Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WVT 174: Matikainen v Logan
Date: Oct 21, 2023

#R1#
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Alexandrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses #KD#
and Alexandrov counters with a crisp one two that drops Silva! Alexandrov 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!#ROC#Silva is rocked!
Alexandrov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva with a hook.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Alexandrov rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Alexandrov has Silva pushed against the cage.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Alexandrov. #BC#
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Alexandrov closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Our sources have told us that Alexandrov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage. #TD2#
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard. #ES#
Alexandrov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Alexandrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva avoids the head kick by Alexandrov. #CL#
Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage. #T1#
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage. #TD#
Alexandrov is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Alexandrov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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#
Alexandrov is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alexandrov's head.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Alexandrov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alexandrov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva trying to control the pace. #T2#
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alexandrov trying to control but Silva postures up. #SUB2#
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alexandrov sees it coming and defends easily.
Alexandrov wants to get back to his feet.
Alexandrov is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alexandrov is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alexandrov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva is taking a breather. Alexandrov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva working Alexandrov over with strikes.
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 Alexandrov's temple.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Alexandrov is working away. #T3#
Alexandrov tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Alexandrov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Alexandrov is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Alexandrov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva stops Alexandrov from getting back to his feet.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alexandrov trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva prevents Alexandrov from improving his position.
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 Alexandrov's temple. #T4#
Silva is nestled in close to Alexandrov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva blocks the strikes from Alexandrov.
Silva is keen to just control but Alexandrov is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva wants to control but Alexandrov is keeping him busy.
Alexandrov trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva winds up and cracks Alexandrov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov punching from the bottom.
Silva wants to control but Alexandrov is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva winds up and cracks Alexandrov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Alexandrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexandrov misses with a few strikes there.
Silva takes a swing at Alexandrov's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexandrov.
Silva jabs at Alexandrov's body.
Alexandrov misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexandrov.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexandrov tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Alexandrov counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alexandrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexandrov moves away.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexandrov.
A big left from Silva misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Alexandrov does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Alexandrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Alexandrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.#T1#
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alexandrov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Alexandrov is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alexandrov after a bit of a struggle.
Alexandrov slowing the pace effectively.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage. #T2#
Alexandrov taking a breather.
Alexandrov blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alexandrov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Alexandrov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Alexandrov forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Alexandrov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alex Alexandrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Alexandrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.#TD#
Alexandrov jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva distracts Alexandrov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva stays in close to Alexandrov's body and controls the position.
Silva stops Alexandrov from standing up.
Alexandrov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexandrov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him. #T3#
Alexandrov is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#ES#
Alexandrov 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 scores with a hook to the body. Alexandrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alexandrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Alexandrov, which made it look bad.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexandrov is just out of range.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.#T4#
Alexandrov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Alexandrov moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva works Alexandrov's body with a nice hook.
Alex Alexandrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexandrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexandrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva with the counter takedown but Alexandrov avoids it easily.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexandrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexandrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #TD2#
Alexandrov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Alexandrov keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Alexandrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Alexandrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov misses with a two punch combination.
Alexandrov jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexandrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Alexandrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alexandrov slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva digs a good body shot into Alexandrov's ribs.
Alexandrov throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Alexandrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva. #T1#
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Alexandrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alexandrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Alexandrov jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alex Alexandrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alexandrov after a bit of a struggle. #BC#
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Alex Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2#
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Alex Alexandrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Alexandrov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Alexandrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alexandrov trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alexandrov into the cage.
Alex Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Alexandrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Alexandrov gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.#BC#
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL#
Alexandrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #T3#
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alexandrov after a bit of a struggle.
Alexandrov presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Alexandrov digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
Alexandrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.#TD#
Alexandrov jumps guard.
Alexandrov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Alexandrov pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Alexandrov trying to control the position. #T4#
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva won't allow Alexandrov to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to control from the top but Alexandrov keeps moving.
Silva cracks Alexandrov with a solid left hand.
Alexandrov has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Alexandrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Alexandrov has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva 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.
Alex Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva trying to control but Alexandrov is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexandrov is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Alexandrov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alex Silva!
A relieved looking Alex 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: WVT 168: Haudegen v Larsen 2
Date: Oct 07, 2023

