Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TRFC99
Date: Nov 26, 2017

#R1#
Wood throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood avoids the body shot from Silva.
Wood thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Wood throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wood thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silva slips under a jab.#CL2#
Wood closes the distance and clinches.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Wood tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Wood looks winded!
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva jabs at Wood's body.
Silva digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Silva is looking to wear down Wood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.#KD#
Silva lands a big right hand that sends Wood crashing to the mat! Silva stays standing though and waves Wood back to his feet!#ROC#
Wood is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Maddox Wood has been cut.
Wood has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva fakes the body blow, causing Wood to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Wood goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leandro Silva!

Event: TRFC95
Date: Oct 28, 2017

#R1#
Nice shot by Sands.
Jab from Sands.
Sands lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva slips under a jab from Sands.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sands throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sands thinking.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Sands.
Silva throws out a counter right but Sands avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sands. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sands lands the left hand.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sands tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sands shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T1#
Sands looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Sands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sands darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sands misses with a takedown
and Sands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
It looks like Carl Sands has been cut.#TD#
Sands shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sands lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sands connects with a decent elbow.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Sands scoring with strikes. #SUB#
Sands thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Sands thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T2#
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Sands scoring with strikes.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Sands looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sands working the body and head with strikes.
Sands scores with punches from side control.
Sands looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sands smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sands working away.
Sands has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sands is chipping away with strikes.
Sands lands some shots froms side control.
Sands is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control. #T3#
Sands landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sands is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sands working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sands is controlling him well.
Sands in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva is not content to let Sands control the position.
Sands works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sands lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Sands landing a few strikes. #SUB#
Sands is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Silva looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sands gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Silva is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sands lets go of the hold and Silva can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carl Sands!
Carl Sands is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Carl Sands thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GK 140 Rising Stars
Date: Jul 29, 2017

#R1#
Rage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rage throws a big shot that misses.
Rage wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.#CL2#
Rage rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rage stalling the fight.
Rage lands a body punch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Rage gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Rage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Rage misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL2#
Rage closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Rage lands a nice uppercut.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to break free but Rage pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Rage pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Rage has control.
Rage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Silva manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Rage has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rage moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Rage scores with a four punch combination!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva slips a straight right by Rage.
A quick step to the side and Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range. #CL2#
Rage moves into the clinch.
Rage scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Rage is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Rage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Rage swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rage lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva tries to circle away but Rage has him pinned against the cage.
Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3##BC#
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rage swinging wildly here.
Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rage.
Rage misses with the combination. #T4#
Rage misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Rage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Rage with that takedown attempt.
Rage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rage tries to clinch but Silva moves away
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Rage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duke Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Rage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Rage stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Rage throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Rage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Rage forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Rage throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Rage has double underhooks.
Rage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Rage lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Rage working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Silva breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Rage moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#BC#
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rage stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Duke Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rage throws a shot to the body. #T1#
Rage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Rage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#TD2#
Rage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rage showed some decent athleticism there. #ES#
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet! #CL2#
Rage moves into the clinch.
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rage misses with a body punch.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage lands a nice shot to the body.
Rage tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Rage can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action. #T2#
Rage presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Rage has the dominant position.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rage struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Rage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Nice body punch from Rage.
Rage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Rage has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva wants to break free but Rage has control.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Rage.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Rage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duke Rage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rage lands a right hand. #T3#
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Rage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Rage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva blocks a body shot from Rage. #BC#
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rage tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Rage moves into the clinch.
Rage lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Rage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Rage struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Rage struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Rage can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action. #T4#
Rage tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Rage lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Rage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Rage is controlling him.
Rage lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Rage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Rage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to break free but Rage has control.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Rage. Those never looked like landing.
Rage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Rage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Rage misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Rage shoots in.
Rage fails to land with a series of punches.
Rage drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rage shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva takes a swing at Rage's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Rage rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Rage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rage is stalling here. #T1#
Rage can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Rage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Rage won't allow it.
Rage scores with a shoulder strike.
Rage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A body shot lands from Rage.
A hook to the body from Rage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rage.
Rage lands a shoulder strike.
Rage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rage lands a body shot.
Rage lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rage missing with knees to the body.
Rage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Duke Rage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Rage lands with a light punch inside.
Rage pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rage just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Rage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva tries to break free but Rage pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Rage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Rage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rage keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva letting Rage take a breather here.
Rage throws an elbow that misses.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
Rage dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rage keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva is trying to push Rage away but Rage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is trying to push Rage away but Rage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva blocking some punches.
Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Rage wants to stall.
Rage prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Rage tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Rage back against the cage.
Rage misses with a body punch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Rage won't allow it.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rage misses with some punches.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Rage.
Rage tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Leandro Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rage lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Leandro Silva has been cut.
Silva tries to work over Rage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Rage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Rage!

