Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Pride 50 LA
Date: Oct 09, 2019

#R1#
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Scorpion 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.
Scorpion throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scorpion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scorpion backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Scorpion throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Scorpion stuffs the takedown.
Scorpion jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion connects with a body shot.
Scorpion throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Scorpion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range. #T1#
Scorpion throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Scorpion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Scorpion throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Scorpion.
Scorpion swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Scorpion wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Scorpion misses with a looping right.
Scorpion throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Scorpion connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scorpion takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2#
Scorpion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson Scorpion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scorpion lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scorpion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scorpion tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Scorpion is looking to land body kicks.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice sprawl there from Scorpion as Silva shoots in.
Scorpion tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it. #T3#
Scorpion misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Scorpion misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scorpion scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva backs away from a small jab... but Scorpion lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Silva crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Scorpion with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Anderson Scorpion!

Event: Pride FC 44
Date: Sep 11, 2019

#R1#
A head kick by Misalooba misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Misalooba misses with a looping right.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Misalooba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Misalooba is blocking nicely.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Misalooba is defending well for now.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Misalooba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Misalooba lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Misalooba.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Misalooba is blocking nicely.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Misalooba lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Misalooba blocks it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Misalooba blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva. #BC2#
Misalooba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CL2#
Misalooba rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Misalooba working hard to break the clinch.
Misalooba lands a right hand.
Misalooba tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misalooba is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T2#
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Misalooba blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Misalooba blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Misalooba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misalooba is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. #BC2#
Misalooba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Misalooba throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Misalooba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Didier Misalooba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Misalooba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Misalooba avoids the head kick by Silva. #CL2#
Misalooba moves into the clinch.#T3#
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Misalooba blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Misalooba blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Misalooba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Misalooba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking. #CL2#
Misalooba clinches up against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Misalooba blocks with his arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Misalooba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Misalooba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Misalooba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Misalooba can turn it around.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Misalooba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC2#
Misalooba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva closes the distance but Misalooba moves to the side
letting Misalooba counter with a right hand. #T4#
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Misalooba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misalooba tries to clinch there but Silva circles away. #CL2#
Misalooba clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Misalooba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Misalooba.
Misalooba wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Misalooba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Misalooba, as that shot connected. #CL2#
Misalooba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Misalooba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Didier Misalooba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss #CL2#
and Misalooba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Misalooba lands a body shot.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Misalooba blocks with his arms.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Misalooba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Misalooba missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva tries to move into range but Misalooba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A cross from Misalooba lands.#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Misalooba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Misalooba darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.#BC2#
Misalooba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Misalooba forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Misalooba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Misalooba breaks from the clinch.
Misalooba pounces like a tiger and cracks Silva with a vicious hook! Silva is down but not out! Misalooba follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Didier Misalooba!
Didier Misalooba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Pride FC 42
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Barnkvist shows good takedown defense.
Barnkvist changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnkvist lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#TD#
Barnkvist looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
We've been hearing that Barnkvist has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barnkvist working away.
Barnkvist landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnkvist lands a nice short elbow.#SUB2#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnkvist slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
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!
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Barnkvist sits in half guard.
Barnkvist is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva trying to control from the bottom. #T1#
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. Barnkvist connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnkvist scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnkvist lands a nice short elbow.#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Barnkvist lands a big elbow - Silva is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Barnkvist!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Barnkvist!
Peter Barnkvist seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Pride FC 36
Date: Jul 28, 2019

#R1#
Aokison scores with a jab to the head. #TD#
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Aokison is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Aokison's guard.#SUB2#
Aokison is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Aokison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aokison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Aokison's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Aokison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aokison's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Aokison working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily. #SUB2#
Aokison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1#
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva passes Aokison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva is trying to control. Aokison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Aokison is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Silva is working for a kimura but Aokison is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aokison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aokison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Aokison looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SUB2#
Aokison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Aokison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Aokison's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Aokison keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aokison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aokison's guard. #SUB2#
Aokison looking for submissions off his back.#T3#
Aokison manages to get to full guard.
Aokison can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aokison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva trying to control but Aokison is working from the bottom.
Aokison wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Aokison keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
We've been informed that Aokison has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Aokison has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Aokison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Aokison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB#
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Aokison has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aokison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Aokison's legs - danger averted.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryu Aokison will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aokison misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a head kick. #TD#
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aokison is keeping the position for now.
Aokison trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Aokison looking for a triangle here. Silva is fighting it but it looks tight! Aokison pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Silva is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ryu Aokison!
Ryu Aokison made sure to mention his sponsor, Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 29, 2019