#R1#
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva digs a good body shot into Bokhchuud's ribs.
Silva moves out of range as Bokhchuud throws a body kick.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Bokhchuud sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bokhchuud tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bokhchuud. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bokhchuud scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva digs a good body shot into Bokhchuud's ribs.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Bokhchuud.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bokhchuud manages to avoid it.
Bokhchuud misses with a body shot.
Bokhchuud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with a hook to the body #CL2#
and Bokhchuud holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bokhchuud working aggressively here. #T1#
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bokhchuud digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is working for takedown but Bokhchuud is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries to work over Bokhchuud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bokhchuud lands a nice shot to the body.
Bokhchuud missing with knees to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Bokhchuud.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Bokhchuud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bokhchuud misses with a body punch.
Bokhchuud throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.

Bokhchuud explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bokhchuud.
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva digs a good hook to Bokhchuud's body.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Bokhchuud's belly button to the back.
Silva takes a swing at Bokhchuud's ribcage but misses.
Bokhchuud is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bokhchuud with a jab.
Silva throws a hook but Bokhchuud blocks it.
As Silva backs off Bokhchuud throws a huge counter combo but Silva manages to avoid it all.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bokhchuud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bokhchuud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bokhchuud stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bokhchuud wants it to stay on the feet.
Good exchange - Bokhchuud coming out on top.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokhchuud was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Bokhchuud lands with a shot to the body. #T3##TD2#
Bokhchuud looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Bokhchuud drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
Bokhchuud wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bokhchuud stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva pulls Bokhchuud in close to prevent any damage.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Bokhchuud postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Bokhchuud working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bokhchuud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Silva stops Bokhchuud from standing up.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bokhchuud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bokhchuud is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva postures up in Bokhchuud's guard and throws a big left but Bokhchuud blocks it.
Bokhchuud keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Bokhchuud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control but Bokhchuud is working from the bottom.
Silva is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Bokhchuud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Khuchtei Bokhchuud will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Bokhchuud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Bokhchuud misses with the combination.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokhchuud was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Bokhchuud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Bokhchuud is quick to defend against it.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bokhchuud is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Bokhchuud circles away and we're back to standing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva cracks Bokhchuud with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT#It looks like Khuchtei Bokhchuud has been cut.#TD#
Bokhchuud gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Bokhchuud 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.
Bokhchuud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bokhchuud can turn it around.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bokhchuud pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Bokhchuud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bokhchuud pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva swings for the body but Bokhchuud moves out of range.
Bokhchuud scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bokhchuud.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Bokhchuud is just out of range.
Bokhchuud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Bokhchuud avoids the body shot from Silva.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Bokhchuud has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bokhchuud there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva cracks Bokhchuud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bokhchuud swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alex Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva tests Bokhchuud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokhchuud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bokhchuud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bokhchuud lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bokhchuud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Bokhchuud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bokhchuud looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Bokhchuud throws a head kick that misses.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Bokhchuud is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Bokhchuud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a body punch but Bokhchuud moves out of range. #T3#
Bokhchuud walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva slips a straight right by Bokhchuud.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Bokhchuud avoids it well and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Bokhchuud walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Bokhchuud throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bokhchuud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bokhchuud pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Bokhchuud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bokhchuud misses with a looping left.#T4#
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Bokhchuud fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bokhchuud, as that shot connected.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Bokhchuud just misses with a punch to the body.
Bokhchuud throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a straight left.
Bokhchuud tries to counter with a clinch but Silva shakes him off and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Bokhchuud misses the target.
Bokhchuud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva misses with a body shot.
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 Alex Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Bokhchuud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bokhchuud misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Bokhchuud slips under a jab.
Bokhchuud loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Bokhchuud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Bokhchuud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bokhchuud wants to counter with a clinch but Silva pushes him away.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Silva misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud avoids the body shot from Silva.
Bokhchuud looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Bokhchuud persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Bokhchuud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
Silva lands with a straight right. Bokhchuud didn't see that one coming.
Bokhchuud dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Bokhchuud misses with a low kick.
That kick from Bokhchuud tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Bokhchuud takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bokhchuud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bokhchuud throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Silva. #ROC#Bokhchuud is rocked!
Bokhchuud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bokhchuud is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Bokhchuud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bokhchuud seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bokhchuud.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokhchuud was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Bokhchuud throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bokhchuud manages to avoid it.
Bokhchuud tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silva stuns Bokhchuud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bokhchuud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a right hand. Bokhchuud shakes it off.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bokhchuud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Bokhchuud clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bokhchuud tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Silva manages to move to mount!
Silva lands a big elbow.
Bokhchuud trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
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.
Bokhchuud is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet. #T3#
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bokhchuud has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Bokhchuud really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers! #SUB#
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bokhchuud can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bokhchuud is trying to get back to his feet but can't. #T4#
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva lands a heavy elbow. #SUB#
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bokhchuud can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #CUT#That has opened up Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut even more.
The referee warns Bokhchuud that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bokhchuud can do to turn this around?
Bokhchuud is trying to stand.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva lands a couple of good shots and Bokhchuud has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokhchuud grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. #CUT#The cut above Khuchtei Bokhchuud's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bokhchuud trying to get back to his feet but Silva is in full control for now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: WVT 162: Anderson v Ihantala
Date: Sep 23, 2023

