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Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Jan 23, 2024
#R1#
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barkley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Barkley.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barkley just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Barkley wants to break free but Silva has control.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Barkley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barkley tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Barkley cracks Silva with a nice body shot.#T1#
A shot in the inside from Barkley.
Barkley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Barkley. #BC#
Barkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Barkley lands but Silva takes it in his stride. #CUT#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Barkley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barkley.
Barkley throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
Silva clinches up with Barkley and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Barkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Barkley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barkley.#T2#
Silva throws the left hand but Barkley avoids the punch easily.
Barkley misses with an uppercut.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Silva moves out of range as Barkley strikes.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Barkley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.
Barkley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barkley looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in but Barkley avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T3#
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Barkley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkley manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a head kick but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barkley counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Barkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barkley scores with a kick to the body.
Barkley looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Barkley blocks a head kick by Silva.
It looked like Barkley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Barkley's shoulder, as Barkley tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Barkley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva avoids the head kick by Barkley.
Barkley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barkley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Barkley saw that one coming.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barkley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Barkley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley blocks a jab.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barkley.
Barkley falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barkley tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Silva has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Barkley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Barkley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barkley tries to get out of the position.#T1#
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silva working his ground and pound in the gym.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva working Barkley over with strikes here.
Barkley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barkley is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Barkley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome! #T2#
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barkley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva scoring with strikes but Barkley is staying in there.
Barkley is looking to get to half guard.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva working Barkley over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barkley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barkley is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #T4#
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barkley?
Barkley taking shots to the head.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley is trying to escape the mount.
Silva cracks Barkley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena. #ROC2#Barkley is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Silva! Barkley is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
A relieved looking Manuel Silva 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: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Nov 27, 2023
#R1#
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Valdenius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdenius was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Valdenius misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Valdenius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valdenius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Valdenius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valdenius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Valdenius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
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.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valdenius takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Valdenius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valdenius there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Valdenius misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Valdenius shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Valdenius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T2#
Silva throws a leg kick #TD#
and Valdenius counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Silva kicks Valdenius off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Valdenius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valdenius staying out of range there.
Valdenius attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Valdenius tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
Valdenius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valdenius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Valdenius ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Valdenius takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #T3#
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Valdenius. Valdenius gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Valdenius had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Valdenius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.#KD2#
Silva cracks Valdenius with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Silva has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Valdenius to stand back up!
Valdenius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a jab to the head. #ROC2#Valdenius is rocked!
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Valdenius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valdenius seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Valdeniuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Valdenius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Valdenius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab. #KD2#
Silva sends Valdenius crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Silva is motioning to the referee to let Valdenius up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdenius moves away from the strike by Silva.
Valdenius ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Valdenius feinted with a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Valdenius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Silva digs a good hook to Valdenius's body.
Valdenius takes one to the chin there.
Silva jabs at Valdenius's body.
Valdenius moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Valdenius checks it.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Valdenius's front leg but catches the back leg as Valdenius tries to avoid it.
Silva punishes Valdenius's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Valdenius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valdenius shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Silva lands.
Manuel Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a body shot. #T1#
Valdenius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva throws an overhand right that drops Valdenius like a sack of potatoes! Silva dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
After winning the bout, Manuel Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: C197: Blank vs Walton     
Date:   Jun 04, 2023
#R1##CL#
Voluspa gets a clinch. #TD#
Voluspa jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Voluspa's head.
Voluspa looking for a sweep. Not yet Voluspa, not yet.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Voluspa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Voluspa works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Voluspa is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Voluspa managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom. #T1#
Silva trying to control but Voluspa is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Voluspa blocks nicely.
Voluspa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silva working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voluspa has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Voluspa is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Voluspa keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voluspa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Voluspa shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Voluspa is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Voluspa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Voluspa's head.
Voluspa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Voluspa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Voluspa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Voluspa missing with punches from the bottom.
Voluspa moves into full guard.
Voluspa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva. #T3#
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Voluspa 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.
Voluspa is striking but Silva is not phased and passes to half guard.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Voluspa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Voluspa punching from the bottom.
Voluspa wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount. #T4#
Silva prevents Voluspa from getting the reversal.
Voluspa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Voluspa is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Voluspa is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva slips a nice elbow through Voluspa's hands, connecting with Voluspa's forehead.
Voluspa moves into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Voluspa. #TD#
Voluspa shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Voluspa forces his way into half guard.
We've been hearing that Voluspa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Voluspa slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Voluspa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Voluspa prevents Silva from improving his position.#T1##SUB#
Voluspa is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Voluspa to get the leverage. #SUB#
Voluspa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Voluspa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Voluspa's back!
Silva punches Voluspa on the ear.
Voluspa trying to control the position but Silva manages to sink in the hooks.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Silva gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Silva gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Silva apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Voluspa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.#T2##TD#
Voluspa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Voluspa is now in Silva's guard.
Voluspa distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Voluspa stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Voluspa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva 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.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Voluspa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voluspa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva looking to control.
Silva has control of Voluspa's left arm, preventing Voluspa from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voluspa is one step ahead there.
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. #REVB##T4#
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Voluspa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Voluspa tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Voluspa trying to control but Silva postures up.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Voluspa's temple.
Voluspa punching from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voluspa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva is thwarting Voluspa's attempts to control the position.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva prevents Voluspa from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nori Voluspa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Voluspa fails with a takedown attempt. #TD#
Voluspa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva wants to sweep here but Voluspa controlling him for the moment.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa throws a big right hand that misses.
Voluspa postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voluspa.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voluspa is one step ahead there. #T1#
Voluspa postures up.
Voluspa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voluspa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voluspa throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Voluspa lands a couple of elbows.
Voluspa postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Voluspa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva looking to control.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet. #T2#
Silva keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Silva is trying to keep Voluspa in close. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Voluspa shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Voluspa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Voluspa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voluspa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Voluspa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Voluspa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD#
Voluspa shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Voluspa throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely. #T3#
Silva pulls Voluspa in close to prevent any damage.
Voluspa trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Voluspa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Voluspa pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Voluspa is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Voluspa preventing the sweep.
Voluspa landing some decent shots from guard.
Voluspa with a nice head shot there.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Voluspa postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voluspa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voluspa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nori Voluspa!

Nori Voluspa thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: C192: Jones vs Rader     
Date:   May 14, 2023
#R1#
Wagner slips under a jab.
Wagner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wagner scrambles back to his feet.
Wagner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wagner throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wagner throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wagner swivels and escapes.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wagner is avoiding damage well.
Wagner dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but Wagner slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva working away.#T1#
Wagner is being controlled here.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wagner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
Wagner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wagner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva with the ground and pound but Wagner regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wagner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wagner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva prevents Wagner from improving his position.#T2#
Silva slips a nice elbow through Wagner's hands, connecting with Wagner's forehead.
Wagner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wagner wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva is stalling here. Wagner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wagner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.#T3#
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva trying to hold on to Wagner's head to control him but Wagner postures up.
Wagner wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva controlling the position for now.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wagner works his foot free and advances to mount. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wagner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
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 is looking to score with low kicks.
Wagner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wagner wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Wagner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.#CUT#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Wagner 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.
Silva avoids the body shot from Wagner.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wagner circles away.
Konrad Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Nice body kick from Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wagner but Wagner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva staying out of range there.
Wagner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Wagner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Wagner settles back down.
Silva looks for a takedown but Wagner sprawls well.
Wagner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wagner avoids it really well and circles away.
Wagner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
letting Wagner counter with a right hand.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T2#
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Wagner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva goes for a double leg but Wagner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wagner continues to drive forward.
BOOM! Wagner lands a beautiful left hook that drops Silva. Silva tries to recover but Wagner is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Silva lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konrad Wagner!
Konrad Wagner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: C185: Taneyev vs Machado     
Date:   Apr 23, 2023
#R1#
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Hawk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hawk scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawk. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawk. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawk's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Hawk misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Hawk backing up. Hawk nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Hawk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva blocks a head kick by Hawk.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Hawk gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hawk tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hawk to the ground. Hawk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Ethan Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T1#
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawk swivels and escapes.
Hawk is looking to counter punch.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Hawk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawk wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Hawk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hawk misses with a straight right.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Hawk sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Hawk throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva blocks a head kick by Hawk.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hawk misses the jab.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawk takes one to the chin there.
Hawk lands a jab to Silva's midsection.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Hawk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hawk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva moves forwards but Hawk connects with a nice, crisp jab.#ROC#Silva is rocked!
Ethan Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Silva out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ethan Hawk!
A very excited looking Ethan Hawk 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: C175: Dixon vs Xiaodong     
Date:   Mar 19, 2023
#R1#
Wright slips a jab from Silva.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wright 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.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Silva misses the body punch
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice side step and Wright releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright throws a big counter head kick but Silva avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wright enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wright manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Silva won't allow Wright to sweep him here.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wright is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T1#
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Wright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Wright!#REVB#
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silva is trying to control the position but Wright postures up. #T2#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Wright won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Wright is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Wright avoids it well and moves away.
Wright scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Wright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Wright makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.#TD#
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wright's guard.
Wright is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely. #T4#
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throws a strike but Wright rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wright manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Wright leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wright throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva dives in and grabs Wright's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Wright tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Silva throws a hook but Wright blocks it.#KD2#
Wright lands a big uppercut and Silva crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Silva looks OK. Wright waves Silva back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wright manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wright is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Wright is defending well. #T1#
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wright wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva misses with a head shot. Wright uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
Silva is fighting to break Wright's control of his arms but Wright is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Wright has wrist control.
Wright is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva throws a strike but Wright rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Manuel Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there. #T3#
Silva has his hands on Wright's head, controlling the position.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Silva has Wright pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Carter Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Silva misses with a takedown
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#BC2#
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Despite the aggression on Wright's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Wright, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Wright flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva fails with the takedown
letting Wright counter with a right hand. #T1#
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Silva tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
and Wright counters with a huge right that knocks Silva out cold! Wright is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carter Wright!
Our winner, Carter Wright, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: C165: Cranio vs Nakagawa     
Date:   Feb 19, 2023
#R1##TD2#
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Hawk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Hawk!#REVR#
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawk is one step ahead there.
Hawk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva wants to sweep here but Hawk controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk won't allow Silva to sweep him here. #T1#
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
Hawk postures up.
Silva pulls Hawk in close to prevent any damage.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Hawk has managed to clinch. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva is trying to drag Hawk to the mat but Hawk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD2#
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hawk clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hawk rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
Silva scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hawk covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Silva manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hawk is taking damage to the body and head.
Silva misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Hawk's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hawk has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Silva.#T3#
Silva avoiding Hawk 's attempts to control his hands.
Silva lands with a hammerfist to the side of Hawk's head.
Silva throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Silva. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Silva. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Silva is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Silva gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Silva gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Silva apologises and we restart here on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Hawk.
Hawk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T4#
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Hawk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ethan Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawk as he jumps to the side.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
A head kick misses from Hawk.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawk as he jumps to the side.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Hawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawk tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.#TD2#
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hawk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva is working Hawk over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Hawk is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Silva working the ground and pound. #T1#
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hawk is looking for a sweep.
Silva landing strikes.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawk keeps working.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Silva landing strikes.
Hawk managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Hawk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
A control attempt from Hawk but he's now mounted!
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#ROC2#Hawk is rocked!
Silva trying to control but Hawk is having none of it.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Hawk is in trouble!
Oh Hawk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3#
Hawk takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Silva's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
An out of breath Manuel Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: C161: Taneyev vs Kahn III     
Date:   Jan 18, 2023
#R1#
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body shot.
MacArthur Ii feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
An inside leg kick lands from MacArthur Ii.
Silva connects with a high kick.
MacArthur Ii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacArthur Ii misses the shot to the body.
MacArthur Ii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacArthur Ii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
MacArthur Ii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
MacArthur Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in MacArthur Ii's guard.
MacArthur Ii is wriggling around but Silva manages to pass to 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!#REVR#
MacArthur Ii is looking to escape.
MacArthur Ii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.#T1#
MacArthur Ii is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacArthur Ii is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacArthur Ii avoid being mounted?
MacArthur Ii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
MacArthur Ii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
MacArthur Ii keeping control of the position.
MacArthur Ii makes his way to full guard. A much better position for MacArthur Ii.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
MacArthur Ii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacArthur Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
MacArthur Ii looking for a sweep. Not yet MacArthur Ii, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacArthur Ii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva trying to control but MacArthur Ii is working from the bottom.
MacArthur Ii trying to control the position. #ES#
MacArthur Ii 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.
MacArthur Ii is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag MacArthur Ii down to the mat. MacArthur Ii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a left to the body. #T3#
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and MacArthur Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva shoots and misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Angus MacArthur Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
MacArthur Ii slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
MacArthur Ii throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by MacArthur Ii, which made it look bad.
MacArthur Ii throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped MacArthur Ii's head back. #T4#
Silva misses with a body shot.
Angus MacArthur Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from MacArthur Ii misses the target.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - MacArthur Ii coming out on top.#ROC#Silva is rocked!
Silva walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! MacArthur Ii swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Angus MacArthur Ii!
A victorious Angus MacArthur Ii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: C146: Blyad vs Kilgore     
Date:   Dec 21, 2022
#R1#
Rishkinov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva lunges at Rishkinov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rishkinov's hand.
Rishkinov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rishkinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Rishkinov's knee but Rishkinov avoids it well.
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.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Rishkinov checks it.
Rishkinov throws a body kick that misses.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Rishkinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Rishkinov drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rishkinov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rishkinov wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Rishkinov postures up.
Rishkinov distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rishkinov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB2#
Rishkinov drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Rishkinov off! Rishkinov jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Rishkinov controlling him for the moment.
Rishkinov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rishkinov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rishkinov throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rishkinov throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Rishkinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Rishkinov lands a couple of elbows.
Rishkinov won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Rishkinov wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Rishkinov throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Rishkinov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Rishkinov is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Rishkinov keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Rishkinov tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rishkinov wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rishkinov gets full guard.
Silva won't allow Rishkinov to sweep him here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Rishkinov keeps moving. #SUB2#
Rishkinov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Rishkinov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T4#
Silva wants to control from the top but Rishkinov keeps moving. #SUB2#
Rishkinov is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rishkinov controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva is working Rishkinov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rishkinov has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rishkinov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.#TD#
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rishkinov's guard.
Silva cracks Rishkinov with a solid left hand.#ROC#Rishkinov is rocked!
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rishkinov tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Rishkinov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Manuel Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rishkinov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rishkinov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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 lands with a punch from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rishkinov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T1#
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is in close to Rishkinov's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
Rishkinov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva stays in close to Rishkinov's body and controls the position.
Silva postures up.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva passes into half guard. #T2#
Rishkinov trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva working Rishkinov over with strikes.
Rishkinov gets full guard.
Silva is in close to Rishkinov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rishkinov is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva loads up on a big left hand. Rishkinov felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Silva looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Rishkinov can't hide his disappointment, as Silva celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
Our winner, Manuel Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Serhey Rishkinov stepped up to the mic, saying 'I didn't stick to the game plan. I played his game and lost . I'll be back '.