#R1#
Petrovs darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Petrovs into the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Petrovs tries to clinch there but Silva circles away. #CL2#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrovs, pushing him back against the cage.
Petrovs tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Petrovs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva. #TD2#
Silva tightens his grip and picks Petrovs up, before dumping him to the ground. Petrovs manages to land in guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrovs is retaining full guard.
Petrovs controlling the position.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs is trying to control the position but Silva postures up. #SUB2#
Silva 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.
Petrovs might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1#
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Petrovs pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Petrovs is looking for a sweep.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Petrovs!
Petrovs is trying to escape the mount. #T2#
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Petrovs manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB2#
Petrovs is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Petrovs defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrovs is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrovs is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at JAG Battle Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Petrovs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Silva is working for a kimura here but Petrovs manages to reverse the position and he's now in Silva's guard. #T3#
Silva wants to sweep here but Petrovs controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Petrovs defends easily.
Petrovs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Petrovs from controlling successfully.
Petrovs forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Petrovs seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Petrovs is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Petrovs to get the leverage.
Silva moves into full guard.
Petrovs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Petrovs from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrovs is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Petrovs defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ander Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Petrovs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Petrovs off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petrovs.
Petrovs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaspars Petrovs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrovs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Petrovs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Petrovs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Petrovs throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Kaspars Petrovs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrovs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Petrovs. Petrovs gets slowly back to his feet. #T1##CL2#
Petrovs gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Petrovs jumps guard but Silva stands there with Petrovs around his waist. Petrovs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Petrovs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Petrovs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva throws a body punch but Petrovs moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrovs misses the target.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Petrovs gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Petrovs fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrovs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrovs as he avoids it easily.
Petrovs shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kaspars Petrovs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Petrovs gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrovs swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Petrovs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Petrovs working a defensive guard here.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
Petrovs working a defensive guard here.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrovs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrovs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3#
Petrovs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrovs keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Petrovs wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrovs is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Petrovs circles away and we're back to standing.#TD#
Petrovs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Petrovs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Petrovs is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva trying to control but Petrovs postures up.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Petrovs pulls his head out easily. #T4##SUB2#
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Petrovs pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Petrovs is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Petrovs seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Petrovs is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ander Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Petrovs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #TD#
Petrovs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Petrovs seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Kaspars Petrovs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petrovs prevents Silva from improving his position.#SUB#
Petrovs seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Petrovs is very close to passing his half guard.#T1#
Petrovs is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Petrovs is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Petrovs content to control rather than advance.
Silva wants to control but Petrovs is keeping busy.
Silva is staying active underneath Petrovs, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Petrovs is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Petrovs tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Petrovs is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Petrovs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrovs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Petrovs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Petrovs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Petrovs fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaspars Petrovs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva leaves Petrovs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Petrovs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Ander Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#TD2#
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Petrovs to the mat! Petrovs manages to get full guard.
Petrovs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Petrovs keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva pushing down on Petrovs's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T4#
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Petrovs gets full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrovs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrovs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petrovs keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Kaspars Petrovs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Petrovs is trying to keep Silva in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to control from the top but Petrovs keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ander Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ander Silva!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 19, 2019

#R1#
McWrestle with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD#
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McWrestle to the mat! McWrestle manages to get full guard.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
McWrestle is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
McWrestle is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva avoids the attempt from McWrestle to control.
McWrestle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… McWrestle is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by McWrestle and Silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
McWrestle is being controlled here. #T1#
Silva'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.
McWrestle tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position. #SUB#
Silva is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. McWrestle is trying to escape and Silva transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and McWrestle is forced to tap! Nice work there by Silva! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ander Silva!