Event: GK 133 - Mencken vs Guedes
Date: Jun 11, 2017

#R1#
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Emiliodingko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emiliodingko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Emiliodingko wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Emiliodingko. Those never looked like landing.
Emiliodingko wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Emiliodingko on that attempt.
Emiliodingko scores with a decent looking hook.
Emiliodingko tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Emiliodingko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Emiliodingko on that attempt.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Emiliodingko tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leandro Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedro Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Emiliodingko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Emiliodingko ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Emiliodingko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Emiliodingko manages to avoid it.
Emiliodingko tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Emiliodingko with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Fedro Emiliodingko has been cut.
Emiliodingko looks winded!
Emiliodingko dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Emiliodingko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
A left lands for Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Emiliodingko is just out of range.
Emiliodingko doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva lands a jab to Emiliodingko's midsection.
Emiliodingko throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emiliodingko thinking.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emiliodingko was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Emiliodingko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Emiliodingko's head and hops out.
Silva thuds a left hand into Emiliodingko's body.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Emiliodingko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emiliodingko moves away.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Emiliodingko. Emiliodingko gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emiliodingko was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Emiliodingko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Emiliodingko on that attempt.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.#T3#
Emiliodingko looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Emiliodingko shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emiliodingko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Emiliodingko shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Emiliodingko is just out of range.
Fedro Emiliodingko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emiliodingko fails with a takedown attempt.
Emiliodingko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emiliodingko wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Emiliodingko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T4#
Emiliodingko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Emiliodingko misses with a double jab
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Emiliodingko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Emiliodingko throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedro Emiliodingko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Emiliodingko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Silva has got the better of the exchanges.
Emiliodingko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emiliodingko throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fedro Emiliodingko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Silva misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emiliodingko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emiliodingko defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Emiliodingko is breathing heavily.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Emiliodingko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Leandro Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedro Emiliodingko.#T1#
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emiliodingko misses with a wild combination.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Emiliodingko walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Emiliodingko dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Emiliodingko out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leandro Silva!

Event: GKNY 128 - Boom vs Pratchett
Date: May 06, 2017

#R1#
Augie cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Augie throws a big shot that misses.
Augie lands a lovely overhand right.
Augie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Augie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Augie.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Augie had a free shot at his head there.#TD#
Augie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augie working Silva over with strikes.
Augie controlling the action here.
Augie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Augie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Augie working Silva over with strikes. #T1#
Still in half guard, Augie seems content to control.
Augie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Augie throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Augie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Augie lands a nice short elbow.
Silva keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Augie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Augie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Augie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Augie is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up. #T2##SUB#
Augie wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Augie is controlling him well.
Augie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Augie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Augie stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Augie connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Silva is looking to escape.
Augie content to control rather than advance.
Augie working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Augie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Augie.
Augie winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Augie lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Augie.
Augie is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T4#
Augie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to stand.
Augie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva has hold of Augie's hands but Augie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Augie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Augie working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Augie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Augie controlling the action here.
Augie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Augie winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Augie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augie moves away.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augie.
A cross from Augie lands.#TD#
Augie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB#
Augie in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). DJ Augie!
An out of breath DJ Augie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GKNY 124 - Cole vs Houston
Date: Apr 08, 2017