 

Event: C141: De Minaur vs. Graves 2     
Date:   Nov 19, 2022
#R1#
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Tepes Iii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Tepes Iii connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
A low kick from Tepes Iii is predictable there #TD2#
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva postures up in Tepes Iii's guard and throws a big left but Tepes Iii blocks it.
Silva is fighting to break Tepes Iii's control of his arms but Tepes Iii is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tepes Iii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tepes Iii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tepes Iii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T1#
Tepes Iii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva postures up in Tepes Iii's guard and throws a big left but Tepes Iii blocks it.
Tepes Iii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tepes Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tepes Iii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tepes Iii's head.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Tepes Iii blocks nicely.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tepes Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva is in close to Tepes Iii's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Tepes Iii controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Tepes Iii blocks nicely.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tepes Iii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Tepes Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Silva managing to control the position.
Tepes Iii trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tepes Iii won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva wants to control but Tepes Iii passes easily into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Tepes Iii trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Tepes Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tepes Iii is working away from the top position though.
Silva tries to roll over but Tepes Iii keeps him under control.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tepes Iii trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tepes Iii is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva has his hands on Tepes Iii's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Tepes Iii throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Tepes Iii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #TD2#
Silva feints and as Tepes Iii raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body. #CUT2#It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tepes Iii's head.
Tepes Iii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva distracts Tepes Iii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva working some strikes from top position.#CUT2#Vlad Tepes Iii's cut is getting worse.
Tepes Iii wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Tepes Iii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tepes Iii swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Manuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tepes Iii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva lands a couple of digs.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Tepes Iii.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #CUT2#Vlad Tepes Iii's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vlad Tepes Iii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manuel Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Manuel Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: C103: Skystalker vs. Grandis     
Date:   Jun 11, 2022
#R1##TD2#
Smart gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smart trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smart.
Smart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smart trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smart manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Smart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Smart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smart pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Smart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Smart lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smart is on top in guard. #REVB#
Silva managing to control the position.
Smart cracks Silva with a solid left hand.#T2#
Smart being controlled here momentarily.
Smart throws a big right hand that misses.
Smart trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Smart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smart trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smart landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T3#
Silva wants to sweep here but Smart controlling him for the moment.
Smart wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Smart lands a couple of digs.
Smart landing some decent shots from guard.
We've been informed that Smart has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Smart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Smart postures up.
Smart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smart manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Smart wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smart has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Silva preventing the sweep.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Smart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Smart dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Smart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smart loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smart looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smart sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smart checks a low kick from Silva.
Smart is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva shoots and misses
and Smart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Smart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Smart to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Smart from controlling successfully.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Smart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smart content to stall in guard here.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Smart being controlled here momentarily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Smart from controlling successfully.
Smart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva is striking off his back. Smart thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Silva has hold of Smart's hands but Smart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva has hold of Smart's hands but Smart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smart trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva has hold of Smart's hands but Smart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Smart seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smart lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Silva quite badly. Silva pulls Smart in close trying to recover. Smart postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Silva on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Silva doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Smart!
A very excited looking Peter Smart 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: SFL 157 | Taneyev vs Rivera     
Date:   May 11, 2022
#R1##CL#
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Poli has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Poli manages to break the clinch.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Poli tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Poli sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Poli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Poli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poli thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Poli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Poli takes one to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Poli - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poli.
Poli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Poli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Poli throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poli. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva slips under a jab from Poli.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Poli backs away looking to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Roli Poli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poli thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Poli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.#TD2#
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Poli has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva missing with a left hand there. Poli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poli scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poli misses the jab.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Poli pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice takedown defense from Poli. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Poli is looking for a counter combo.
Poli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Poli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Poli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.#TD2#
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Poli kicks off Silva and gets to his feet.
Poli throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Poli lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roli Poli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Poli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poli takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Poli connects with a looping right hand.
Poli throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silva working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Silva prevents Poli from getting back to his feet.
Silva won't allow Poli to sweep him here.
Poli is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea. #T3#
Silva is in close to Poli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poli's head.
Poli wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Poli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Poli manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#TD2#
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard. #ES#
Poli manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poli stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Poli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poli is able to avoid easily.#T4#
Poli connects with a crisp jab. #TD2#
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Poli tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Poli's guard.
Poli is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Silva dives into side control. #REVR#
Silva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva is putting a hurting on Poli here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva landing a few strikes.
Silva cracks Poli with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Poli wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to move to mount but Poli blocks the move with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roli Poli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Poli lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva with the counter takedown but Poli avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Poli shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Poli stuffs the takedown.
Poli blocks the body kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poli as he avoids it easily.
Poli tries to counter by clinching up but Silva breaks away and moves out of range.
Roli Poli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Poli moves out of range of the body kick.
Roli Poli is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Poli misses with a straight right.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Poli as Silva shoots in.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Poli misses.
Silva avoids a kick to the body. #TD2#
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva prevents Poli from standing back up. #T1#
Poli on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Poli looks like he's trying to stand up.
Poli has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Poli is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
Poli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva prevents Poli from standing back up.
Poli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Poli is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him #ES#
Poli makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Poli lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Poli misses with a hook
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Poli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Poli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poli throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD2#
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#T3#
Poli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Poli wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Poli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#ES#
Poli kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poli but Poli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Poli, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Poli against the cage but Poli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Poli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Poli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Poli connects with a leg kick.
Poli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T4#
Poli loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.#TD2#
Silva 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 with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#ES#
Poli has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Silva has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poli avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Poli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva wants a takedown.
Poli misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Poli.
Poli lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Poli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Poli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poli struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands. #TD2#
Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Poli has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roli Poli dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva walks into a jab.
Poli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Poli.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poli in his tracks.
Poli scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli misses with a looping right.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Poli.
Poli lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Poli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Poli is looking to counter punch.
Roli Poli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Poli tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva goes for a double leg but Poli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Poli continues to drive forward.
Poli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Poli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poli swivels and escapes.
Poli scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Poli.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poli.
Nice cross by Poli.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Poli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Poli dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva moves out of range as Poli throws a body kick.
Poli lands with a thumping leg kick. #T2#
Poli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Poli - that will leave a mark!
Nice body punch from Poli.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Poli shows good takedown defense.
Poli lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Poli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poli just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva slips a straight right by Poli.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Poli.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Poli counters with a nice uppercut.
Poli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Poli throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poli.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Silva with the counter takedown but Poli avoids it easily.
A big left from Poli misses. #T3#
Poli stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Poli tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Poli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Poli lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC2#
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Poli avoids it.#TD2#
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Poli is looking to escape.
Silva with the ground and pound but Poli uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Poli wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him. #T4#
Manuel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Poli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Poli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roli Poli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#ES#
Poli has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Silva has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poli prevents the takedown attempt.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roli Poli!

Roli Poli seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: SFL 151 | McKraken vs Petrov     
Date:   Apr 17, 2022
#R1#
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Road moves away and avoids it.
Road connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Road swings away with a leg kick that misses.#TD#
Road gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Silva throws a sloppy strike and Road has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Silva is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Road!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raate Road!
A relieved looking Raate Road 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: SFL 147 | Poli vs Road     
Date:   Mar 23, 2022
#R1#
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#TD2#
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lawrence looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lawrence takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lawrence is trying to get back to half guard.
Lawrence can't do much from the bottom here.
Lawrence is trying to improve his position.
Lawrence on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Lawrence is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lawrence is avoiding damage well.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Lawrence takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silva trying to control the position but Lawrence is working away.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lawrence misses with a strike from the bottom.
Silva cracks Lawrence with a big elbow.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep.
Silva wants to control but Lawrence is keeping him busy.
Silva cracks Lawrence with a big right hand but Lawrence just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lawrence is not content to let Silva control the position.
Lawrence struggling a bit here.#T2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lawrence is looking to reverse the position.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Silva trying to control the position but Lawrence is working away.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Lawrence takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence is not content to let Silva control the position.
Lawrence struggling a bit here.#T3#
Lawrence sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lawrence trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Lawrence gets full guard.#SUB#
Lawrence is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Lawrence throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawrence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lawrence trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Lawrence is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Lawrence throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lawrence at a distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lawrence as he avoids it easily.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lawrence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT2#It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Lawrence ducks down to avoid it.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lawrence tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lawrence to the ground. Lawrence escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malachi Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Lawrence lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lawrence defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva feints and then cracks Lawrence's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawrence down.
Silva avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard. #T1#
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Lawrence's brow.
Silva works over Lawrence with some ground and pound from guard.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawrence has wrist control.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva cracks Lawrence with a solid left hand.
Lawrence wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lawrence is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva cracks Lawrence with a solid left hand.#CUT2#Malachi Lawrence's cut is getting worse.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #CUT2#Malachi Lawrence's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lawrence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva wants to control from the top but Lawrence keeps moving. #SUB#
Lawrence 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.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.#CUT2#Jeez, Malachi Lawrence's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Malachi Lawrence's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manuel Silva!
Manuel Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: SFL 141 | Garuda vs Kardashian     
Date:   Feb 27, 2022
#R1##TD2#
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Silva is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Silva throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva tries to escape but Smith has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Smith trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Smith controlling the positon.
Silva turns into Smith and is now in his guard. #T2#
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.#T3#
Smith 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.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to control the position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#TD2#
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silva working his ground and pound in the gym.
Silva postures up.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Smith 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.
Smith 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.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Silva feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Kenneth Smith has been cut.
Silva avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Smith throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Smith moves out of range as Silva strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#TD2#
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
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 lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control. #T1#
Silva cracks Smith with a big elbow.
Silva lands an elbow.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva lands an elbow. #ROC2#Smith is rocked!
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Silva trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Manuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva working Smith over with strikes.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard. #T3#
Smith is controlling Silva's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Silva thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
Smith is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Silva throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Silva trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Silva postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kenneth Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard. #REVR#
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We've been hearing that Smith has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Smith 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.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Smith trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head. #TD2#
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.#T3#
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manuel Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