Event: Grand Prix Semi-Finals
Date: Jun 15, 2019

#R1##CL#
Putin moves into the clinch.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putin lands with a short shot to the head.
Putin digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Putin. #T1#
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Putin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Putin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Putin.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head. #T2#
Putin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Putin.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT#
It looks like Ander Silva has been cut.
Silva looks winded!
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Putin avoids it.
Putin scores a nice knee to the body.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin landing knees to the head.
Putin tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Putin blocks with his arms.
Putin lands an uppercut.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Putin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards. #T3#
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Putin.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Putin pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Putin landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Putin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
Putin connects with a knee to the head. #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Putin jerks Silva's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Silva drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Putin goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Putin because Silva was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Vlad Putin!
Vlad Putin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Trashy Bar (158+q / 30$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: PSE 39
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Seagram. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seagram.
Silva 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.
Seagram throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seagram looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Seagram swivels and escapes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seagram.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seagram.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seagram.
Seagram lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Danny Seagram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seagram throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Seagram shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Silva scores with a takedown into Seagram's guard.
Seagram is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Seagram wants to sweep but no luck.
Seagram is still trying to improve position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Silva preventing the sweep.
Seagram keeps trying to improve his position.#SU#
Seagram is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Seagram moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva cracks Seagram with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Seagram throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but Seagram avoided it.
Jab from Seagram.
That kick from Seagram tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seagram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Seagram.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Seagram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Nice body kick there by Silva.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seagram.
Seagram misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Seagram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
Seagram misses with a double jab
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva works over Seagram's head and body with a nice combination.#TD2#
Seagram gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Seagram is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.#SUB#
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Seagram defends well.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seagram manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Seagram.#T3#
Silva wants to control from the top but Seagram keeps moving.
Seagram lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seagram is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Seagram sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Seagram trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Seagram won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seagram works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Seagram content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T4#
Seagram seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Seagram content to control rather than advance.
Seagram wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Seagram is controlling him well.
Seagram trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Seagram lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Seagram prevents Silva from standing back up.
Seagram is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking to get back to full guard here but Seagram has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Seagram dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A head kick misses from Silva.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Seagram throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Seagram with an uppercut!
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Seagram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Seagram coming out on top.
Seagram connects with the punch.
Seagram throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Seagram there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Seagram.#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva drops his hands momentarily. Seagram doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Silva staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Silva doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Seagram!
A victorious Danny Seagram thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 05, 2019

#R1#
Palmer tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Palmer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Michael Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Palmer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Palmer ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Palmer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Palmer . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Palmer was not able to check.
Palmer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Palmer darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Palmer into the cage.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palmer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Silva lands a nice hook to Palmer 's body. Palmer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #TD2#
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #ROC2#
Palmer is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Oh Palmer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Silva looking to isolate an arm here. Palmer doesn't see it coming and as Silva extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ander Silva!