#R1#
Emiliodingko shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Emiliodingko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emiliodingko tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Emiliodingko slips a jab from Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emiliodingko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emiliodingko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emiliodingko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedro Emiliodingko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Emiliodingko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Emiliodingko or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emiliodingko shoots in but no luck this time.
Emiliodingko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Fedro Emiliodingko has been cut.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emiliodingko at a distance. #T1#
Emiliodingko tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Emiliodingko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Emiliodingko is breathing heavily.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Emiliodingko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva. #T2#
Some wild striking there from Emiliodingko.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Emiliodingko shoots in.
Emiliodingko darts in trying to clinch#KD2#
and Silva counters with a nice right hand that sends Emiliodingko toppling to the canvas! Emiliodingko scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Silva finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emiliodingko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fedro Emiliodingko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Emiliodingko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Emiliodingko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Emiliodingko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
A big right from Silva misses.
Emiliodingko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Emiliodingko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD2#
and Silva counters with a nice right hand that sends Emiliodingko toppling to the canvas! Emiliodingko scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Silva finish him?!
Silva punishes Emiliodingko's body with a nice straight punch.
Emiliodingko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emiliodingko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emiliodingko darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Emiliodingko into the cage.
Silva swings for the body but Emiliodingko moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emiliodingko misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.#T4#
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Emiliodingko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva leaves Emiliodingko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emiliodingko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emiliodingko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Emiliodingko saw that one coming.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Emiliodingko is out of range.
Emiliodingko tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emiliodingko has his takedown stuffed
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedro Emiliodingko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Emiliodingko. Those never looked like landing.
Emiliodingko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Emiliodingko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leandro Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emiliodingko wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Emiliodingko misses with a series of wild punches.
As Emiliodingko backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Emiliodingko manages to avoid it all.
Emiliodingko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emiliodingko looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emiliodingko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Emiliodingko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emiliodingko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#KD2#
Silva feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Emiliodingko sprawling to the canvas! Emiliodingko rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Silva finish him?! #CUT2#
Fedro Emiliodingko's cut is getting worse.#T1#
Emiliodingko slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Emiliodingko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Emiliodingko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Emiliodingko tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a jab when Emiliodingko was well out of range.
Emiliodingko shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedro Emiliodingko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Emiliodingko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva throws a body punch but Emiliodingko moves out of range.
Emiliodingko shoots and misses #KD2#
and Silva counters with a nice right hand that sends Emiliodingko toppling to the canvas! Emiliodingko scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Silva finish him?!#ROC2#
Emiliodingko is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Emiliodingko! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Leandro Silva!

Event: GKNY 121-Mencken/Gumption III
Date: Mar 18, 2017

#R1#
Hanes lands a slapping body shot.
Hanes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Hanes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Hanes lands a couple of elbows.
Hanes slips nicely into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hanes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is looking to escape.
Hanes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva has hold of Hanes's hands but Hanes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hanes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanes drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Hanes advancing to mount.
Silva is looking to control Hanes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Hanes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanes wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position. #SUB#
Hanes has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Silva defend it? Hanes steps over the head and cranks it - Silva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hanes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Guy Hanes!

Event: GKNY 120 - Cooke vs Cole
Date: Mar 11, 2017

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Abalajon is just out of range.#TD2#
Abalajon dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Abalajon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Abalajon working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abalajon prevents Silva from getting back to his feet. #T1#
Abalajon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Abalajon slips nicely into half guard.
Abalajon prevents Silva from improving his position.
Abalajon wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Abalajon trying to control the pace.
Abalajon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Abalajon controlling the action here. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Let's hope that Abalajon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abalajon slips a jab from Silva.
Abalajon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abalajon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Abalajon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T3#
Abalajon throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Abalajon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abalajon dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Abalajon thinks about the counter body kick.
Silva with a jab.#CUT#
It looks like George Abalajon has been cut.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Abalajon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Silva digs a good hook to Abalajon's body.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Abalajon. #TD2#
Abalajon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to kick Abalajon off but Abalajon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Abalajon controlling the action here.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Abalajon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Abalajon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Abalajon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Abalajon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abalajon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abalajon.
It seemed like Abalajon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Abalajon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abalajon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abalajon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Abalajon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abalajon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abalajon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.#T1#
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Abalajon slips the punch.
It seemed like Abalajon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Abalajon moves away and avoids it.
And Abalajon responds with a good body kick, but Silva manages to step out the way in time.
Abalajon avoids the body shot from Silva.
Abalajon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abalajon counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Abalajon.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Abalajon counters with a left to the body.
Leandro Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Abalajon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abalajon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abalajon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva is looking to wear down Abalajon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abalajon slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abalajon manages to avoid it.
Abalajon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
Silva misses the jab.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abalajon.
Abalajon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Abalajon fails to land the takedown.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Abalajon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Abalajon misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abalajon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abalajon counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abalajon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abalajon.
Abalajon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva throws a hook but Abalajon blocks it.
Abalajon unleashes a big counter combination but Silva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Leandro Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Abalajon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Silva misses with a body shot.
Abalajon with a poor takedown
and Abalajon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abalajon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT#
That has opened up George Abalajon's cut even more.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abalajon was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Abalajon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Abalajon slips under a jab.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abalajon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abalajon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abalajon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva swings for the body but Abalajon moves out of range.
Abalajon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Abalajon.#T2#
Abalajon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
It seemed like Abalajon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Abalajon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Abalajon ducks down to avoid it.
Leandro Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body. #TD2#
Abalajon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Abalajon manages to mount him! #T3#
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Abalajon content just to control the position here.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.#T4#
Silva wants to hold on but Abalajon pushes him away.
Abalajon controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abalajon is continuing to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: GKNY 111 - Defoe vs Marfaker
Date: Jan 07, 2017