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

An out of breath Manuel Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: SFL 136 | Sitsongrit Returns     
Date:   Feb 09, 2022
#R1#
Silva shoots in and drives through. Brawler sprawls well.
Brawler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brawler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Bobby Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Silva takes a swing at Brawler's ribcage but misses.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brawler.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Brawler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Silva misses.
A lazy left from Brawler finds it's target.
Brawler lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brawler thinks about countering with a body kick.
Brawler throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Brawler moved out of range nicely.
Brawler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1#
Brawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD2#
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brawler to regain full guard.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Brawler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Brawler!#REVR#
Brawler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silva working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Brawler blocks nicely.
Brawler keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Brawler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brawler controlling Silva's posture.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Brawler.#T3#
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brawler is keeping the position for now.
Brawler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brawler looking for a sweep. Not yet Brawler, not yet.
Brawler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brawler's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brawler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brawler momentarily.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Brawler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Brawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Brawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brawler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Brawler had a free shot at his head there.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Brawler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brawler.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Brawler pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brawler to score with a decent uppercut.
Brawler jabs at Silva's body.
Brawler scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Brawler tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brawler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brawler controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Brawler defends it.
Manuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva trying to control from Brawler's half guard. Brawler has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Silva is fighting to break Brawler's control of his arms but Brawler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brawler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva throws a strike but Brawler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Brawler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva working a defensive guard here. #T3#
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brawler is one step ahead there.
Silva has control of Brawler's left arm, preventing Brawler from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brawler won't allow Silva to sweep him here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Silva misses.
Brawler staying out of range there.
Brawler staying out of range there.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brawler avoids it really well and circles away.
Brawler is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Good exchange - Brawler coming out on top.
Brawler throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Brawler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've been told by Brawler's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bobby Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Brawler slips a straight right by Silva.
Brawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Brawler throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Brawler counters with a thumping low kick.
Brawler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.#TD2#
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brawler was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brawler seems keen to control Silva's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Brawler will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Brawler moves away and avoids it.
Silva tries for a takedown but Brawler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Brawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva shoots and misses
and Brawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Brawler to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick from Brawler, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Brawler.#TD2#
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Brawler's guard.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Brawler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is pulling down on Brawler's head to control his posture. #T1#
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Brawler is now in half guard.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Brawler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no! #T2#
Silva wants to hold on but Brawler pushes him away.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Brawler isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva tries to hold on but Brawler pushes him away.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape. #T3#
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brawler controlling the position easily from mount.
Brawler prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Brawler controlling his opponent.
Brawler trying to control but Silva is having none of it. #T4#
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva tries to hold on but Brawler pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Brawler isn't that keen on the idea.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bobby Brawler!

Bobby Brawler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: SFL 131 | Bangin vs Smart     
Date:   Jan 19, 2022
#R1#
Budluvski loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Budluvski throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Budluvski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Budluvski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Budluvski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Budluvski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Budluvski looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Budluvski walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Budluvski missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Budluvski 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T1#
Silva is pressing down on Budluvski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Budluvski is holding on for now.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Budluvski tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva working Budluvski over with strikes.
Silva working Budluvski over with strikes.
Silva throwing shots but Budluvski is blocking nicely.
Budluvski tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Silva manages to move to mount!
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva lands a big shot to the head and Budluvski winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
A very excited looking Manuel Silva 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: SFL 126 | Bangin vs Nti     
Date:   Dec 26, 2021
#R1#
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
Poli throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
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.
Poli throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poli momentarily.
Poli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Poli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poli throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Poli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Poli settles back down.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Poli defends it well.
Poli misses with a double jab.
Poli moves out of range of the body kick.
Poli throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Poli defends it well.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Poli avoids the head kick by Silva.
Poli misses with a low kick. #CL#
Poli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Poli is defending well.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poli gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Poli.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poli.#T1#
Silva tries for a takedown but Poli manages to get underhooks.
Roli Poli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Poli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Poli is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Poli tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Poli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards. #BC#
Poli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva defending well as Poli loads up on a big left hand.
Poli jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poli lands a front kick.
Silva scores with a jab. Poli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Poli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Poli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poli scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
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 fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Poli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Poli counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva blocks a head kick by Poli. #TD2#
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#T2#
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Poli to see if he's OK.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Poli is avoiding damage well.
Poli is trying to get back to his feet.
Poli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Poli is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Poli down.
Poli is being controlled here.
Silva working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Silva landing a few strikes.
Poli is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Poli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva cracks Poli with a big elbow.
Silva trying to control the position but Poli is working away.
Poli wants to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't. #T4#
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poli taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Poli wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Silva is trying to ground and pound but Poli uses the momentary lack of control by Silva to regain half guard. #ES#
Poli has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Silva is on him like a limpet, forcing Poli back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Poli fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Poli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Poli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Poli saw that one coming.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roli Poli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Poli wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Poli manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Poli slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Poli is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Poli is keeping the position.#T1#
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva prevents Poli from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Poli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poli wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Poli's head.
Silva won't allow Poli to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poli connects with a crisp jab.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silva fails with the takedown.#T2#
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice takedown defense from Poli. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poli.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Poli coming out on top.
Poli tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poli doesn't seem phased though.
Poli wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Poli shows good takedown defense.
Roli Poli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Poli throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva thuds a left hand into Poli's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws the left hand but Poli avoids the punch easily.
Poli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva avoids the body shot from Poli.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Poli defends it well.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Poli as he jumps to the side.
Poli misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.#T3##CL#
Poli has managed to clinch.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Poli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy. #BC#
Poli breaks the clinch.
Jab by Poli.
Silva throws a series of punches but Poli avoids them all with ease.
Poli lands the left hand.
Roli Poli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poli looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Poli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Poli.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Poli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice uppercut there from Poli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poli as he avoids it easily.
Poli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T4#
Poli is looking to clinch.
Silva misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Poli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Poli's defenses.
Poli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roli Poli is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva moves out of range as Poli throws a body kick.
Poli lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poli scores with a punch to the head.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roli Poli dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Poli misses with an attempted mid kick. #CL2#
Silva has Poli up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Poli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Poli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
A little feinted left hand from Poli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Poli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Poli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL2#
Silva darts in and clinches Poli up against the cage.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Poli is defending well.
Roli Poli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Poli throws a head punch that misses.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here. #T1##TD2#
Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva won't allow Poli to get back to his feet. #ES#
Poli pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Poli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poli wants it to stay on the feet.
Poli leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Poli tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Poli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Poli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Poli is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T2#
Poli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Poli lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poli swivels and escapes.
Poli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.#TD2#
Poli tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Poli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Poli tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #ES#
Poli pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Poli's ribs.#TD2#
Poli gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Poli 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.#T3#
Poli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poli lands an uppercut.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC#
Poli breaks the clinch.
Poli cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Poli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poli throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Poli lands with a cross.
Poli moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Poli lands with an overhand left.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Poli counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poli.
Poli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut lands for Poli. That snapped Silva's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poli throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Poli scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a body kick that misses. #T4#
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Manuel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poli scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Poli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#TD2#
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Poli is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Poli's guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poli wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.#ES#
Poli scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Silva rushes Poli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Poli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roli Poli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab lands there for Poli.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roli Poli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poli, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roli Poli!

A very excited looking Roli Poli 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: SFL 118 | Hopkins vs Stalin     
Date:   Nov 24, 2021
#R1#
Silva defending well as Smart loads up on a big left hand.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smart's corner calls for a 1-2. Smart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smart enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smart manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Smart's brow.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva postures up in Smart's guard and throws a big left but Smart blocks it.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Smart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smart's guard.
Smart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Smart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Smart is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smart is trying to control but can't.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva looks to land a strike but Smart avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Smart.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Silva trying to control here.
Smart trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom. #T2#
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smart throwing strikes but missing.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Smart trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
Smart distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smart is one step ahead there.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smart throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely. #T3#
Smart connects with a couple of short punches.
Smart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smart postures up.
Smart pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva 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.
Smart postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smart throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
Smart throws a big elbow that misses.
Smart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Smart looking to pass the guard.
Smart throws a big right hand that misses.
Smart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smart trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Smart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smart throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Smart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard. #REVB#
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smart preventing the sweep.
Smart is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Smart works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smart is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Smart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Smart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Smart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Smart keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Smart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smart keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva won't allow Smart to sweep him here. #T2#
Smart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva is fighting to break Smart's control of his arms but Smart is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peter Smart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smart trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Smart wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smart misses with a looping right.
Smart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Smart sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T3#
Smart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Smart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smart's elbow.
Smart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smart is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smart down to the mat. Smart avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Smart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Smart counter with a right hand.
Smart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva catches Smart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smart stuffs the takedown.
Smart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
Smart scoring well with a low kick there.
Smart looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Smart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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 fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T4#
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smart lands a right hook to the body.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Smart.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smart avoids the body shot from Silva.
It seemed like Smart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva slips a jab from Smart.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smart.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Smart throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Smart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Smart.
Smart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smart throws out the jab.
Smart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Smart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Smart misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Smart.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Smart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smart swivels and escapes.
Smart with a hook.
A left lands for Silva.
Smart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smart tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smart to the ground. Smart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smart circles away.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Smart catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Smart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva tries for a takedown but Smart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Smart sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD2#
Smart turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Smart working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
An elbow from Smart crashes against the mat.
Smart lands an elbow.
Smart trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Smart lands some shots froms side control.
Smart is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smart scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Silva is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Smart can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Smart!
Peter Smart thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: SFL 112 | Boss Level     
Date:   Nov 03, 2021
#R1#
Silva misses with a takedown
and Budluvski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Budluvski moved out of range.
Budluvski throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Budluvski's head but Budluvski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Budluvski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Silva 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 is working Budluvski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Budluvski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Budluvski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva. #SUB#
Budluvski 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 scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1##SUB#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Budluvski 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. #SUB#
Budluvski 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 stands and throws Budluvski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Budluvski tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Budluvski is working hard here to advance position.
Budluvski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
My spies in Randall's Top Team inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Budluvski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Budluvski taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
Budluvski tries to control but Silva manages to take his back.
Silva has Budluvski flattened out and is raining down punches. #T2#
Budluvski looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silva.
Silva is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Budluvski up.
Silva lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Silva is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Silva gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Silva gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Silva apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Budluvski tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Budluvski to the ground. Budluvski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Budluvski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.#TD2#
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Budluvski gets full guard.
Silva stands up over Budluvski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Budluvski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB#
Budluvski has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva wants to take a breather but Budluvski is having none of it. #SUB#
Budluvski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Budluvski has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Budluvski keeps working.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Budluvski is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Silva is keen to just control but Budluvski is a slippery customer.
Budluvski is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Budluvski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva stalling.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Budluvski wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Budluvski's head.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Budluvski's hands, connecting with Budluvski's forehead.
Budluvski is trying to control but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Budluvski actively working from the bottom here.
Budluvski taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Silva works the jab nicely.
Budluvski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Budluvski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Budluvski in a clinch.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Darwin Budluvski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Budluvski throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Budluvski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Budluvski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Budluvski tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
A body shot lands from Budluvski.
Budluvski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Budluvski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Budluvski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Budluvski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva prevents a body shot from Budluvski.
Silva blocks a body shot from Budluvski.
Budluvski tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Budluvski, which made it look bad.
Budluvski avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Budluvski sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T2#
Budluvski misses the shot to the body.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Budluvski tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Budluvski to the ground. Budluvski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Budluvski defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Budluvski misses the target.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Budluvski keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Budluvski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Budluvski jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD2#
Budluvski 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!
Budluvski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Budluvski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Budluvski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
Budluvski taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard. #SUB#
Budluvski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Budluvski manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Budluvski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Budluvski 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. #T4#
Silva is working Budluvski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Budluvski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Silva cracks Budluvski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva is staying tight to Budluvski's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Budluvski is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is putting a hurting on Budluvski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Budluvski struggling a bit here.
Silva cracks Budluvski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control. #ROC2#Budluvski is rocked!
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Budluvski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Budluvski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Budluvski seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva slips under a jab from Budluvski.
Silva counters with a body kick.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Budluvski's head.
Nice sprawl there from Budluvski as Silva shoots in.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Budluvski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Budluvski's guard.#SUB#
Budluvski 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.
Budluvski controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Budluvski's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Budluvski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Budluvski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.#T1##SUB#
Budluvski 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva stands up over Budluvski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Budluvski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.#SUB#
Budluvski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Budluvski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Budluvski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Manuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva cracks Budluvski with a solid left hand.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T2#
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva gets to his feet and stands over Budluvski, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Budluvski felt that one! Silva unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Budluvski from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
Manuel Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: SFL 106 | Budluvski vs Poli     
Date:   Oct 06, 2021
#R1#
Silva swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brawler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Brawler ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Brawler misses.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brawler's head.
Brawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Brawler counter with a right hand.
Brawler tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva misses with a hook
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva thows a huge punch but Brawler dodges it nicely.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brawler's head. #T1#
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is thwarting Brawler's attempts to control the position.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brawler defending well though.
Brawler regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silva.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Brawler's brow.
Brawler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard. #REVB#
Brawler preventing the sweep.
Silva wants to hit a sweep here but Brawler passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Brawler is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T3#
Silva wants to improve his position but Brawler is controlling well.
Brawler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Brawler from controlling successfully. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Brawler is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Brawler any problems.
Silva is controlling Brawler's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brawler controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brawler defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Brawler counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva tries a low kick but Brawler avoids it.
Brawler throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brawler's head.
Brawler slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Brawler was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Brawler, which made it look bad.
Brawler misses the jab.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to advance position but Brawler won't allow it.
Brawler regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silva. #T1#
Silva trying to control but Brawler is working from the bottom.
Brawler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manuel Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brawler wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva stands up over Brawler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brawler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brawler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brawler's guard. #REVR#
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Brawler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Brawler!#REVB#
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Silva trying to control the position here.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva looking to control.
Brawler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Brawler has moved into half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva pulls Brawler in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brawler has passed into side control.
Silva trying to remain calm as Brawler controls from the top position.
Silva is trying to control Brawler's posture but Brawler avoids it.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva tries for a takedown but Brawler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brawler looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Bobby Brawler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brawler. Brawler obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Brawler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brawler tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Brawler misses with a straight left. #TD#
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brawler's guard.