Event: Trash Fights 15(185 structure)
Date: Feb 14, 2019

#R1#
Putin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Putin.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Putin misses with a double jab.
Putin lands a nice looking body shot.
Vlad Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Putin thinks about countering with a head kick.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Putin.
Putin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Putin misses with the combination.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Putin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T1#
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Putin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Putin throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Putin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.#TD2#
Putin tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura but Putin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Putin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva won't allow Putin to sweep him here. #T2#
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Putin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Putin has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Silva advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva working away.
Putin tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.#SUB2#
Silva tries for a kimura but Putin is defending well. #T3##SU2#
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Putin sprawls well.
Vlad Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ander Silva.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Putin circles away quickly and effectively.
Putin scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vlad Putin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putin misses with the combination.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Putin throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Putin misses with a head kick.
Putin throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Putin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T4#
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin lands a nice looking body kick.
Putin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Putin down.
Putin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Putin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Putin throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Putin avoids the body shot from Silva.
Putin avoids the body shot from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Putin dominated that round.
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#
Putin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva walks into a jab.
Putin tries a head kick but it misses.
Putin scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Putin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Putin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Putin connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Putin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Putin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Putin moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Putin misses its target.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva avoids the body shot from Putin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.#CL2#
Silva clinches up with Putin and pushes him back against the cage.
Putin lands a knee to the body.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Putin throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Putins head.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Putin's face.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T2#
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Putin.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva landing knees to the head. #ROC2#
Putin is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Vlad Putin has been cut.
Putin lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Putin seems to have got his legs back now.
Putin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Putin. #T3#
A short left from Putin.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Putin blocks it with crossed arms.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Putin.
Putin managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Putin.
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Putin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Putin throws an elbow but it misses.
Putin misses with an elbow strike.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.#T4#
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Putin.
Putin prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Putin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Putin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Putin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
With the fighters up against the cage, Putin throws an elbow but misses.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Putin lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vlad Putin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Putin working aggressively here.
Silva is working Putin over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with some punches.
Putin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Putin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Putin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Putin blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Putin throws a big shot that misses.
Putin misses with a straight right.
Putin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Putin lands a jab-cross combination. #TD2#
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Putin on his heels. He'll look to pass Putin's guard now, I'm sure.#SU2#
Silva gets to his feet - Putin follows without any prompting.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin misses with a head kick.
Putin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Putin looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
A jab from Putin finds it's way through Silva's defenses. #T1#
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Putin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Putin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putin looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Putin.
Putin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a fast counter high kick but Putin manages to duck under it in time.
Putin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vlad Putin is winning the standup battle so far.
Putin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance. #T2#
A jab from Silva misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Putin misses the target.
Vlad Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Putin thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Putin cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Putin pinned against the cage. Putin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Putin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a head kick that Putin semi-blocks.
Putin swings for the body but Silva moves out of range. #T3#
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Putin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Putin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Putin.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Putin avoids it with no problem.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Putin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Putin, which made it look bad.
Ander Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vlad Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ander Silva.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Vlad Putin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Putin blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Putin misses with a few strikes there.
Putin misses with a two punch combination. #T4#
Putin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Putin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva defending well as Putin loads up on a big left hand.
Putin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Putin moves out of range easily.
Putin misses with a double jab.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Putin swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Putin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Putin throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Putin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Putin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Putin, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Putin!
Vlad Putin very nearly forgot to thank Trashy Bar (158+q / 30$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: ABW 195 Goodbye Thiago - Steve
Date: Jan 31, 2019

#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Schmitt shoots in.
Schmitt throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Schmitt misses with a series of wild punches. #CL2#
Schmitt clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Schmitt is blocking nicely.
A short right from Schmitt on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schmitt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Schmitt controls the action.
Schmitt misses with a punch to the body.
Schmitt can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt trying to land knees to the body.
Schmitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Schmitt tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmitt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Schmitt.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schmitt trying to land knees to the body.
Schmitt pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Silva lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmitt.
Silva working Schmitt over with knees to the body.
Schmitt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Schmitt lands an uppercut.
Schmitt misses with the head strike.
Schmitt is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schmitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmitt lands a nice knee to the body.
Schmitt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Schmitt can turn it around.
Schmitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Schmitt.
Schmitt lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Schmitt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmitt throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Schmitt fails to land.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Schmitt misses with some punches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schmitt's face. #CUT#
It looks like Tumleh Schmitt has been cut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Schmitt blocks with his arms.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schmitt tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schmitt tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Schmitt.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Schmitt.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schmitt.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Schmitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva takes a shot to the head. #T3#
Schmitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schmitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schmitt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Schmitt on the inside.
Schmitt scores with a hook to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Schmitt tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Schmitt blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Schmitt.
Schmitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schmitt cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Schmitt digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Schmitt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schmitt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmitt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schmitt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Schmitt scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head. #T4#
Schmitt lands a nice uppercut.
Schmitt tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Schmitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Schmitt avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schmitt blocks it with crossed arms.
Schmitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Schmitt blocks it.
Silva prevents a body shot from Schmitt.
Schmitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schmitt lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Schmitt has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schmitt working aggressively here.
Schmitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocking some punches.
Schmitt has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Schmitt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Schmitt digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmitt working aggressively here.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tumleh Schmitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tumleh Schmitt'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.
#R2##CL2#
Schmitt has managed to clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schmitt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmitt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schmitt avoids it.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Schmitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Schmitt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schmitt avoids it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schmitt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Schmitt.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schmitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Schmitt digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schmitt misses with a punch to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Schmitt lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Schmitt fails to land.
Silva misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
Schmitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Schmitt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schmitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva prevents a body shot from Schmitt.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schmitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmitt tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Schmitt back against the cage.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tumleh Schmitt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Schmitt blocks with his arms.
Schmitt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Schmitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmitt.
Schmitt lands a big right hand that drops Silva! The killer instinct kicks in and Schmitt finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Schmitt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tumleh Schmitt!
An out of breath Tumleh Schmitt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: ABW 190 Kansalainen - Nielsen
Date: Jan 10, 2019

