator throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! The Predator is rocked!
The Predator's Chin is beginning to swell
Tim Sylvia tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on The Predator's face
Tim Sylvia attempts to cut off The Predator with punches
The Predator reels from the strikes.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! The Predator was not intelligently defending himself!
The Predator's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Predator has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Tim Sylvia by TKO (Punches) at 2:58 Round 2
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 31/45 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/12 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 13 s
Statistics: Francis Ngannou
Punches 3/17 (18%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Sylvia made a mess of Ngannou. France is sad. As is Francis, for some reason.