Brawler wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Brawler.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brawler.
Silva shoots and misses
and Brawler counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Brawler is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva cracks Brawler with an open hand slap.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Brawler misses with a body kick.#TD#
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Brawler is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Brawler's guard.
Brawler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Brawler has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bobby Brawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Brawler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Brawler wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva wants to control from the top but Brawler keeps moving.
Brawler wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Brawler controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Brawler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T3#
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva wants to control but Brawler passes into side.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brawler off and has taken his back!
Silva missing with strikes from the back.
Will Silva go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Brawler is trying to stand back up.
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
I would not like to be Brawler right now.
Silva throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Silva somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Brawler biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manuel Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

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

Manuel Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: SFL 99 | Budluvski vs Brawler     
Date:   Sep 12, 2021
#R1#
Silva jabs at Kruschev's body.
Silva moves out of range as Kruschev strikes.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kruschev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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.
Silva checks a leg kick. #TD#
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kruschev's half guard.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kruschev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kruschev wants to get back to his feet.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to control from Kruschev's half guard. Kruschev has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kruschev wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kruschev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Kruschev's legs - danger averted.#T1#
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kruschev's head.
Kruschev controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself. #ES2#
Kruschev has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva throws a right and a left that Kruschev avoids nicely.
Kruschev connects with a body shot.
Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Kruschev throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Kruschev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruschev lands with a nice body punch.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kruschev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kruschev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries for a takedown but Kruschev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Kruschev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruschev blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kruschev swivels and escapes.
Kruschev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Kruschev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kruschev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Kruschev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kruschev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Kruschev finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Kruschev throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kruschev.
Silva connects with a right hand. Kruschev shakes it off.
Kruschev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Kruschev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kruschev throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Kruschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kruschev.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva working Kruschev over with strikes.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kruschev defending well though.
Silva is trying to control. Kruschev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kruschev to regain full guard.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Kruschev throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kruschev is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Kruschev dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kruschev connects with a body shot.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Kruschev counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kruschev.
Silva staying out of range there.#TD#
Kruschev tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva prevents Kruschev from improving his position.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva misses with a head shot. Kruschev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kruschev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Silva won't allow Kruschev to sweep him here.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kruschev has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Far-Q Fight Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kruschev is keeping the position for now.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Kruschev has wrist control.
Kruschev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kruschev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manuel Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Silva throws a sloppy strike and Kruschev has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Silva is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Kruschev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wally Kruschev!
Wally Kruschev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: SFL 92 | Bangin vs Budluvski     
Date:   Aug 15, 2021
#R1#
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Bizihwaile misses with a low kick.
Bizihwaile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
A low kick lands for Silva.
Bizihwaile scores with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Bizihwaile's head coaches at The Lab that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bizihwaile misses with a leg kick
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Bizihwaile stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bizihwaile throws a lazy uppercut
and Bizihwaile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bizihwaile throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaile tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Bizihwaile.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Bizihwaile pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bizihwaile avoids the body shot from Silva.
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.
Bizihwaile throws a big shot that misses.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bizihwaile. Bizihwaile obviously looking to wear him down. #CL#
Bizihwaile gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1##TD2#
Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bizihwaile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bizihwaile keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Bizihwaile has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Bizihwaile blocks nicely.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bizihwaile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bizihwaile.#T3#
Bizihwaile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Bizihwaile tries a head kick but it misses.
Bizihwaile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Bizihwaile scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Bizihwaile moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook #TD2#
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Bizihwaile didn't expect that.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Bizihwaile utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bizihwaile controlling Silva's posture.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bizihwaile works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T4#
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Bizihwaile has wrist control.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bizihwaile keeps moving.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva stands up over Bizihwaile, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bizihwaile wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Bizihwaile blocks nicely.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Bizihwaile uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Bizihwaile!#REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Bizihwaile does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bizihwaile defends it well.
Bizihwaile tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Bizihwaile misses with an uppercut.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that misses.
Penkosip Bizihwaile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bizihwaile lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bizihwaile rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bizihwaile.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaile closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bizihwaile tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Bizihwaile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bizihwaile throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick that wobbles Bizihwaile - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Silva sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Manuel Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: SFL 85 | Bangin vs Bronco     
Date:   Jul 18, 2021
#R1#
Turunen tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a hook but Turunen avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a body shot.
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.
Turunen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Turunen counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick lands for Silva.
Turunen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turunen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but Turunen slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva scores with punches from side control. #T1#
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turunen is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva working the ground and pound but Turunen is defending the strikes.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Turunen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Turunen defends.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Turunen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Turunen's head but Turunen avoids it well.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Turunen!#T2#
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Turunen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva throwing strikes but Turunen recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turunen wants to get back to his feet.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Turunen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turunen's head. #T3#
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turunen defending well though.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turunen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Turunen has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Turunen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Turunen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Turunen wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turunen has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T4#
Silva wants to control but Turunen is keeping him busy.
Silva thows a huge punch but Turunen dodges it nicely.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turunen defending well though.
Silva looks to land a strike but Turunen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva wants to control from the top but Turunen keeps moving.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Turunen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Silva.#TD#
Turunen tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Turunen pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turunen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Turunen sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Turunen.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Turunen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turunen avoids it really well and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Turunen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Turunen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turunen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turunen thinks about the counter body kick.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Turunen sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Turunen sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turunen misses with a looping right.
Turunen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Turunen.
Turunen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turunen.#CUT2#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Turunen. Those never looked like landing.
Turunen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turunen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva. #T2#
Silva shoots in but Turunen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turunen can do to turn this around?
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turunen's head.
Turunen lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Turunen leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Turunen's shoulder, as Turunen tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Turunen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turunen lands the left hand.
Teuvo Turunen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turunen.
Turunen cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Silva. #T3#
Silva takes a swing at Turunen's ribcage but misses.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turunen throws a head kick that misses.
Turunen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Turunen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turunen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turunen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Turunen.#TD#
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva postures up in Turunen's guard and throws a big left but Turunen blocks it.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva trying to control but Turunen is working from the bottom.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Turunen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Turunen!#REVB#
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva controls Turunen momentarily but Turunen frees himself.
Turunen 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Teuvo Turunen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Turunen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turunen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Turunen connects with a nice looking jab.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Turunen is avoiding damage well.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Turunen's legs.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Turunen's head but Turunen avoids it well.#T1#
Turunen taking punishment in the form of punches. #ROC#Turunen is rocked!
A big shot lands for Silva! That's hurt Turunen! Will he recover? Silva fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
A relieved looking Manuel Silva 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: SFL 78 | Animosity     
Date:   Jun 16, 2021
#R1#
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Bronco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bronco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bronco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick but Bronco moved away.
A quick step to the side and Bronco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronco throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.#TD2#
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bronco looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva cracks Bronco with a big elbow.
Bronco is looking to reverse the position.
Bronco is working hard here to advance position.
Bronco parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bronco to escape.
Silva working the ground and pound.
My spies in Randall's Top Team inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bronco manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Bronco looking for submissions off his back.
Bronco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva just trying to survive but Bronco is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #T1#
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bronco haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB#
Bronco is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Silva taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Bronco.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Bronco!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Bronco thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: SFL 65 | Sitsongrit vs Gunn     
Date:   Apr 24, 2021
#R1#
Bangin throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bangin scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bangin misses with a straight right.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
As Silva backs away, Bangin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bangin.#TD2#
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bangin sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bangin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Bangin gets full guard.
Silva trying to control but Bangin is working from the bottom.
Bangin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bangin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva postures up in Bangin's guard and throws a big left but Bangin blocks it. #T1#
Silva is in close to Bangin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bangin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bangin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva with the ground and pound but Bangin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bangin seems keen to control Silva's posture.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Bangin has wrist control.
Bangin managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Bangin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Bangin!#REVR#
Silva pulls Bangin in to control the position.
Bangin trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bangin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Bangin has control of the leg.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Bangin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva moves into full guard.
Bangin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva is controlling Bangin's posture.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bangin controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bangin misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bangin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Bangin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bangin throws a head kick that misses.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bangin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Bangin blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Bangin misses with a straight right.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Bangin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bangin.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Bangin cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva walks into a jab.
Bangin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva goes for a double leg but Bangin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bangin continues to drive forward.
Bangin jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD2#
Bangin gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangin keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Bangin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bangin trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bangin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throws a strike but Bangin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet. #T2#
Bangin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is looking to sweep but instead, Bangin has passed into half guard.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom but Bangin passes into side control!
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Well, if Bangin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva wants to improve his position but Bangin is controlling well. #T3#
Bangin trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva trying to control but Bangin postures up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Silva blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bangin. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A left lands for Bangin.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Bangin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bangin blocks a jab.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Izzy Bangin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Izzy Bangin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Bangin misses the jab.
Bangin scores with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Bangin down.
A punch lands to the side of Bangin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Bangin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bangin as he avoids it easily.
Bangin slips under a jab.
Bangin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Bangin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Izzy Bangin is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Bangin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Silva feints and then cracks Bangin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bangin down.
Bangin throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Bangin sprawls well.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bangin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bangin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Bangin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Bangin scoring well with a low kick there. #TD2#
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bangin!