#R1#
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
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.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Silva. #CL2#
Silva clinches.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #ROC2#
Lee is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Nazz Lee has been cut.#T1#
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lee's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lee drops to his knees and Silva pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ander Silva!

Event: ABW 183 Kansalainen - Ramirez
Date: Dec 11, 2018

#R1#
Lee throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
A combination from Lee does no damage. #TD#
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB2#
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee trying to control the pace. #T1#
Lee trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Lee controlling the action here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Lee moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Silva.#SUB#
Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.#T2##SUB#
Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva is not content to let Lee control the position.
Silva stops Lee from passing to mount.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lee working away.
Lee advances to mount. #T3#
Lee moves to back control. #SUB#
Lee is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Silva is defending well though. Lee let's go of the attempt for now.
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva is controlling an arm, preventing Lee from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Lee looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Lee has taken his back! #T4#
Silva can't escape the position.
Lee is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Lee. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lee's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
Lee wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
Lee wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well. #SUB2#
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva prevents Lee from improving his position.#SUB2#
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lee has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nazz Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Lee is now in Silva's guard.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Lee tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva prevents Lee from improving position. #T1#
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Lee is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.
Lee is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lee works his way into full mount!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T2##SUB#
Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
Lee goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Lee has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva prevents Lee from improving his position.#T3##SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lee still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lee has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Nazz Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee advances to full mount. #SUB#
Lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter. #SUB#
Lee jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T4#
Silva is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Lee is looking for a kimura here.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Silva is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Lee goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.
Silva passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nazz Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Silva checks a leg kick.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee. #SUB#
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva moves into full guard. #T1##SUB2#
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva prevents Lee from improving position.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lee's best efforts.#SUB#
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Nazz Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Silva tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it. #SUB#
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lee not doing much here.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.#T3##SUB2#
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ander Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Our spies down at at Grind Time Elite inform us that Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Silva keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#SUB2#
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Lee has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nazz Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nazz Lee!
A very excited looking Nazz Lee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: ABW 173 Kai - Jones
Date: Nov 06, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rones to the mat! Rones manages to get full guard.
Rones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Rones.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#ES#
Rones has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Silva is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rones is blocking nicely. #BC#
Rones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Rones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Ander Silva has been cut.
Rones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rones throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Rones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Rones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A lazy left from Rones finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rones misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Rones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T1#
Rones looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Rones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Rones's head.
Silva shoots and misses
and Rones counters with a left to the body.
Joy Rones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ander Silva.
Rones scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one. #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva glances at the clock... BAM! Rones nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Silva crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Silva is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joy Rones!
A very excited looking Joy Rones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: ABW 166 McArthur - Jenkins
Date: Oct 09, 2018

#R1#
Some wild striking there from Cusumano.
Cusumano takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses. #TD2#
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Cusumano is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Cusumano's guard.#ES#
Cusumano wriggles free and stands up. #TD2#
Cusumano tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into 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!
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Cusumano defends it. #SUB2#
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cusumano sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura but Cusumano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva trying to control the action but Cusumano is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Cusumano defends it. #T1##SUB2#
Silva is working for a kimura but Cusumano is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cusumano desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cusumano is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva stalling. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Cusumano defends it. #SUB2#
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cusumano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cusumano reverses the position - he's now on top in Silva's guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cusumano with a nice head shot there.
Cusumano won't allow Silva to sweep him here. #T3##SUB2#
Silva is looking for a triangle but Cusumano pushes his legs off easily.
Cusumano with a nice head shot there.
Cusumano trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cusumano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cusumano postures up.
Cusumano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cusumano won't allow Silva to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Silva looking for subs off his back but Cusumano has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cusumano tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silva. #T4##SU#
Cusumano escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cusumano misses with a wild combination.
Cusumano throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Cusumano looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Cusumano misses with a series of wild punches.
As Cusumano backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Cusumano manages to avoid it all.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cusumano scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Cusumano - just one landing.
Steve Cusumano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cusumano throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Cusumano gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Cusumano prevents a body shot from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Cusumano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Cusumano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Cusumano misses.
Cusumano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cusumano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Cusumano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Cusumano misses.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cusumano stuffs the takedown.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cusumano defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cusumano scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Cusumano lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
Cusumano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cusumano.
Silva looks to clinch
and Cusumano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Steve Cusumano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cusumano catches Silva with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Silva forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve Cusumano!
A relieved looking Steve Cusumano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: EFA 85 Punisher vs Andrei 2
Date: Aug 18, 2018