#R1#
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've been hearing reports that Lorenzo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Raul Lorenzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorenzo darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Lorenzo into the cage.
Lorenzo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD2#
and Silva counters with a nice right hand that sends Lorenzo toppling to the canvas! Lorenzo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Silva finish him?!#CUT2#
It looks like Raul Lorenzo has been cut.
Lorenzo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp right that sends Lorenzo to the canvas! Silva follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Silva!

Event: GKNY 106 - Brewer vs Gumption
Date: Dec 10, 2016

#R1#
Emiliodingko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emiliodingko is defended easily by Silva.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Emiliodingko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Emiliodingko shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedro Emiliodingko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emiliodingko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Emiliodingko shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Emiliodingko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emiliodingko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emiliodingko slips under a jab.
Fedro Emiliodingko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emiliodingko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emiliodingko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #T1#
Emiliodingko tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Emiliodingko does no damage.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Emiliodingko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emiliodingko shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Emiliodingko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Emiliodingko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Emiliodingko shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emiliodingko is breathing heavily.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Emiliodingko throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emiliodingko manages to avoid it.
Emiliodingko dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Emiliodingko's head and hops out.
Emiliodingko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emiliodingko swinging wildly here. #T2#
Emiliodingko tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Emiliodingko shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emiliodingko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emiliodingko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Emiliodingko with a body shot.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emiliodingko fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emiliodingko slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT2#
It looks like Fedro Emiliodingko has been cut.
Emiliodingko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emiliodingko tries to clinch up.
Silva misses with a looping left.#T3#
Emiliodingko shoots in but no luck this time.
Emiliodingko dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Emiliodingko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Emiliodingko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emiliodingko tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Emiliodingko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Emiliodingko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Emiliodingko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws out a counter right but Emiliodingko avoids it with no problem.
Emiliodingko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Emiliodingko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Emiliodingko throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Emiliodingko misses with a body shot. #T4#
Emiliodingko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emiliodingko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emiliodingko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva takes a swing at Emiliodingko's ribcage but misses.
Emiliodingko misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Emiliodingko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Emiliodingko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Emiliodingko persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Emiliodingko shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Emiliodingko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva throws out a counter right but Emiliodingko avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedro Emiliodingko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Emiliodingko fails with the takedown#KD2#
and Silva counters with a crisp right hand that drops Emiliodingko! Silva lets Emiliodingko back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fedro Emiliodingko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emiliodingko has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Emiliodingko shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Emiliodingko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedro Emiliodingko. That's going to take a lot out of him.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Emiliodingko down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Emiliodingko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Emiliodingko is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a body shot.
Oh Emiliodingko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva flashes Emiliodingko a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Emiliodingko's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Emiliodingko crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Silva punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leandro Silva!