#R1#
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Silva lands with a cross. #CUT#It looks like Bryan Gracie has been cut.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Gracie clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gracie after a bit of a struggle.
Silva is struggling to control the position.#TD#
Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gracie regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Gracie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Silva is defending well. Gracie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Silva has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gracie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Gracie!
Bryan Gracie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: WVT 156: Anderson v Torvik
Date: Sep 09, 2023

#R1#
Shutes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Shutes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Shutes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Shutes misses its target.
Silva misses the body punch
and Shutes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shutes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shutes counters with an inside leg kick.
Shutes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shutes.
A counter left hand to the body from Shutes misses its target.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shutes in his tracks.
Decent striking displayed by Shutes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a body punch
and Shutes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Shutes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Shutes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Shutes.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab. #T1#
Donk. Silva catches Shutes right on the button with a cross.
Shutes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shutes. Shutes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shutes lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Shutes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
A little feinted left hand from Shutes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shutes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shutes ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook.
Shutes looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Shutes. #T2#
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shutes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Shutes.
Shutes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shutes was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Shutes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva throws a body punch but Shutes moves out of range.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva scores with the left hand. Shutes knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shutes moves away.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shutes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shutes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A low kick from Shutes misses #TD2#
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva. #T3#
Shutes has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shutes keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shutes keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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 wants to control from the top but Shutes keeps moving.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Shutes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Shutes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva passes Shutes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shutes wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shutes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shutes manages to avoid it.
Shutes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Shutes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shutes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shutes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shutes.
Shutes avoids the body shot from Silva.
Shutes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shutes misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Shutes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Shutes misses with a wild combination. #T1#
Shutes lands with a cross.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Shutes counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shutes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva stuns Shutes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shutes is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shutes moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Shutes. Those never looked like landing.
Shutes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shutes takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shutes.#T2#
Silva misses with a hook.
Shutes slips under a jab.
Shutes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shutes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shutes moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva moves out of range as Shutes throws a body kick.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Shutes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva swings for the body but Shutes moves out of range.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Shutes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shutes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Shutes throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Shutes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T3#
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Shutes's head but Shutes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shutes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shutes works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva takes a swing at Shutes's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Shutes tries to counter by clinching up but Silva breaks away and moves out of range.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Shutes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shutes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Shutes feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Shutes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wesley Shutes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva with a hook.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
enabling Shutes to counter with a crisp jab.
Shutes slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shutes counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Silva moves out of range as Shutes throws a body kick.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shutes.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva swings for the body but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shutes misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
Shutes thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Shutes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shutes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shutes feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
A jab from Silva misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Shutes dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Shutes lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Shutes counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva swings for the body but Shutes moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shutes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD2#
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shutes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva working away.#SUB2#
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Shutes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Shutes regains half guard.
Shutes wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Shutes trying to control here.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shutes tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shutes is trying to control but Silva passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Shutes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shutes seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shutes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Shutes defends.
Silva trying to control the position but Shutes is working away.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva trying to control the action but Shutes is working from the bottom.
Shutes is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike. #T3#
Silva trying to control the action but Shutes is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Silva goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Shutes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Silva but great work by Shutes.
Shutes controlling the position from side mount.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shutes's best efforts.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Shutes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is looking to control Shutes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Shutes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T4#
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing Shutes from advancing position.
Silva wants to control but Shutes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shutes wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Shutes wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Shutes is very close to passing his half guard.
Shutes not doing much here.
Shutes wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shutes looking to pass the guard.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shutes's guard. #REVB#