Bangin sneaks out the side door and pushes Silva away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Bangin just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bangin.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Bangin seems unphased.
Bangin looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Bangin throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bangin.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T2#
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Bangin's leg but Bangin calmly moves out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Bangin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bangin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bangin looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Bangin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Bangin catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva works the jab nicely.
Bangin throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bangin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bangin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bangin lands a front kick.
Bangin looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Bangin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Bangin.
Izzy Bangin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.#T3#
Nice cross by Bangin.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Bangin off the cage and back into range.
Bangin looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Nice shot by Bangin.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bangin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Bangin is looking to counter punch.
Bangin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bangin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Bangin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bangin staying out of range there.
It looked like Bangin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.#T4#
Silva tries to bum rush Bangin with a series of wild strikes but Bangin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bangin looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Bangin checks the leg kick.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Bangin.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva works Bangin's body with a nice hook.
Bangin connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin works the jab nicely.
Bangin throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bangin.
Bangin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Bangin shakes him off and moves away.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bangin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Bangin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Bangin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Bangin clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bangin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Bangin tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #TD2#
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bangin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bangin is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bangin keeps moving. #T1#
Silva is working Bangin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva throws a strike but Bangin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva has his hands on Bangin's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bangin with a nice calf kick.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Bangin misses the jab.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bangin throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T3#
Bangin thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Bangin.
Bangin misses with a looping right.
Bangin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Bangin's head.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bangin.
Bangin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bangin sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Bangin avoids it this time.
Bangin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bangin but Bangin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
Bangin slips a jab from Silva.
Bangin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva throws a right and a left that Bangin avoids nicely.
Bangin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Bangin checks it.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.#T4#
Bangin 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.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bangin as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bangin looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva lands a nice hook to Bangin's body. Bangin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bangin throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bangin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#TD2#
Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.

Bangin wriggles free and stands up.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bangin swivels and escapes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bangin thumps Silva with a low kick.
Bangin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Silva throws a leg kick but Bangin checks it.
Bangin throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
Bangin throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bangin throws out the jab.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bangin tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Bangin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bangin as he avoids it easily.
Bangin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Bangin connects with a single shot there.#T1#
Bangin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bangin throws out the jab.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Bangin checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Bangin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Bangin defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bangin takes one to the side of the head.
Bangin lands with an overhand left.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bangin is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Bangin throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva with the counter takedown but Bangin avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing. #T2#
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Bangin sprawls well.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Silva throws a low kick but Bangin avoids it.
Bangin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bangin lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bangin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Izzy Bangin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
A jab from Silva misses.
Bangin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bangin throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Bangin missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Bangin throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bangin at a distance.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Bangin slips under a jab.
Silva throws a leg kick but Bangin moved away.
Silva misses with a hook. Bangin ducked under it nicely.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bangin avoids it really well and circles away.
Bangin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bangin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bangin misses with a straight left.
Bangin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bangin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T4#
Bangin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manuel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Bangin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangin cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Bangin connects with a single shot there.
Silva takes one on the button.
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Bangin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bangin slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bangin.
Nice jab there from Bangin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Bangin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bangin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!

After winning the bout, Izzy Bangin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: SFL 58 | Lancaster vs Hopkins     
Date:   Mar 27, 2021
#R1#
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva misses with a head kick.
It looked like Kneereaper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Kneereaper misses.
Silva punishes Kneereaper's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kneereaper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.#TD2#
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kneereaper quickly recovers to half guard.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneereaper tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kneereaper has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva working over Kneereaper with some ground and pound. Kneereaper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
Kneereaper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!#SUB#
Kneereaper looking for the choke from the back.
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva tries to hold on but Kneereaper pushes him away.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
Kneereaper moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Silva has worked his arm free - good work by Silva!
Kneereaper tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Kneereaper is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kneereaper's best efforts.#T2#
Silva won't allow Kneereaper to pass to mount.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Kneereaper is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Kneereaper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kneereaper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva wants to sweep here but Kneereaper controlling him for the moment.
Silva is trying to keep Kneereaper in close.
Kneereaper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kneereaper passes into half guard.
Kneereaper is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it. #T3#
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kneereaper is working away from the top position though.
Silva controlling the position well.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kneereaper's guard. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva cracks Kneereaper with a solid left hand.
Silva is in close to Kneereaper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kneereaper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Kneereaper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.#T4##SUB#
Kneereaper working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily. #SUB#
Kneereaper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva stands up over Kneereaper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
My spies in Randall's Top Team inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB#
Kneereaper throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Kneereaper taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kneereaper is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneereaper controlling well, preventing Silva from escaping the position. #SUB#
Kneereaper is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Silva tries to escape but Kneereaper has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Kneereaper lands with a nice body punch.
Kneereaper throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva swings for the body but Kneereaper moves out of range.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Kneereaper moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kneereaper.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kneereaper defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Kneereaper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneereaper misses the shot to the body.
Kneereaper misses with a straight left.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kneereaper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Twisty Kneereaper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.#T1##TD2#
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SUB#
Kneereaper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Kneereaper's brow. #SUB#
Kneereaper 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 has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Kneereaper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.#SUB#
Kneereaper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva works over Kneereaper with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kneereaper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Kneereaper's legs - danger averted.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2#
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB#
Kneereaper 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 content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Kneereaper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva landing with the ground and pound. #ROC2#Kneereaper is rocked!#SUB#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kneereaper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Kneereaper's legs - danger averted.
Oh Kneereaper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva works over Kneereaper with some ground and pound from guard.#T3#
Kneereaper keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Kneereaper seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Kneereaper's brow.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB#
Kneereaper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva gets to his feet and stands over Kneereaper, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kneereaper felt that one! Silva unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kneereaper from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
Our winner, Manuel Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: SFL 52 | Soviet Showdown     
Date:   Feb 28, 2021
#R1#
Titor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Titor keeps moving.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva postures up in Titor's guard and throws a big left but Titor blocks it.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Titor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Titor!#REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard. #REVR#
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Titor's head.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Titor blocks nicely.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Titor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Titor is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Titor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Titor blocks nicely.
Titor is trying to keep Silva in close.
Titor is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Silva trying to control but Titor is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Titor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard. #REVB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Titor preventing the sweep.
Titor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Titor throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Silva wants to sweep here but Titor controlling him for the moment.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Titor from controlling successfully.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Titor 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.
Titor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Titor trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva looking to control. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva is trying to hold Titor in close to prevent damage but Titor has managed to pass into half guard.
Titor drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva tries to roll over but Titor keeps him under control.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Titor has control of the leg.
Titor trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Titor counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Titor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Titor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Titor.
Silva controlling the position well.
Silva is looking to improve his position. #T1#
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Titor trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Titor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Titor's back!
Silva lands shots from the back. #T2#
Silva is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Silva gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Silva gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Silva apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Titor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Titor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Titor at a distance.
Titor lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
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 shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Titor as he avoids it easily.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Titor sprawls well. Titor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Titor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Titor moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T3#
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Decent striking displayed by Titor there.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Titor was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Titor there.#TD#
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Titor's guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Titor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Titor's brow.
Titor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Titor keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is in close to Titor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4#
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Titor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Titor is keeping the position.
Manuel Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Titor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titor 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Titor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Titor is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Titor avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Titor counters with a straight right hand.
Titor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Titor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Titor off balance momentarily.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Titor misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Titor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 misses with a takedown attempt - Titor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T1#
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Titor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Titor.
Silva tries to bum rush Titor with a series of wild strikes but Titor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Titor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Titor throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Titor moves away and avoids it.
Titor is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Titor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Titor throws a nice head kick!
Titor swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Titor counters with a straight right hand.
Titor ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Titor staying out of range there.
A big right from Silva misses.
Jab by Titor.#TD#
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Titor's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2#
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Titor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva stands and throws Titor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Titor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Titor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Titor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T3#
Titor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Titor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva is trying is best to control the position here.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Titor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva wants to improve his position but Titor is controlling well.
Titor 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.
Titor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Titor has control of the leg.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Titor is working away from the top position though.
Titor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Titor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
John Titor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Titor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Titor is now in half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Titor keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Titor.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Manuel Silva!

An out of breath Manuel Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: SFL 44 | Rishkinov vs Winn     
Date:   Jan 30, 2021
#R1#
Jin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jin misses with a looping left.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Psycho’s Elites in the buildup to the fight.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Jin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Jin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jin stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jin misses with a looping right.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Jin looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Jin.#TD2#
Jin gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Jin manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jin being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB#
Jin is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Jin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva wants to stand but Jin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jin trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jin misses the shot to the body. #TD2#
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jin to the ground. Silva is now in Jin's guard.#SUB#
Jin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva trying to control but Jin is working from the bottom.
Jin has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Jin trying to control the position.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jin's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3##SUB#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Jin's legs - danger averted.
Silva wants to stand but Jin is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB#
Jin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Jin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position. #SUB#
Jin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Jin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jin wants to control but Silva postures up.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva taking a breather here.
Jin manages to get back to half guard.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jin prevents any damage by holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jin regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Silva connects with the punch.
Jin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #TD2#
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jin's guard.
Jin looking to control.
Silva 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.
Jin working a defensive guard but Silva manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jin is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jin is working hard here to advance position.#SU2#
Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jin misses with a looping right.
Silva connects with a jab.#T1#
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Jin.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Jin.
Silva looks to land a combination but Jin avoids it well.
Jin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jin swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jin throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jin is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Jin circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jin swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from Jin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD#
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jin won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Jin wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Jin won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Jin preventing the sweep.
Jin won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Jin trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jin.
Nice sprawl there from Jin as Silva shoots in.
Kobayashi Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.#TD#
Jin gets the takedown into side control.

Silva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws the left hand but Jin avoids the punch easily.
Manuel Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jin slips under a jab.#TD2#
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jin trying to control from the bottom.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Jin is controlling the position. #T3##SUB#
Jin actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jin keeps working.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jin is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Jin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Manuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jin is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jin tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jin is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jin avoid being mounted?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva with the ground and pound but Jin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva wanted to stand there but Jin had control of the position.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jin keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jin.
Jin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him. #TD#
Jin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Jin content to stall in guard here.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jin's guard. #REVB#
Jin working a defensive guard here.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jin is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jin controls his leg.
Jin wants to sweep but Silva has passed to side control!
Jin tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position. #SU2#
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Jin get back to his feet.#T1#
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva works Jin's body with a nice hook.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jin as he jumps to the side.
Jin misses the jab.
Jin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jin throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Jin.
Jin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jin enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva wants to stand but Jin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jin trying to control the position here.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jin is keeping the position for now.
Kobayashi Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Jin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva postures up.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jin is proving hard to escape from.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva trying to control but Jin is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jin.
Jin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.#T3##TD2#
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Jin's guard.
Jin wants to control the position but Silva says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jin gets back to full guard.
Jin is trying to control the position but Silva postures up. #SUB#
Jin looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Jin is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4##SUB#
Jin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control. #SU2#
Silva decides to stand back up.
Jin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jin tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Jin.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jin throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
A low kick lands for Silva.
Jin connects with a nice looking jab. #TD2#
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

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

Manuel Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Kobayashi Jin had this to say: 'Thank you for the support. I will did my best and hope you all support next time Congratulations to my opposition'.