Event: GKNY 97 - Man vs Khaliev
Date: Oct 29, 2016

#R1#
Rage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Rage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Silva looks to land a combination but Rage avoids it well.
Rage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duke Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been told by Rage's head coaches at Abobomination Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice combination there by Rage.
Rage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rage.
Rage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A left and a right from Rage both land. Nice combination.
Rage fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.
No luck for Rage with that takedown attempt.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T2#
Silva swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Rage clinches with his opponent.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rage shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rage.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Rage tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rage.
Rage is looking to clinch.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rage misses with a double jab.
Rage tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Rage moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Rage misses with some punches.
Rage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Rage. #T4#
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Rage keeps him there for the moment.
Rage has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rage misses with a punch to the body.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva letting Rage take a breather here.
Rage trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Rage digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Rage has the dominant position.
Rage works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rage connects with a crisp jab.
Rage tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Rage ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Rage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rage tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rage looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Rage. Those never looked like landing.
Rage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?#CL#
Rage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Rage misses with some punches. #BC2#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rage with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range. #CL#
Rage moves into the clinch.
Rage misses with the head strike.
Rage swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Rage prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Rage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Rage misses with the head strike.
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rage keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rage lands a nice uppercut.
Rage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rage scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva can't break the clinch. #BC2#
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rage lands a two punch combo. #CUT#
It looks like Leandro Silva has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T2#
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Rage throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Rage.
Rage is looking for a counter combo.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Rage throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
Rage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rage.
Rage throws a leg kick that misses. #CL#
Rage has managed to clinch.
Rage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
Rage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rage lands a left hand. #BC2#
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Rage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Rage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rage throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rage moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Rage dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Rage.
Silva misses the body punch
and Rage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Rage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Rage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
It looked like Rage was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rage lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Rage moves into the clinch successfully.
Duke Rage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rage is stalling here.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rage throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.#T1#
Rage lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rage rather than just go for the knockout.
Rage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a jab when Rage was well out of range.
Silva tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Rage lands a nice shot to the body.
Duke Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Rage has taken the fight to the clinch. #T2#
Rage misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Rage is controlling the position.
Rage's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Duke Rage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rage throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
Rage lands a jab.
A jab from Silva misses.
Rage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Rage bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rage lands with a shot to the body.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Rage is looking to clinch.
Rage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Rage gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rage. #T4#
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Rage is controlling him.
Rage digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Rage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rage lands a shoulder strike.
Rage has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Rage as the two fighters clinch.
Rage misses with a body punch.
Rage lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leandro Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rage is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Rage!

Event: HFC 275 Viceroy vs Fame
Date: Aug 20, 2016

#R1#
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Sergei Mironov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mironov throws a body kick that misses.
Mironov lands a two punch combo.
Mironov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Good exchange - Mironov coming out on top.
Mironov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.#CUT#
It looks like Leandro Silva has been cut.
Mironov misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mironov moves into range and connects with a jab. #TD#
Mironov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet. #T1#
Silva working a defensive guard but Mironov passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Mironov has control of the leg.
Mironov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva wants to control but Mironov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mironov working Silva over with strikes.
Silva is looking to control Mironov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Mironov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mironov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Mironov working away from the top, dropping strikes.#T2##SUB#
Mironov working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Silva tries to hold on but Mironov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mironov controlling from mount.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva can't escape the position.
Mironov controlling his opponent.
Mironov raining down shots from the mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mironov lands a big elbow.
Mironov controlling from mount.
Mironov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Mironov breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mironov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mironov lands a big elbow. #T4#
Mironov punishing his opponent with strikes. #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Mironov finish him?
Mironov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mironov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mironov postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Silva badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Mironov around the waist but Mironov pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Mironov is the winner by TKO! Mironov jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Mironov!
Sergei Mironov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: HFC Challengers 81
Date: Aug 07, 2016

#R1##CL#
Patton has managed to clinch.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Patton is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Patton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Patton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patton has him pressed against the cage.
Patton keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva looks winded!
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patton lands a body punch.
Patton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Patton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patton.
Patton presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Patton. #T1#
Patton lands a shoulder strike. #KD#
Patton drops Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #CUT#
It looks like Leandro Silva has been cut.#CL#
Patton darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Patton lands a right hand. #KD#
Patton drops Silva onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Silva is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Silva! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Patton is unloading with more strikes now! Silva drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Patton!