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Silva!
Our winner, Alex 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: WVT 144: San v Souza
Date: Aug 18, 2023

#R1#
Silva throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
Silva misses with a right hand
letting Schultz counter with a right hand.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schultz.
Schultz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a jab when Schultz was well out of range.
Schultz lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Schultz slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schultz under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Schultz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schultz looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Schultz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schultz on the side of the head.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Schultz. Those never looked like landing.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Schultz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Schultz throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Schultz counters with a leg kick. #TD2#
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schultz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schultz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva 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 throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Schultz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schultz's guard.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Schultz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Schultz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva controlling the action here.#T3#
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schultz keeps working. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Schultz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Schultz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
Schultz cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schultz with a nice cross.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Schultz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Schultz moves away and avoids it.
Schultz looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Schultz.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.
Schultz wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Schultz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Schultz counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva slips a straight right by Schultz.
Schultz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schultz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schultz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
Schultz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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 Dutch Schultz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Schultz scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Schultz throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
A nice leg kick from Schultz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Dutch Schultz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schultz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Schultz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Schultz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Schultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz avoids the body shot from Silva.
Schultz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Schultz slips the punch.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schultz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T1#
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Schultz.
Schultz slips a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Dutch Schultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schultz manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Schultz misses its target.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dutch Schultz is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Schultz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schultz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schultz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schultz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schultz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Schultz misses with a two punch combination.
Schultz lands an overhand right.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schultz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schultz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schultz. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T2#
Schultz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schultz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
Schultz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schultz defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Schultz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Schultz defends it well.
Schultz ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Schultz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Schultz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schultz looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schultz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schultz.
Schultz throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schultz.
A low kick lands for Schultz. #T3##TD2#
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Schultz is avoiding damage well.
Schultz parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Schultz to escape.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Schultz!
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva controlling his opponent. #T4##SUB2#
Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Schultz turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to sweep here but Schultz controlling him for the moment.
Silva pulls Schultz in close to prevent any damage.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Schultz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD2#
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schultz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva stays in close to Schultz's body and controls the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alex Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schultz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Schultz has wrist control.
Silva prevents Schultz from getting back to his feet. #SUB2#
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Schultz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Schultz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Schultz! #REVR#
Silva can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Schultz keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva holds on to Schultz's head and controls the position momentarily.
Silva tries to bench press Schultz off him but Schultz keeps the position. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is trying to control Schultz's posture but Schultz avoids it.
Silva tries to buck Schultz off but Schultz is having none of it.
Schultz wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Schultz off and has taken his back!#T3#
Schultz covering up well and avoiding damage. #SUB2#
Silva working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Schultz is doing well to defend. Silva seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Schultz is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WVT 133: West v Halli
Date: Jul 21, 2023