 

Event: SFL 37 | Lomax vs Trigger     
Date:   Jan 06, 2021
#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Kruschev. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Kruschev misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kruschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruschev. #TD#
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kruschev tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Kruschev taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kruschev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kruschev is trying to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva with the ground and pound but Kruschev regains half guard under the barage of strikes. #T1##ES2#
Kruschev makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kruschev looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kruschev counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruschev walks into a left hand.
Kruschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva lands a head shot.
Kruschev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kruschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kruschev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruschev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Kruschev as Silva shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Kruschev.#TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2#
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Kruschev's temple.
Kruschev is trying to get back to full guard.
Kruschev wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kruschev defending well though.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kruschev's head.
Kruschev wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3#
Silva throws a strike but Kruschev avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva wants to pass the guard but Kruschev is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Kruschev blocks nicely.
Kruschev keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Kruschev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kruschev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Kruschev controlling the position.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kruschev keeps moving.
Kruschev is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Silva dives into side control.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kruschev wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kruschev down.
Kruschev parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kruschev to escape.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Kruschev lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick. #TD#
Silva 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 has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB2#
Kruschev is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kruschev keeps moving.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva is working Kruschev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Kruschev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Kruschev!#REVB##T1#
Kruschev preventing the sweep.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Kruschev is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Kruschev won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Kruschev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva controls Kruschev momentarily but Kruschev frees himself.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kruschev from controlling successfully.
Silva controlling the position.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SU2#
Silva is working an open guard so Kruschev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev. #TD#
Kruschev gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Kruschev pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Kruschev throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Kruschev.
Kruschev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Kruschev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Kruschev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Kruschev finds it's target.
Kruschev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kruschev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wally Kruschev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruschev leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wally Kruschev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruschev misses the target.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
Kruschev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kruschev under the eye.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Kruschev shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruschev throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva looks for a takedown but Kruschev sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Kruschev misses.
Kruschev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kruschev sprawls and moves away.
Kruschev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva thumps Kruschev with a low kick.
Silva thows a leg kick but Kruschev checks it
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Kruschev misses with a head kick.
Silva is looking to counter punch.#T4##TD#
Kruschev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Kruschev pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Kruschev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kruschev throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Kruschev avoids it easily.
Silva backing away here, and Kruschev unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kruschev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kruschev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#TD#
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kruschev did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Kruschev trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva is looking to stall here but Kruschev recovers full guard.
Silva throws a strike but Kruschev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wally Kruschev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Kruschev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruschev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kruschev.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Kruschev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Kruschev's head back. #TD#
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.

Kruschev makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kruschev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kruschev misses with a combination
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Kruschev moved out of range.#T1#
Kruschev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschev is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Silva misses.
Kruschev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruschev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Kruschev can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kruschev works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kruschev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kruschev.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva postures up in Kruschev's guard and throws a big left but Kruschev blocks it.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Kruschev has wrist control.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Kruschev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruschev looking for a sweep. Not yet Kruschev, not yet.
Kruschev trying to control the position here.
Kruschev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Silva cracks Kruschev with a solid left hand.
Kruschev is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva won't allow Kruschev to sweep him here.
Kruschev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kruschev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva throws a right hand that Kruschev ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruschev also avoids with ease.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kruschev circles away.
Kruschev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kruschev.
Silva takes a swing at Kruschev's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruschev.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kruschev defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kruschev avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kruschev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruschev throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.

Kruschev pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Kruschev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
A low kick from Kruschev is predictable there
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruschev.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kruschev avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wally Kruschev.
I think Kruschev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Kruschev!

A very excited looking Wally Kruschev 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: SFL 27 | Atunes vs Jones     
Date:   Nov 15, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Silva 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. #CL2#
Turturro instigates a clinch.
Silva cracks Turturro with a nice body shot.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva cracks Turturro with a nice body shot.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turturro can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
A short right from Turturro on the inside. #BC#
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Turturro misses its intended target.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Turturro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turturro 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.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Turturro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turturro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL2#
Turturro clinches.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1##TD2#
Turturro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Turturro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva postures up in Turturro's guard and throws a big left but Turturro blocks it.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turturro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Turturro 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.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva preventing the sweep. #T2#
Silva is in close to Turturro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Turturro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Turturro 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Turturro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Turturro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Turturro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turturro is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Turturro.
Turturro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Turturro 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.#SUB2#
Turturro 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.
Turturro is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Silva postures up.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Turturro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turturro is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva cracks Turturro with a solid left hand.
Turturro trying to control the position.
Silva won't allow Turturro to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Silva throws the left hand but Turturro avoids the punch easily.
Turturro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turturro misses with a looping left.
Turturro scores with a nice right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Good shot there by Silva.
Turturro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turturro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turturro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.#TD#
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Turturro is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manuel Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Turturro is looking to improve his position.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Turturro is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turturro avoid being mounted?
Turturro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Turturro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva prevents Turturro from improving his position.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turturro trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up. #T2#
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turturro's head. #SUB2#
Turturro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Silva. #ROC#Turturro is rocked!
Turturro tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Turturro's hands, connecting with Turturro's forehead.
Turturro is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turturro can do to turn this around?
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Turturro quite badly. Turturro pulls Silva in close trying to recover. Silva postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Turturro on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Turturro doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
Manuel Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: SFL 21 | Gold Rush     
Date:   Oct 18, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nator fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nator throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Nator throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Nator throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Nator counters with a nice body shot.
Nator 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.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Nator sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nator takes one to the side of the head.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT2#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nator sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Nator, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva with a nice calf kick.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva with a hook.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Nator lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nator works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Nator jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nator doesn't seem phased though.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Nator's head.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nator momentarily.
Spurgu Nator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva cracks Nator with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nator on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nator uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nator.
Nator is looking to land body kicks.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Nator moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Nator throws a fast counter high kick but Silva manages to duck under it in time.
A clash of legs there as Nator blocks the low kick.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nator throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nator defends well and Silva ends up having to push Nator into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nator looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#T2#
Silva grinds an elbow into Nator's temple.
Nator tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Nator defends.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Nator controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Nator is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looks to land a strike but Nator avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva postures up.
Silva throws a strike but Nator rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Nator looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva 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.#T3#
Silva controlling the position.
Nator stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva pulls Nator in to control the position.
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#
Nator tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Nator is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount! #T4#
Nator is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nator hang on?
Silva punching from mount but Nator doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nator looks a forlorn figure.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nator is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva cracks Nator with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nator throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nator.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nator tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nator lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nator can do to turn this around?
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nator defends well and Silva ends up having to push Nator into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva cracks Nator with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #TD#
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nator is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Nator is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva throws a strike but Nator avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T1#
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Nator.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva cracks Nator with a solid left hand.
Nator looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Nator has wrist control.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nator trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Nator tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nator is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva with a nice head shot there.#T3#
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Nator blocks nicely.
Silva cracks Nator with a solid left hand.
Silva is working Nator over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Nator looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nator works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva won't allow Nator to sweep him here.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nator's head.
Nator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Nator wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Nator is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Nator trying to control from the bottom.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nator's head.
Nator is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Nator throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nator was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Spurgu Nator seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nator moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Despite the aggression on Nator's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nator takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva blocks a head kick by Nator.
Nator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Nator throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Nator lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Nator.
Nator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nator takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Nator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing. #T1#
Nator pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Nator follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#TD#
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nator's guard.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Nator has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nator not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Nator's brow.
Nator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nator tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nator's guard.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Spurgu Nator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Nator is controlling Silva's trapped leg to prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Nator dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva winds up and cracks Nator with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nator is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Nator's temple.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Nator's head. #T3#
Nator preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Silva is thwarting Nator's attempts to control the position.
Silva working Nator over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nator trying to control from the bottom.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Silva thows a huge punch but Nator dodges it nicely.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nator is trying is best to control the position here.
Nator is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

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

A very excited looking Manuel Silva 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: SFL 14 | Jin vs Rishkinov III     
Date:   Sep 26, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Edwards counters with a two punch combo.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Edwards is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Edwards circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
As Silva backs away, Edwards returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Edwards is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Edwards circles away and we're back to standing.
Edwards was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Edwards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Edwards on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edwards slips a jab from Silva.
Edwards throws a counter high kick but Silva was just alert enough to avoid it.
Silva misses with a hook.
Edwards thinks about countering with a head kick.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #TD2#
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Edwards sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES#
Edwards has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Silva is on him like a limpet, forcing Edwards back against the cage.#T1#
A short left from Edwards.
Edwards prevents the takedown attempt.
Ife Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Edwards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edwards lands a left hand. #BC#
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Edwards swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edwards counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edwards keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CUT#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Edwards defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards cracks Silva with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Silva falls to his knees and Edwards doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ife Edwards!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ife Edwards thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

 

Event: SFL 06 | Fusion     
Date:   Aug 29, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a wild body kick that Drive sees coming a mile off.
Drive scores with a punch to the head.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drive.
Drive lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Drive defends it well.
Drive moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Drive looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Drive.
Silva with the counter takedown but Drive avoids it easily.
Drive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drive misses the shot to the body.
Drive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drive lands an overhand right.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drive. #T1#
Drive's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Drive misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drive scores with a nice head shot.
Drive throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drive misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drive misses with a looping right.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drive comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Drive.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.#T2#
Drive swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drive misses the shot to the body.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Drive with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Drive misses its intended target.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Drive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Drive.
Silva with the counter takedown but Drive avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Drive. Beautiful body shot.
Drive swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Drive lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drive takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Drive wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drive moves out of range as Silva strikes.#TD2#
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drive defending well though.
My spies in Randall's Top Team inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Drive wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Drive is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drive avoid being mounted?#T4#
Drive controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drive trying to control from the bottom.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drive is trying to control but can't.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Drive gets back to full guard.
Drive keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Drive 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#
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Drive had a free shot at his head there.
Drive throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva slips under a jab from Drive.
Drive moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSilva.
Drive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Drive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drive connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drive throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Drive swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #KD2#
and Silva counters with a right hand that sends Drive tumbling to the canvas! Can Silva finish him? He dives into Drive's guard looking to do just that!#ROC2#Drive is rocked!
Silva gets to his feet and stands over Drive, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Drive felt that one! Silva unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Drive from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
Manuel Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: UnderGround FC 136     
Date:   Jun 27, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kruschev.
Kruschev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kruschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruschev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kruschev.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kruschev counters with a nice body shot.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kruschev.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Kruschev counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruschev's head.#TD2#
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruschev is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kruschev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva wants to control but Kruschev is keeping him busy.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva working Kruschev over with strikes.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kruschev is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Kruschev is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kruschev defending well though.
Silva working Kruschev over with strikes.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Kruschev is working away. #T2#
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Kruschev's temple.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Kruschev is defending the position.
Kruschev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Kruschev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva moves out of range as Kruschev throws a body kick.
Kruschev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruschev throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kruschev moves out of range easily. #T3#
Silva lunges at Kruschev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruschev's hand.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva shoots and misses
and Kruschev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruschev looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kruschev stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Kruschev tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Kruschev ducks down to avoid it.
Kruschev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruschev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Kruschev avoids it.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
Kruschev blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruschev.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruschev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kruschev misses with a two punch combination. #T4#
Kruschev tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Kruschev tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Kruschev blocks a jab.
Kruschev is looking to counter punch.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kruschev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kruschev takes one to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kruschev pinned against the cage. Kruschev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kruschev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva takes one on the button.
Kruschev moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKruschev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kruschev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Kruschev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Kruschev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruschev scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kruschev avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva cracks Kruschev with a good jab.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Kruschev misses.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva throws the left hand but Kruschev avoids the punch easily.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva throws a hook but Kruschev blocks it.
Kruschev is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kruschev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kruschev lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruschev.
Kruschev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kruschev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T1#
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Kruschev is out of range.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Kruschev misses.
Wally Kruschev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruschev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kruschev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Kruschev's shoulder, as Kruschev tries to avoid the shot.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruschev tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva misses with a hook. Kruschev ducked under it nicely.
Wally Kruschev is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a hook but Kruschev blocks it.
Kruschev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kruschev back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kruschev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva jabs Kruschev right on the nose. Kruschev blinks but takes it well.
Silva misses with a combination
and Kruschev counters with a two punch combo. #T2#
Kruschev fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kruschev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kruschev.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruschev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kruschev has time to react.#TD2#
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kruschev sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Kruschev dodges it nicely.
It looks like Silva is going to stand back up.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kruschev to regain full guard. #T3#
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Kruschev is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kruschev can pounce on him.
Donk. Silva catches Kruschev right on the button with a cross.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruschev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva thuds his right hand into Kruschev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T4#
Kruschev feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kruschev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruschev keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruschev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Kruschev moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a jab when Kruschev was well out of range.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva throws the left hand but Kruschev avoids the punch easily.
Kruschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Kruschev throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kruschev doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Kruschev both land. Nice combination.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kruschev as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Manuel Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kruschev in his tracks.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kruschev slips the punch.
Kruschev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruschev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kruschev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Kruschev.
Kruschev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kruschev throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a right hook to the body.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruschev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kruschev tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kruschev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kruschev backs up against the cage. #T1#
Kruschev throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Kruschev ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruschev also avoids with ease.
Kruschev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kruschev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Kruschev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva scores with a jab.
Kruschev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Kruschev.
Kruschev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kruschev missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wally Kruschev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kruschev at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruschev.
A quick step to the side and Kruschev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschev misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Kruschev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruschev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Kruschev ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kruschev misses the target.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Kruschev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kruschev tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruschev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruschev moves away.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschev lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruschev needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.#T3#
Silva looks to throw the jab but Kruschev is out of range.
Kruschev thinks about countering with a head kick.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruschev tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva moves out of range as Kruschev strikes.
A slow jab from Kruschev misses its intended target.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruschev on the side of the head.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Kruschev avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Kruschev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kruschev avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Kruschev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva 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.
Kruschev moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruschev misses with the combination.
Kruschev scores with a nice head shot.
Kruschev blocks a jab.
Silva throws a jab when Kruschev was well out of range.
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Kruschev throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Kruschev misses the jab.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kruschev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Kruschev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Kruschev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kruschev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kruschev moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kruschev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wally Kruschev!