#R1##TD#
De Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
De Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Silva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. De Santos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Silva.
De Santos trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva is not content to let De Santos control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
De Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Santos working away.#T1#
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
De Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva trying to get back to full guard but De Santos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
De Santos fails to take his opponent's back.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding De Santos's attempts to control the action. #T2#
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#SU2#
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De Santos, up you get!
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for De Santos on that attempt.
De Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. De Santos pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
De Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger De Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Santos is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva presses De Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
De Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T3#
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Santos's face. #ROC2#
De Santos is rocked!
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Oh De Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands a big knee! That's hurt De Santos! Oh, he's all over the place! Silva lands another knee that sends De Santos to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ander Silva!
The defeated Roger De Santos had this to say: 'He is a great fighter and a very good man and he won fair and square but I will be back soon for my fans!'.

Event: EFA 82 Trucks vs De Silva
Date: Jul 07, 2018

#R1#
Farmery lands a high kick!
Silva slips a straight right by Farmery.
Farmery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheers as Farmery lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Farmery moves out of range easily.
Farmery getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farmery shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Philip Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Farmery. Those never looked like landing.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farmery.
We've been hearing reports that Farmery has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#CL2#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farmery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Farmery.
Farmery lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Farmery is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Farmery misses with the head strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farmery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T1##BC#
Farmery breaks the clinch.
Farmery lands a right hook to the body.
Farmery lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farmery. #TD#
Farmery feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Farmery manages to pass to side control. #REVB#
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Farmery is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Farmery to get the leverage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farmery not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2##SUB2#
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is staying active underneath Farmery, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farmery.
Farmery throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Farmery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Farmery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Farmery wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Farmery is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Farmery scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3##SUB#
Farmery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Farmery is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Farmery is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Farmery is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Farmery moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Silva.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farmery works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Farmery cracks Silva with a big elbow. #SUB#
Farmery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Farmery thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Farmery keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Nice defenses there by Silva.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farmery throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farmery shoots in but no luck this time.
Philip Farmery is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva defending well as Farmery loads up on a big left hand.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Farmery fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Farmery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a fast counter high kick but Farmery manages to duck under it in time.
A big left from Farmery misses.
Farmery moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSilva.#CL2#
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Farmery.#BC#
Farmery breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Farmery scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Farmery lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Farmery.
Farmery circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Silva drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Farmery follows Silva to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Philip Farmery thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: EFA 76 Gigantus vs Figg
Date: Jun 20, 2018

#R1#
Silva wants to clinch.
Trudeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura but Trudeau is defending well. #SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trudeau has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to control the action but Trudeau is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T1#
Trudeau is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura but Trudeau is defending well.
Trudeau is not content to let Silva control the position. #SUB#
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Trudeau wants to control but Silva postures up.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trudeau gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #SUB#
Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Trudeau turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard. #SUB#
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trudeau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trudeau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Silva pushes a forearm under Trudeau's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Trudeau is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ander Silva!