#R1#
Nimoy throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nimoy 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 misses with a body shot.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva jabs Nimoy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nimoy slips a jab from Silva.
Silva slips a straight right by Nimoy.
Nimoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Nimoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Nimoy misses.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nimoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nimoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes 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.
Nice jab there from Nimoy.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nimoy 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.
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 shot to the body.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Nimoy slips the punch.#T1#
Silva shoots for a takedown but Nimoy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Nimoy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Nimoy should have avoided that one.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Nimoy slips a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Nimoy blocks it.
Silva moves away from the strike by Nimoy.
Silva works Nimoy's body with a nice hook.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Nimoy had a free shot at his head there.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nimoy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Nimoy gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Leonard Nimoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Nimoy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nimoy, as that shot connected.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Nimoy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leonard Nimoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Nimoy, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Nimoy against the cage but Nimoy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nimoy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nimoy.
Nimoy throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Nimoy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva misses the body punch
and Nimoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoy.
Nimoy is looking to counter punch.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Nimoy's head but Nimoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva swings for the body but Nimoy moves out of range.
Silva takes a swing at Nimoy's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Nimoy misses its target.
Nimoy feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Nimoy looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Nimoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nimoy lands a slapping body shot.
Silva looks winded!
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Nimoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Nimoy counters with a left to the body.
Nimoy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to move into range but Nimoy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nimoy connects with a single shot there.#ROC#Silva is rocked!
Nimoy connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Silva covering up! Nimoy comes in with a big uppercut and Silva goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leonard Nimoy!

Event: WVT 120: Hussein v Haudegen
Date: Jun 23, 2023

#R1#
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Wolf scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wolf cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wolf.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolf doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolf lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.#TD#
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wolf did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Silva is looking to advance position but Wolf won't allow it.
Silva wants to control but Wolf is keeping him busy. #T1#
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva trying to control the action but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Silva winds up and cracks Wolf with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Wolf is defending well.
Silva prevents Wolf from improving his position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva wants to control but Wolf is keeping him busy.
Wolf wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva working Wolf over with strikes.
Wolf is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva is taking a breather. Wolf says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva working over Wolf with some ground and pound. Wolf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wolf avoiding damage under a succession of punches 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.
Silva controlling the action here. #T3#
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva thows a huge punch but Wolf dodges it nicely.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolf looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Wolf really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Silva is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wolf is trying to escape and Silva transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wolf is forced to tap! Nice work there by Silva! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 99: Simone v Halsti
Date: May 05, 2023

#R1#
Silva with a nice cross.#TD#
Silva gets caught napping as Sanchez dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
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.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva has Sanchez pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanchez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanchez's back!
Silva controls the action.
Silva scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots. #T1#
Silva scores with punches to the body.
Sanchez rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position. #SUB2#
Silva looking for the choke but no joy.
We've been hearing good reports from Sanchez'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 controlling the position well here. Sanchez rolled but Silva kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Sanchez rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
Sanchez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sanchez's face.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Sanchez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#CUT2#It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away. #T2#
Sanchez regains half guard.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva passes Sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#CUT2#Jesus Sanchez's cut is getting worse.#T3#
Silva trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanchez 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Silva passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Sanchez trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Silva 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.
Sanchez manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD2#
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez looking to control.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Silva stands and throws Sanchez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T2#
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.
Sanchez tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Sanchez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva lands a few punches from side control.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T3#
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Sanchez from advancing to side control.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez is trying to keep Silva in close. #T4#
Silva is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva postures up.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanchez's guard.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Sanchez defends it.
Sanchez wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Silva cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva cracks Sanchez with a good jab.#TD2#
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Silva 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. #SUB#
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T1#
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Sanchez 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!
Sanchez has the hooks in. Silva is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #SUB#
Sanchez has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Silva! Can he survive? No! He's out! Sanchez gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jesus Sanchez!
Jesus Sanchez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: WVT 93: Mahogany v Ignatov
Date: Apr 21, 2023