Wally Kruschev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: UnderGround FC 124     
Date:   May 16, 2020



The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Popper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Popper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Popper.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva misses the body punch
and Popper counters with a thumping low kick.
Popper scores with a nice strike.
Popper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Popper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Popper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
A right-left combo lands from Popper.
Popper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popper lands an overhand right.
Popper tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Popper does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva moves forwards but Popper connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Popper pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Popper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Popper.
Popper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Popper misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Popper cracks Silva with a good jab.
Popper throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bung Popper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popper.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Popper misses with a double jab

and Silva counters with a left hand that sends Popper to the canvas!

Popper is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Popper's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
Our winner, Manuel Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: UnderGround FC 114     
Date:   Apr 18, 2020
#R1#
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pollock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Pollock.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pollock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Pollock saw that one coming.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pollock under the eye.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Pollock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Pollock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pollock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pollock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Pollock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pollock misses the shot to the body.
Silva blocks a head kick by Pollock.
Silva blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollock blocks a head kick by Silva.
Pollock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Pollock's shoulder, as Pollock tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Pollock closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Pollock lands with a left to the head.
Pollock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pollock prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Pollock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pollock scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Pollock.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pollock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pollock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pollock lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Pollock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Pollock blocks an uppercut.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pollock pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Pollock.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva misses with some punches. #BC#
Pollock breaks the clinch.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Pollock's shoulder, as Pollock tries to avoid the shot.
Pollock throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pollock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pollock misses with an attempted mid kick. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pollock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pollock lands a jab to the head.
Pollock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Pollock.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pollock.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws a hook but Pollock blocks it.
Pollock defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Pollock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pollock thinking.
Nice defenses there by Pollock.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva avoids the body shot from Pollock.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pollock staying out of range there.
Silva lunges at Pollock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pollock's hand.
Silva defending well as Pollock loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Pollock lands a nice looking body shot.
Pollock scores with a jab to the body.
Pollock motions for Silva to come forward. Pollock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva lands with a straight right. Pollock didn't see that one coming.
Pollock throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Pollock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva takes a swing at Pollock's ribcage but misses.
Pollock misses with a wild body shot.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Pollock.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Pollock's defenses.
Pollock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pollock scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pollock slips under a jab.
Pollock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Pollock counters with a nice leg kick.
Pollock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Pollock misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.#T4#
Pollock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pollock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Pollock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Pollock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Pollock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pollock blocking some punches.
Pollock lands an uppercut.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Pollock.
Pollock pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pollock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pollock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Still in the clinch, Pollock scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Pollock misses the target.
Silva throws a hook but Pollock blocks it.
Pollock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pollock lands a nice shot to the body.
Pollock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Pollock cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pollock scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Pollock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Silva missing with a left hand there. Pollock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Pollock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Pollock delivers a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Pollock.
Pollock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Pollock settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pollock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pollock throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva avoids the body shot from Pollock.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva misses the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Pollock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Pollock looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming. #T1#
Pollock throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Pollock.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Pollock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pollock moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva avoids the body shot from Pollock.
Pollock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Pollock is just out of range.
Pollock throws a big shot that misses.
Pollock scores with a nice right hand.
Silva checks a low kick from Pollock.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva throws the left hand but Pollock avoids the punch easily.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Pollock walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva throws the left hand but Pollock avoids the punch easily.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
Pollock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pollock slips a jab from Silva.
Pollock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manuel Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pollock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pollock has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pollock.
A swing and a miss from Pollock.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Pollock connects with a body shot.
Pollock is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Pollock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Pollock moved out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Pollock.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva throws a hook but Pollock avoids it easily.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
Pollock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.#T3#
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pollock.
Pollock lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pollock. That's going to slow Silva down.
Pollock ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva jabs Pollock right on the nose. Pollock blinks but takes it well.
Pollock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pollock can pounce on him.
Pollock cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Pollock scores with a hook.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
Silva scores with a head kick. Pollock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pollock. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pollock just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Pollock cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Pollock's shoulder, as Pollock tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Silva misses.
Pollock slips a straight right by Silva.
Pollock throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Pollock tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Pollock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pollock throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pollock.
Pollock throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pollock.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Pollock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Pollock lands a head shot.
Pollock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Pollock sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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 Jackson Pollock will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pollock throws out a powerful jab.
Silva scores with the left hand. Pollock knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Pollock has managed to clinch.
Pollock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva. #BC#
Pollock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Pollock seems unphased.
Pollock throws a leg kick that misses.
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Pollock throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pollock.
Pollock dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pollock missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pollock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pollock lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pollock's head.
Pollock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pollock.
Pollock tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva scores with the left hand. Pollock knows he should have avoided that one.
Pollock staying out of range there.
Pollock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pollock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Pollock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Pollock.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Silva catches Pollock right on the button with a cross.
Pollock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Pollock avoids the body shot from Silva. #T2##CL#
Pollock closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Pollock.
Pollock blocking some punches.
Jackson Pollock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pollock prevents a body shot from Silva.
Pollock throws a head punch that misses.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Pollock.
A short right from Pollock on the inside.
Pollock pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pollock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pollock gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Pollock. #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Pollock finish him?
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pollock throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Pollock has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Pollock is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Pollock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pollock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Pollock.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva takes a shot to the head. #T3#
Pollock pushes Silva against the cage. Pollock is working some dirty boxing. Pollock pushes off with a quick right hook! Silva goes down! Silva tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pollock moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Pollock!
Jackson Pollock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: RRFC 32: Bennett vs Haggar II     
Date:   Mar 21, 2020
#R1#
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Queef is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silva cracks Queef with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Queef feints the counter takedown.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Queef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Queef drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
Queef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Queef is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Queef decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Queef is standing up over Silva. Silva looks to escape but Queef dives into side control. #REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva stops Queef from passing to mount.
Silva tries to escape but Queef is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB2#
Queef is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Queef tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Queef is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva trying to control but Queef postures up.
Queef wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Queef is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Queef frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB2#
Queef 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 desperately trying to improve his position but Queef has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Queef. #SUB2#
Queef swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Queef's guard. A big mistake from Queef there, giving up the dominant position! #SUB2#
Queef working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily. #T3##SUB2#
Queef working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
Queef wants to get back to full guard.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva continues to stall.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Queef looking for submissions off his back.
Queef has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Queef has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Queef makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Queef.
Silva wants to stand but Queef is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Queef 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Queef walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Queef circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Queef decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Queef is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Queef trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Chief Queef has got the better of the ground game so far.
Queef won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queef looking to pass the guard.
Queef pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Queef stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Queef passes to side control. #SUB2#
Queef is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Queef swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Queef's guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Queef has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Silva 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 Queef.#T2#
Queef tries to improve position but can't.
Queef is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Queef wants to get back to full guard but Silva has mounted him!
Silva wants to control the pace but Queef is squirming around nicely.
Queef tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T3#
Silva looking to control but Queef is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Queef working to try and regain half guard.
Silva looking to control but Queef is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Queef is working to get back to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Queef is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Queef keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Queef regains half guard.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Queef is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Queef wants to get back to full guard.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Queef does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Queef tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
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 Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Queef has time to react.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva scores with the left hand. Queef knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Queef on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queef avoids the head kick by Silva.
Chief Queef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a right and a left that Queef avoids nicely.
And Queef tries to counter it with a takedown but Silva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1#
Silva throws a hook but Queef blocks it.
Queef has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva tests Queef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Queef.
Queef feints the counter takedown.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queef can do to turn this around?
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Queef's defenses.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Queef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Queef changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silva throws a hook but Queef avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queef slips under a jab from Silva.
Queef is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Queef on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Queef.
Manuel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Queef.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Queef seems unphased.
Silva connects with the punch.#T3#
Queef slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Queef changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Queef counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Queef is proving a slippery customer.
Queef passes into half guard.
Queef looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva pushes Queef off but Queef dives into side control.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4##SUB2#
Queef is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Queef working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Queef swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Queef's guard.
Chief Queef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