Event: HFC Challengers 79
Date: Jul 10, 2016

#R1#
KarelinPalmeiras lands with an overhand left.
AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
KarelinPalmeiras fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
KarelinPalmeiras shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva avoids the head kick by KarelinPalmeiras.
KarelinPalmeiras misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
KarelinPalmeiras appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
KarelinPalmeiras lands with a right hand. #TD#
KarelinPalmeiras gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but KarelinPalmeiras is proving a slippery customer.
KarelinPalmeiras with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva controls KarelinPalmeiras momentarily but KarelinPalmeiras frees himself. #T1##ES2#
Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #BC#
KarelinPalmeiras escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
KarelinPalmeiras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by KarelinPalmeiras.
It looked like KarelinPalmeiras was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. KarelinPalmeiras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from KarelinPalmeiras.#T2#
KarelinPalmeiras throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - KarelinPalmeiras looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws out a counter right but KarelinPalmeiras avoids it with no problem.
KarelinPalmeiras shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing KarelinPalmeiras's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for KarelinPalmeiras on that attempt.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
KarelinPalmeiras goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
KarelinPalmeiras shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down KarelinPalmeiras rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a hook but KarelinPalmeiras blocks it.
KarelinPalmeiras shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T3##CL#
KarelinPalmeiras closes the distance and clinches.
KarelinPalmeiras keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
KarelinPalmeiras keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows KarelinPalmeiras to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva is looking to stand back up but KarelinPalmeiras counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Silva. #REVB#
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from KarelinPalmeiras.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with KarelinPalmeiras. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
KarelinPalmeiras wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with KarelinPalmeiras in particular looking to stall.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
KarelinPalmeiras is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva pushes KarelinPalmeiras off looking to stand but KarelinPalmeiras dives back in and keeps control.
KarelinPalmeiras is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
KarelinPalmeiras prevents Silva from improving his position.
Well, if KarelinPalmeiras is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leandro Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
KarelinPalmeiras tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
KarelinPalmeiras with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva looks to land a left hand but KarelinPalmeiras moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for KarelinPalmeiras with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
KarelinPalmeiras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T1#
No luck for KarelinPalmeiras with that takedown attempt.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tests KarelinPalmeiras's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Silva lands.
KarelinPalmeiras tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Leandro Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from KarelinPalmeiras is defended easily by Silva.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T2#
KarelinPalmeiras shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing KarelinPalmeiras's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
KarelinPalmeiras wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
KarelinPalmeiras fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from KarelinPalmeiras.
A head kick misses from KarelinPalmeiras.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#KD2#
Silva feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends KarelinPalmeiras sprawling to the canvas! KarelinPalmeiras rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Silva finish him?! #ROC2#
KarelinPalmeiras is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
KarelinPalmeiras tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks KarelinPalmeiras out cold! What a finish! Silva is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leandro Silva!

Event: HFC 264 Feel Good
Date: Jun 04, 2016

#R1##KD#
Oooooh!!! Rivers has knocked Silva down with a huge combo! Rivers steps away and waves a wobbly Silva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#
It looks like Leandro Silva has been cut.
Rivers stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rivers throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Rivers persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rivers scores with a three punch combo!
Rivers misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Rivers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rivers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Rivers dominates the positioning.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva pushes Rivers away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rivers gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva is trying to control Rivers's posture but Rivers avoids it. #T1#
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Rivers.
Silva tries to bench press Rivers off him but Rivers keeps the position. #SU#
Rivers stands up.
Rivers takes one on the button.
Rivers slips under a jab.
Rivers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Rivers darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.#T2##BC2#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.#CL#
Rivers closes the distance and clinches.
Rivers gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#TD#
Rivers turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is trying to control Rivers's posture but Rivers avoids it.
Silva is holding Rivers down, trying to stall.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rivers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Rivers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rivers is working hard here to advance position.#SU#
Rivers stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Rivers misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rivers. #T4#
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Rivers's ribs.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rivers with a body shot.
Rivers dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Rivers's head and hops out.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zeke Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws out a counter right but Rivers avoids it with no problem.#TD#
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Rivers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rivers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Rivers lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Rivers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Rivers has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch. #BC2#
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rivers lands a head shot.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Rivers tries to clinch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeke Rivers is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.#CL#
Rivers moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Rivers breaks the clinch.
No luck for Rivers with that takedown attempt.
Rivers tries a head kick but it misses. #T1#
Rivers misses with a hook.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Rivers, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Rivers moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Rivers pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivers stalling against the cage. #BC#
Rivers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rivers with a body shot.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Rivers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rivers scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers tries to clinch up.
Rivers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Rivers gets a takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.#T3#
Rivers is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Rivers scores with a four punch combination!
Zeke Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva tries to bum rush Rivers with a series of wild strikes but Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Rivers moves into range and clinches up with Silva.#BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Rivers ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Rivers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Rivers throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rivers tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Rivers clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Rivers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Rivers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #BC2#
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Rivers gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Rivers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Rivers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Rivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Rivers persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Rivers works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Rivers scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL#
Rivers clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.#T1##BC2#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range. #CL#
Rivers closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.#BC2#
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rivers.
Rivers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Silva cracks Rivers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva slips a straight right by Rivers.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivers shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rivers dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rivers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva lands a nice hook to Rivers's body. Rivers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.#T3#
Rivers tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivers tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Silva misses.
Rivers misses with the combination.
Rivers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T4#
Rivers doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws out a counter right but Rivers avoids it with no problem.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivers should have avoided that one. #ROC2#
Rivers is rocked!
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Oh Rivers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers shoots in but no luck this time.
Rivers seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva looks to land a combination but Rivers avoids it well.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Zeke Rivers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leandro Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Rivers!
Zeke Rivers thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: HFC 257 Evil Seeds
Date: Apr 16, 2016