#R1#
Jones tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD#
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Jones wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva controlling Jones's posture.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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. #REVB#
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva stalling. #T1#
Jones keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
We've been hearing good reports from Jones'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.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva lands a heavy elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Kevin Jones has been cut.
Silva looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.#CUT2#Kevin Jones's cut is getting worse.#T2#
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #CUT2#Kevin Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?#CUT2#Jeez, Kevin Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: WVT 85: Machado v Torvik
Date: Mar 25, 2023

#R1#
Nimoy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nimoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nimoy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Nimoy's head. #CUT#It looks like Leonard Nimoy has been cut.
Silva misses with a hook. Nimoy ducked under it nicely.
Nimoy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva misses with a straight right. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
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 fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva scores with punches from side control. #SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura but Nimoy is defending well.
Nimoy is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Nimoy 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB#
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Nimoy is defending well.
Silva wants to control but Nimoy is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva controlling the position.
Silva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Silva is putting a hurting on Nimoy here, landing some big shots from side control.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nimoy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#T2#
Nimoy is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Nimoy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nimoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nimoy keeps working.
Nimoy is looking to reverse the position.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#SUB#
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Nimoy is defending well.
Silva landing strikes.
Silva working the strikes but Nimoy uses the opportunity to regain half 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.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3#
Silva is keen to just control but Nimoy is a slippery customer.
Nimoy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Nimoy is not content to let Silva control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva is thwarting Nimoy's attempts to control the position.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.#SUB#
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Nimoy is defending well. #SUB#
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Nimoy is defending well. #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.#SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nimoy is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva prevents Nimoy from standing back up.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Nimoy defending well.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Nimoy's cut.
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#
Nimoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nimoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nimoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nimoy! But no joy.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Nimoy.
Nimoy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Nimoy does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nimoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nimoy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nimoy can do to turn this around?
Nimoy misses with the combination. #T1#
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Nimoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nimoy avoids the body shot from Silva.
Nimoy is looking for the big counter here.
Silva with a hook.
Nimoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Nimoy moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Nimoy off the cage and back into range.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Nimoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nimoy throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimoy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Nimoy's head but Nimoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva takes a swing at Nimoy's ribcage but misses.
Nimoy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nimoy counters with a straight right hand.#TD#
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Nimoy's guard.
Nimoy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nimoy is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike. #T3#
Nimoy stops Silva from passing to mount. #SUB#
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva wants to control but Nimoy is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nimoy, who protects the arm well.
Nimoy trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nimoy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva working the head with strikes. #SUB#
Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nimoy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Nimoy!
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva wants to control the position but Nimoy says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva seems keen to control Nimoy's posture.
Silva wants to sweep here but Nimoy controlling him for the moment.
Silva pulls Nimoy in to control the 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 Alex Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonard Nimoy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nimoy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nimoy throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alex Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Nimoy slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nimoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Nimoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy connects with a single shot there.
Nimoy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Nimoy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Nimoy looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well. #T1#
Nimoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Nimoy's head but Nimoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Nimoy counters with a straight right hand.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nimoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nimoy avoids the body shot from Silva.
Leonard Nimoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Nimoy moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Nimoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nimoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nimoy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nimoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva walks into a jab.
Leonard Nimoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Nimoy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Nimoy shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nimoy avoids the body shot from Silva.
Nimoy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Nimoy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nimoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nimoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nimoy lands with a cross.
Nimoy lands the left hand.
Nimoy lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimoy manages to avoid it.#T3#
Silva takes a swing at Nimoy's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Nimoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Nimoy counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Nimoy digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Nimoy.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nimoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nimoy lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Nimoy counters with a left to the body.
Silva misses with a body punch #KD2#
and Nimoy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Silva! Nimoy lets Silva back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimoy works Silva's body with a nice hook.#T4#
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Nimoy drops Silva with a straight right hand, right on the button! Nimoy follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Nimoy!