Event: EFA 65 Nixon vs Yaj
Date: May 20, 2018

#R1#
Mordino shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mordino with a poor takedown
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab. #TD2#
Mordino gets the takedown into side control. #SUB2#
Mordino working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mordino wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva tries to buck Mordino off but Mordino is having none of it.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mordino's best efforts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mordino is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Mordino wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T1#
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mordino wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Mordino is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mordino gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Mordino 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.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mordino trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Mordino told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mordino wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Mordino from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mordino might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB#
Mordino got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mordino has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mordino looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Mordino trying to control the position.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Mordino is retaining full guard. #T3#
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mordino prevents Silva from improving position.
Mordino is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it. #SUB#
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mordino is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mordino is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mordino has escaped the position, nice work there. #T4##SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva laying and praying for a moment but Mordino takes advantage and regains half guard. #SUB#
Silva trying to work for an americana but Mordino has managed to regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU#
Mordino is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ander Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Mordino misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mordino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mordino takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva cracks Mordino with an open hand slap.
Mordino shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mordino shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Ander Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Mordino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Mordino looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES#
Silva has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Mordino has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T1#
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#
It looks like Victor Mordino has been cut.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Mordino is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Mordino goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mordino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva working Mordino over with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mordino.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva scores with a knee to the head. #T2#
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mordino wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mordino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva landing knees to the head.
Mordino wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Mordino 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 gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mordino.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Mordino won't want to take too many of those.#T3#
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
Mordino is rocked!
Knees to the body from Silva.
Mordino is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mordino's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mordino is looking for a takedown.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Mordino is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mordino can't get the takedown. #T4#
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mordino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mordino is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Mordino goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mordino takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mordino's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mordino closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Mordino pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mordino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mordino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ander Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Mordino's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Silva pushes Mordino up against the cage in a clinch.
Mordino seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Mordino's takedown attempt.
Mordino takes a shot to the head.
Mordino has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva working Mordino over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mordino takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva has Mordino pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Mordino is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Silva - that's hurt Mordino badly! Oh, another knee lands and Mordino is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Mordino doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ander Silva!

Event: EFA 47 Nixon vs Trucks
Date: Apr 07, 2018

#R1#
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamilton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva tries to clinch but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamilton throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hamilton.#CL2#
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hamilton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hamilton blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Hamilton's ribcage. Hamilton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva. #TD#
Hamilton pulls Silva into guard.
Hamilton working a defensive guard here.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamilton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Hamilton is trying to keep Silva in close.
Hamilton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hamilton keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Hamilton wants to control the position but Silva says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hamilton has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hamilton avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Silva is working for a kimura but Hamilton is defending it quite comfortably. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hamilton is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Hamilton is looking to improve his position.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Hamilton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Silva is working for a kimura but Hamilton is defending it quite comfortably.
Hamilton manages to get to full guard. #T3#
Hamilton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Hamilton controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself. #SUB#
Hamilton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hamilton controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Hamilton keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Hamilton wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hamilton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Hamilton feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Hamilton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hamilton is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. #SUB2#
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Hamilton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamilton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ander Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamilton.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hamilton looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.#TD#
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva tries to roll over but Hamilton keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Hamilton winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ander Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Hamilton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva moves into full guard.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hamilton passes into side control.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Hamilton keeps moving and retains side control. #T2##SUB#
Hamilton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #SUB#
Hamilton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Hamilton wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Hamilton tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well. #T3#
Silva tries to buck Hamilton off but Hamilton is having none of it.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamilton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is trying to control Hamilton's posture but Hamilton avoids it. #SUB#
Hamilton is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Silva is pushing Hamilton's head away, looking to escape. Hamilton manages to hold on to the position though.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Hamilton defends it.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hamilton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hamilton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Hamilton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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 Alexander Hamilton will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Hamilton. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Silva gets caught napping as Hamilton dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
Hamilton trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hamilton has his hands clasped together but Silva extends and breaks Hamilton's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ander Silva!