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

A victorious Manuel Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: RRFC 29: Shabazz vs Kholin     
Date:   Feb 22, 2020
#R1#
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Austin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses #KD2#
and Austin counters with a crisp one two that drops Silva! Austin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Silva to his feet! Silva is in big trouble!
Austin keeps the fight on the outside.
Austin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
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.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva wants to clinch up but Austin keeps it at a distance.
Austin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Silva clinches. #T1#
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Austin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Austin tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva tries a body shot but Austin blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Austin working aggressively here.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Austin keeps him there for the moment.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Austin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Austin blocking some punches.
Austin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Austin. #T2#
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with some punches.
Austin blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva working aggressively here.
Austin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Austin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Austin lands with a light punch inside.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Silva blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Austin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Austin's elbow.
Austin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Austin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries to work over Austin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva working aggressively here.
Austin lands a nice uppercut.
Silva gets through Austin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Austin controls the action. #BC2#
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Austin misses with the combination. #T4#
A slow jab from Austin misses its intended target.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Austin counters with a big right hand! Oh Silva is in trouble here! Austin follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Austin!
Kyle Austin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: RRFC Fight Night 20     
Date:   Jan 29, 2020
#R1#
A swing and a miss from Silva.
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.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Kotkaniemi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva keeps Kotkaniemi under control for a moment.
Kotkaniemi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva is not content to let Kotkaniemi control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kotkaniemi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kotkaniemi. #T1#
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Kotkaniemi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Kotkaniemi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is trying to stand.
Kotkaniemi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kotkaniemi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva keeping control of the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kotkaniemi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T2#
Silva managing to control the position.
Kotkaniemi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kotkaniemi from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kotkaniemi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kotkaniemi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva connects with the punch.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotkaniemi defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Kotkaniemi shoots in.#T3#
Silva jabs at Kotkaniemi's body.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Kotkaniemi.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kotkaniemi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kotkaniemi takes one to the side of the head.
Silva cracks Kotkaniemi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kotkaniemis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kotkaniemi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kotkaniemi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#CL2#
Kotkaniemi has Silva up against the cage in a clinch. #TD2#
Kotkaniemi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Kotkaniemi has mounted him!
Kotkaniemi avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva regains half guard.#T4#
Kotkaniemi trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva tries to kick Kotkaniemi off but Kotkaniemi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva has hold of Kotkaniemi's hands but Kotkaniemi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Kotkaniemi is very close to passing his half guard.
Kotkaniemi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kotkaniemi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kotkaniemi can do to turn this around?
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kotkaniemi ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Kotkaniemi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva looks to land a combination but Kotkaniemi avoids it well.
Kotkaniemi wants to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch position.
Silva with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kotkaniemi doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.#TD2#
Kotkaniemi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kotkaniemi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head. #T1#
Silva wants to control but Kotkaniemi is keeping busy.
Silva wants to control but Kotkaniemi passes into side.
Kotkaniemi trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to buck Kotkaniemi off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotkaniemi tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kotkaniemi trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kotkaniemi lands an elbow.
The strikes coming from Kotkaniemi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Kotkaniemi trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Kotkaniemi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva regains half guard, as Kotkaniemi was trying to land strikes.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kotkaniemi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kotkaniemi's back!#T3#
Silva keeps control of the position as Kotkaniemi tries to break free.
Silva throws a series of strikes and Kotkaniemi wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Kotkaniemi is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva tries to control but Kotkaniemi wriggling away.
Kotkaniemi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kotkaniemi prevents any damage by holding on tight.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kotkaniemi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kotkaniemi is trying to stand.
Kotkaniemi trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Kotkaniemi is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throwing shots but Kotkaniemi is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Kotkaniemi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Kotkaniemi's head. #TD#
Silva 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.
Kotkaniemi wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Kotkaniemi blocks nicely.
Silva throws a strike but Kotkaniemi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Kotkaniemi trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kotkaniemi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva pulls Kotkaniemi in close to prevent any damage.
Silva trying to control the position. #T1#
Kotkaniemi is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Kotkaniemi scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva seems keen to control Kotkaniemi's posture.
Silva wants to stand up but Kotkaniemi is controlling him.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kotkaniemi from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kotkaniemi is one step ahead there.
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kotkaniemi 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##T2#
Kotkaniemi 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.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Kotkaniemi blocks nicely.
Kotkaniemi wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Our spies down at at Deep waters inform us that Kotkaniemi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Kotkaniemi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Kotkaniemi!#REVB#
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3#
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kotkaniemi from controlling successfully.
Kotkaniemi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kotkaniemi is controlling him.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kotkaniemi.
Kotkaniemi postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Kotkaniemi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kotkaniemi won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Kotkaniemi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva scores with a nice strike.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Kotkaniemi shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Kotkaniemi slips a jab from Silva.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #TD#
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kotkaniemi quickly recovers to half guard.
Jesse Kotkaniemi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kotkaniemi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kotkaniemi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Silva is staying active.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Kotkaniemi's head back.
Silva scores with a head kick. Kotkaniemi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kotkaniemi shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva tries for a takedown but Kotkaniemi circles away easily#CL2#
and Kotkaniemi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Kotkaniemi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to work over Kotkaniemi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD2#
Kotkaniemi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Kotkaniemi manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva 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.#T1#
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kotkaniemi is controlling him.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Kotkaniemi stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kotkaniemi from controlling successfully.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Kotkaniemi slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kotkaniemi prevents Silva from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Kotkaniemi closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Kotkaniemi pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manuel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Kotkaniemi.
Silva scores with the left hand. Kotkaniemi knows he should have avoided that one.
Kotkaniemi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kotkaniemi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva scores with a jab. Kotkaniemi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kotkaniemi tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kotkaniemi moves away.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Silva.#T3##CL2#
Kotkaniemi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Silva.
Silva is trying to drag Kotkaniemi to the mat but Kotkaniemi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Kotkaniemi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manuel Silva is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Kotkaniemi gets a clinch.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kotkaniemi has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kotkaniemi blocks an uppercut.
Kotkaniemi blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD2#
Kotkaniemi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kotkaniemi lands strikes from half guard.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Kotkaniemi prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kotkaniemi trying to control the pace.
Silva keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kotkaniemi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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. Kotkaniemi connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva had his way with Jesse Kotkaniemi in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Silva tests Kotkaniemi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Kotkaniemi takes one to the side of the head.
Kotkaniemi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kotkaniemi avoids the head kick by Silva.
Kotkaniemi with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Kotkaniemi, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Kotkaniemi against the cage but Kotkaniemi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kotkaniemi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Silva misses #TD2#
and Kotkaniemi counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotkaniemi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Kotkaniemi is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kotkaniemi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kotkaniemi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T1#
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Kotkaniemi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kotkaniemi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silva wants to control but Kotkaniemi postures up.
Kotkaniemi looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kotkaniemi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Kotkaniemi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kotkaniemi wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Kotkaniemi scoring with punches from side control. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kotkaniemi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva parries the strikes from Kotkaniemi easily there. Kotkaniemi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kotkaniemi takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kotkaniemi throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kotkaniemi takes one to the side of the head.
Silva cracks Kotkaniemi with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3#
Silva throws a hook but Kotkaniemi blocks it.
Silva lands a nice hook to Kotkaniemi's body. Kotkaniemi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kotkaniemi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Kotkaniemi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Kotkaniemi blocks a jab.
Silva leaves Kotkaniemi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jesse Kotkaniemi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kotkaniemi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Kotkaniemi's head.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #TD#
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kotkaniemi is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Kotkaniemi is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Kotkaniemi 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45

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

Manuel Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: RRFC 24: Sir vs Silva     
Date:   Jan 11, 2020
#R1#
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Sir moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Sir.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sir takes one to the chin there.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Sir missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Silva misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sir in his tracks.
Silva throws a jab when Sir was well out of range.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Sir on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva moves out of range as Sir strikes.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva tries to bum rush Sir with a series of wild strikes but Sir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.#CUT#
It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.#T1#
Sir misses with a wild body shot.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva catches Sir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Sir's side.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva cracks Sir with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Sir misses its intended target.
Sir misses with a looping left.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Sir slips the punch.
Sir slips a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Sir moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Sir there.
A big left from Sir misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sir. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Sir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Sir.
Silva misses with a hook.
Sir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
The crowd cheers as Sir lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sir.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Sir's shoulder, as Sir tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Silva catches Sir right on the button with a cross.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sir had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Sir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
A little feinted left hand from Sir on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
A big left from Silva misses.
Sir clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Silva misses.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T3#
Silva looks to throw the jab but Sir is out of range.
Sir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sir ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Sir throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Sir backpedaling.
Silva slips a jab from Sir.
Sir moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Sir counters with a nice uppercut.
Sir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Sir throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Sir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva connects with a jab.
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!
Sir blocks a head kick by Silva.
Sir misses the shot to the body.
Sir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sir misses with a double jab.
Silva slips a straight right by Sir.#T4#
Sir throws a body shot but no joy.
Sir throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Sir should have avoided that one.
Sir's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sir duly obliges.
Good standup being displayed there by Sir as he connects with a hook.#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Sir lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Silva - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Sir!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Sir!
Pablo Sir retains his welterweight title!

 

Event: RRFC 22: Haggar vs Bennett     
Date:   Dec 28, 2019
#R1#
Kotkaniemi shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kotkaniemi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Kotkaniemi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kotkaniemi shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kotkaniemi moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Kotkaniemi attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Kotkaniemi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kotkaniemi moves out of range as Silva strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Kotkaniemi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kotkaniemi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva wants to stand up but Kotkaniemi is controlling him.
Kotkaniemi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Kotkaniemi controlling from the top position.
Kotkaniemi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kotkaniemi stops Silva from standing up.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kotkaniemi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kotkaniemi won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Kotkaniemi wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kotkaniemi misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kotkaniemi. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Kotkaniemi feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Kotkaniemi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kotkaniemi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Kotkaniemi being controlled here momentarily.
Silva has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Big Bear Fight Factory. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kotkaniemi throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kotkaniemi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kotkaniemi won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Kotkaniemi is stalling in the full guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kotkaniemi is controlling him.
Kotkaniemi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kotkaniemi controls the pace.
Kotkaniemi prevents Silva from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Silva is trying to control the position but Kotkaniemi postures up.
Silva pulls Kotkaniemi in close to his closed guard and prevents Kotkaniemi from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kotkaniemi trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva leaves Kotkaniemi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kotkaniemi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kotkaniemi slips under a jab.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kotkaniemi ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Kotkaniemi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Kotkaniemi wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range. #T4#
Kotkaniemi moves out of range of the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#TD#
Kotkaniemi 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kotkaniemi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva wants to stand but Kotkaniemi is controlling the position.
Kotkaniemi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kotkaniemi wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to stand but Kotkaniemi is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Silva throws a hook to the side of Kotkaniemi's head but Kotkaniemi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kotkaniemi shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Kotkaniemi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kotkaniemi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#TD#
Kotkaniemi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kotkaniemi is in Silva's guard.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva wants to stand up but Kotkaniemi is controlling him.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kotkaniemi controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Kotkaniemi is having none of it.
Kotkaniemi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kotkaniemi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1#
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kotkaniemi is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kotkaniemi throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard. #REVB#
Silva wants to control from the top but Kotkaniemi keeps moving.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Kotkaniemi keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kotkaniemi controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kotkaniemi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kotkaniemi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Kotkaniemi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Manuel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Kotkaniemi takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD#
Kotkaniemi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Kotkaniemi looking to control. #SUB#
Kotkaniemi looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Kotkaniemi wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.#ROC2#
Kotkaniemi is rocked!#T4#
Kotkaniemi looking to control but Silva passes into half guard.
Silva working Kotkaniemi over with strikes.
Oh Kotkaniemi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kotkaniemi is looking to improve his position.
Silva scores with a big shot! Kotkaniemi's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kotkaniemi! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
A victorious Manuel Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: RRFC Fight Night 13     
Date:   Dec 08, 2019
#R1#
Burrows tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burrows is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Burrows uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burrows gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burrows connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Burrows needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.#ROC2#
Burrows is rocked!
Burrows walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Burrows limp body while Silva jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manuel Silva!
Manuel Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: RRFC Fight Night 11     
Date:   Nov 17, 2019
#R1#
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lban.
Lban looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Lban misses with a body shot.
Lban steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Lban throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Lban misses with a wild body shot.
Garaile Lban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lban.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lban misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lban.
Lban misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Lban misses with a wild body shot.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lban throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garaile Lban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lban avoids the head kick by Silva.
Lban takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Lban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva lands a high kick! #ROC2#
Lban is rocked!
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Lban counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lban misses the target.#T2#
Lban ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Lban.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lban defends it well.
Lban stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lban misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lban scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva throws a hook but Lban blocks it.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lban doesn't seem bothered though.
Lban throws an off balance right hand
letting Silva counter with a right hand. #T3#
Silva lands the left hand.
Oh Lban is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lban seems to have got his legs back now.
Lban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Lban misses. #KD2#
Silva waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Lban. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Lban to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Lban avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Lban uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Lban!#REVR#
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Lban controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lban won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva wants to stand but Lban is controlling the position.
Lban not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lban is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Lban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva misses with a hook. Lban ducked under it nicely.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Lban was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
OH! Lban has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Silva smells blood and charges in for the finish! Silva unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Lban sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Manuel Silva!
Manuel Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Garaile Lban stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.

 

Event: RRFC Challengers 14     
Date:   Oct 23, 2019
#R1#
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva cracks Shelby with an open hand slap.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Shelby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shelby .
Shelby looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Shelby looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Shelby .
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shelby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 head shot.
Shelby misses with a wild combination.
Silva thuds his right hand into Shelby 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shelby throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.#T1#
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Shelby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva cracks Shelby with an open hand slap.
Shelby throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shelby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shelby had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shelby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shelby throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Shelby walks into a jab.
Silva lands with a straight right. Shelby didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Shelby . Beautiful body shot.
Donk. Silva catches Shelby right on the button with a cross.
We've been told by Shelby 's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #TD2#
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shelby 's guard.
Shelby looking to control.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shelby throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound. #ROC2#
Shelby is rocked!#T2#
Shelby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Oh Shelby is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shelby seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Shelby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Shelby trying to control the position.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shelby 's guard.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shelby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shelby tries to get out of the position.#T3##SU2#
Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Shelby 's defenses.
Tommy Shelby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Shelby .
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Shelby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shelby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shelby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shelby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shelby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Shelby drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Silva swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Shelby 's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
Our winner, Manuel Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Feb 24, 2019
#R1#
Five throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Gee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gee.
Five really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Five for as long as he can get away with.#SUB2#
Five has his foot on Gee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gee works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SU#
Gee stands and steps away. Five gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD2#
Five looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES#
Gee has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Five has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T1##TD#
Gee is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Five can't fight it off and eventually Gee manages to take the fight to the floor. Five looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gee 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. #SUB2#
Five looking for a guillotine here but Gee defends easily. #T2#
Gee advances to half guard.
Gee is controlling the pace. #SU#
Gee escapes and gets back to his feet. #TD#
Gee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Five!
Five is looking to get back to his feet here but Gee is keeping cool and he's managed to take Five's back.
Five looks winded!#T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gee slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Gee is landing with strikes. Five can't take much more of this.#SUB#
Gee has managed to slip his arm under Five's chin. This could be all over... yep, Five is tapping out! Submission win for Gee.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). True Gee!

 

 
 
 
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