Event: WVT 75: Tchusuk v Knox
Date: Feb 25, 2023

#R1#
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.#TD#
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Gracie 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 seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there. #T1#
Silva has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Silva wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs. #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.#SUB#
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.#SUB#
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie controlling the action here. #SUB2#
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily. #T3##SUB#
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage. #SUB#
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Gracie's back. He's all about the action.#SUB#
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #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.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Gracie is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Silva rolls with it to try and escape but Gracie cranks on the arm and Silva is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Gracie!
Bryan Gracie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: WVT 68: Edwards v Ignatov
Date: Feb 03, 2023

#R1#
Silva swings for the body but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Silva swings for the body but Jarvinen moves out of range.
We've been told by Jarvinen's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarvinen is just out of range.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Jarvinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarvinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jarvinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Jarvinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Jarvinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jarvinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Jarvinen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva moves out of range as Jarvinen strikes.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Jarvinen moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvinen manages to avoid it.#CL#
Jarvinen closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Jarvinen misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
Jarvinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Jarvinen.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Jarvinen avoids the damage to the body.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Jarvinen pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jarvinen.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Jarvinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Jarvinen misses with some punches. #T2#
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jarvinen lands a left hand.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jarvinen as Silva tries to tie him up.
Jarvinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva presses Jarvinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Jarvinen fails to land.
A short uppercut from Silva.
A right hook to the body lands for Jarvinen.
A short right from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Jarvinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarvinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Jarvinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jarvinen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Arto Jarvinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Jarvinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jarvinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva takes a swing at Jarvinen's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Jarvinen clinches with his opponent.
Jarvinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jarvinen tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Jarvinen blocks an uppercut.
Jarvinen misses with some punches.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jarvinen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Jarvinen moves away and avoids it.
Jarvinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.#T4#
Jarvinen drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva takes a swing at Jarvinen's ribcage but misses.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvinen manages to avoid it.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Jarvinen jabs at Silva's body.
Silva misses with a right hand #CL#
and Jarvinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good body shot from Jarvinen.
Silva looks winded!
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy. #TD2#
Silva gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarvinen controlling the position well.
Silva throwing shots but Jarvinen is blocking nicely.
Silva is pressing down on Jarvinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jarvinen is holding on for now.
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 Arto Jarvinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Jarvinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jarvinen throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Jarvinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Jarvinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Silva tries to get set, Jarvinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jarvinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jarvinen with a hook.
Jarvinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a body punch but Jarvinen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jarvinen.
Silva misses with a body shot.
As Silva tries to get set, Jarvinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Jarvinen slips a straight right by Silva.
Jarvinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Jarvinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jarvinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Jarvinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jarvinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jarvinen lands an uppercut, right on the button! Silva tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arto Jarvinen!
A relieved looking Arto Jarvinen 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: WVT 63: Narushima v Knox
Date: Jan 14, 2023

#R1#
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Immanuel looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
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.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Immanuel.
Immanuel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Immanuel.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Immanuel gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT2#It looks like Yeshua Immanuel has been cut.
Immanuel throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva scores with a nice strike.#ROC2#Immanuel is rocked!
Silva digs a good hook to Immanuel's body.
Oh Immanuel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva finds Immanuel's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Immanuel flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Silva lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Immanuel will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Yeshua Immanuel stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my coaches, sorry I came up short. Great game plan by my opponent. It was his night tonight. '.

Event: WVT 55: McDonald v Veainu
Date: Dec 16, 2022

#R1#
Silva takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses.
Carlos throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Carlos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlos 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 misses the jab.
Carlos throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Carlos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Carlos misses its intended target.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carlos wants it to stay on the feet.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
Carlos ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right. #T1#
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Carlos. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlos cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Carlos counter with a right hand.
Carlos 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.
Carlos throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carlos has time to react.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carlos sprawls well. Carlos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva misses with a hook
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos connects with a single shot there.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlos counters with a straight right hand.
Carlos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Carlos shows good takedown defense.
Carlos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Carlos finds it's way through Silva's defenses. #TD2#
Carlos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Carlos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Carlos is proving a slippery customer.
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##T3##SUB#
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva working over Carlos with some ground and pound. Carlos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carlos is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlos 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.#SUB#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Carlos is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carlos gets full guard.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carlos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Carlos blocks nicely.
Carlos is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom.
Carlos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva wants to control from the top but Carlos keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos 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#
A cross from Carlos lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Carlos.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlos tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlos to the ground. Carlos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carlos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Silva.
Carlos raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Carlos scores with a nice strike.#TD#
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Carlos!