Event: EFA 29 Balboa vs Vesa
Date: Feb 24, 2018

#R1#
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva lunges at Adermundie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adermundie's hand.
Adermundie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Adermundie avoids it.#CL2#
Adermundie forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Adermundie trying to land knees to the body. #TD#
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Silva working for a triangle but Adermundie defends it easily.
Adermundie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB#
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Adermundie from standing up.
Silva wants to sweep here but Adermundie controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Silva is pulling down on Adermundie's head. It's preventing any offense from Adermundie, at least for the moment.#SUB#
Silva is looking for a triangle but Adermundie pushes his legs off easily.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB#
Silva has his foot on Adermundie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adermundie works his way back into a safe position though.
Adermundie wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adermundie keeps working.
Adermundie wants to get back to his feet.
Adermundie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Silva is working for a kimura but Adermundie is defending it quite comfortably. #T2#
Adermundie is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well. #SUB#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva controlling the action here.#SUB#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva prevents Adermundie from standing back up.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Silva moves into full mount! Adermundie won't be happy about that! #SUB#
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Adermundie is in no mood to give up. #T3#
Adermundie's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Adermundie frees his head quite easily. #SUB#
Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Adermundie is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.#SUB#
Adermundie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Adermundie is trying to stand up.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Adermundie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
You get the feeling that Adermundie really doesn't like being in this position too much. #SUB#
Silva has control of Adermundie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Adermundie regains control of the situation pretty easily. #T4##SUB#
Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Adermundie is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Adermundie felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Adermundie is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there. #SUB#
Silva has control of Adermundie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Adermundie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB#
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Adermundie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Adermundie is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ander Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Adermundie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adermundie wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Adermundie takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CL2#
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Adermundie has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Adermundie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.#SUB#
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adermundie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adermundie wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adermundie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adermundie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adermundie manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T1##SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva stops Adermundie from standing up.
Silva advances position into side control!#SUB#
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Adermundie is defending well.
Silva prevents Adermundie from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.#SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura but Adermundie is defending well. #SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura but Adermundie is defending well. #T2##SUB#
Silva has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Adermundie is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Silva yanks on the arm and Adermundie is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Silva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ander Silva!

Event: EFA 19 DeNueve vs Wallen
Date: Jan 31, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Vincent drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vincent trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Vincent keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vincent really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Silva 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vincent can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Silva 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.
Silva is pushing down on Vincent's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vincent is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vincent keeps working. #SUB#
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva is controlling the pace. #T2#
Silva passes to full mount! #SUB#
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter. #SUB#
Vincent defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva. #T3##SUB#
Vincent defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Vincent is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Vincent is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva. #SUB#
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vincent can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning. #SUB#
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Vincent is in no mood to give up.
Vincent wants to control but Silva is having none of it.#T4##SUB#
Silva is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Silva extends the arm and Vincent is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ander Silva!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 19, 2017

#R1#
Tessier throws a body kick that misses
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Tessier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tessier misses with an uppercut.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tessier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nick Tessier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva jabs at Tessier's body.
Tessier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tessier went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tessier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Tessier jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tessier just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocks a head kick by Tessier.
Silva lands a head kick!
Tessier tries to land a body kick
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Tessier misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a jab-cross combination. #T1#
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Tessier misses the target.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Tessier counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Tessier misses with a head kick.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Tessier misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tessier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A cross from Silva lands.
Tessier takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tessier. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tessier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tessier connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T2#
Silva misses with a hook.
Tessier throws a quick counter head kick but Silva was just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Tessier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Tessier throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Tessier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Tessier backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Tessier manages to avoid it all.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tessier's head.
Silva moves out of range as Tessier strikes.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tessier moves out of range easily.
Silva walks into a left hand. #T3#
Tessier throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a fast counter high kick but Tessier manages to duck under it in time.
Tessier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tessier tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Tessier throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
A cross from Tessier lands.
Tessier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tessier throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Tessier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tessier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tessier connects with a body shot.
Tessier thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Silva looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Tessier sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Tessier avoids it this time.#T4#
Tessier throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
A low kick from Tessier is predictable there
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Tessier misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tessier thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Tessier misses with a straight left.
Tessier loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Tessier scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tessier tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva avoids the body shot from Tessier.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ander Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Silva blocks a head kick by Tessier.
Tessier throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tessier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ander Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tessier misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tessier moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Tessier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves out of range as Tessier throws a body kick.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
A shot to the body from Tessier misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Tessier throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tessier.
Tessier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tessier feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tessier. Tessier obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tessier tries a head kick but it misses.
Tessier throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Tessier misses #CL2#
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva has Tessier pressed against the cage, preventing Tessier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tessier backwards. #T2#
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tessier throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva with a knee to the head. #ROC2#
Tessier is rocked!
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Tessier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Tessier - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Silva, and another! Tessier is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ander Silva!

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