#R1#
Calloway throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calloway scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#
It looks like Leandro Silva has been cut.
Calloway misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva misses with a combination #CL#
and Calloway holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Calloway misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calloway trying to land knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Calloway.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calloway has been working on his balance at UHK, Inc., so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Silva.
Calloway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calloway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.#T1##TD#
Calloway has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Calloway pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Calloway dives into Silva's guard.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Calloway controls the pace.#SUB#
Calloway is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Calloway showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
Calloway's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Calloway seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Calloway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calloway throws a head kick that misses.
Calloway misses with a double jab.
A big left from Silva misses. #T3#
Calloway misses with a head kick. #CL#
Calloway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Calloway is controlling him.
Silva tries to circle away but Calloway has him pinned against the cage.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Calloway has control.
Calloway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva is trying to push Calloway away but Calloway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Calloway goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Calloway crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva looks winded!#TD#
Calloway lands a takedown into guard.
Calloway not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T4#
Calloway has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Calloway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Calloway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Calloway thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Calloway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calloway throws a counter high kick but Silva was just alert enough to avoid it.
Calloway on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL#
Calloway gets a clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Calloway has double underhooks.
Silva is trying to push Calloway away but Calloway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calloway stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Calloway prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.#TD#
Calloway gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Calloway content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T1#
Calloway continues to hold on tight.
Calloway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Calloway lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Calloway in particular looking to stall.
Calloway will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Calloway has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Calloway connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Further stalling from Calloway.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Calloway is stinking the place up with his stalling.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva tries to kick Calloway off but Calloway keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Calloway keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mark Calloway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calloway slips under a jab from Silva.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3##CL#
Calloway closes the distance and clinches.
Calloway trying to land knees to the body.
Silva is trying to push Calloway away but Calloway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Calloway is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Calloway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva avoiding damage as Calloway throws knees to the body.
Calloway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calloway struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Calloway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Calloway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Calloway's takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Calloway has him pressed against the cage. #T4#
Silva can't break the clinch. #TD#
Calloway has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Calloway dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Calloway content to control rather than advance.
Calloway tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calloway trying to control the pace.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Calloway in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calloway is controlling the pace.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Calloway is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Calloway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Calloway throws a nice head kick! #CL#
Calloway closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Calloway is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Calloway struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands. #TD#
Calloway is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Calloway persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but Calloway postures up.
Silva wants to stand but Calloway is controlling the position.
Calloway with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calloway stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calloway stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Calloway's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calloway controlling from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calloway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calloway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Calloway slips a straight right by Silva.
Calloway moves away from the strike by Silva.
Calloway fails to land with a series of punches.
Calloway shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Calloway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calloway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Calloway tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.#T3#
Silva walks into a left hand.
Calloway drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calloway bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Calloway shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Calloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Calloway backpedaling. #T4#
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Calloway's shoulder, as Calloway tries to avoid the shot.
Mark Calloway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calloway throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Leandro Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a series of punches but Calloway avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Calloway.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calloway, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Calloway!
After winning the bout, Mark Calloway thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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