Carlos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos throws a hook but Silva blocks it.#T1#
Carlos lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva connects with the punch.
Carlos swinging wildly here.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Carlos 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 doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Silva looking to control.
Carlos is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carlos 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 working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Carlos is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Carlos stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Carlos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. #T3#
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlos passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Carlos is looking for a kimura here.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #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.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Carlos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Carlos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carlos.
Carlos slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Carlos moves away from the strike by Silva.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos with the inside leg kick.
Carlos throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
Carlos lands with a good body shot.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Carlos counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Carlos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carlos avoids it really well and circles away.
Carlos lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.#TD#
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carlos quickly recovers to half guard.
Carlos wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carlos gets back to full guard.
Carlos controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Carlos has wrist control.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carlos is keeping the position for now.
Carlos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #T2#
Carlos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carlos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard. #REVB#
Carlos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Carlos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlos's guard. #REVR#
Silva advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos is trying is best to control the position here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Carlos trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlos keeps working.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3#
Silva working Carlos over with strikes.
Carlos controlling the position for now.
Silva prevents Carlos from improving his position.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Carlos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Carlos wants to control but Silva is keeping busy. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carlos tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlos keeps working.
Silva prevents Carlos from improving his position.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva slips a nice elbow through Carlos's hands, connecting with Carlos's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Carlos.
Well Carlos 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 48: Picklesbly v S.Sitsong
Date: Nov 24, 2022

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Wellington. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Wellington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Wellington.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva moves out of range as Wellington throws a body kick.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva cracks Wellington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva cracks Wellington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wellington was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.#TD#
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wellington is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ROC#Wellington is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Wellington quite badly. Wellington pulls Silva in close trying to recover. Silva postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Wellington on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Wellington doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: WVT 41: Motts v Veainu
Date: Oct 26, 2022

#R1#
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panayotov manages to avoid it.
Silva swings for the body but Panayotov moves out of range.
It seemed like Panayotov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panayotov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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'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 lands an overhand right.#CUT#It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut.
Silva cracks Panayotov with a hook to the temple - Panayotov is on wobbly legs here! Silva swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Panayotov falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Silva wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alex Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WVT 35: Honda v Smith
Date: Sep 28, 2022

#R1#
Silva takes a swing at Kraag's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Kraag is just out of range.
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Kraag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lands a nice hook to Kraag's body. Kraag takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kraag closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva swings for the body but Kraag moves out of range.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Kraag counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kraag just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kraag.
Kraag swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kraag.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraag tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kraag stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kraag misses with a looping left.
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.
Kraag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Kraag avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kraag.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Kraag ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kraag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kraag is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.
Kraag misses with a body shot.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kraag connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Kraag blocks a jab.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kraag uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Kraag tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kraag.
Kraag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kraag counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kraag scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kraag.#T2#
Silva avoids the body shot from Kraag.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kraag moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lands a jab to Kraag's midsection.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kraag slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kraag counter with a right hand.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Kraag counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Kraag had a free shot at his head there.#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kraag works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kraag sprawls and moves away.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Kraag counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3#
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kraag misses the target.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Kraag is quick to defend against it.
Kraag lands a jab.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Kraag misses the body punch #TD#
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silva controls the position.
Kraag is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kraag keeps working.
Kraag is looking for a sweep.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kraag down. #T4##SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura but Kraag is defending well.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
Kraag tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Kraag is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kraag is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Kraag tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Kraag manages to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to control but Kraag is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Kraag actively working from the bottom here.
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 Alex Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Kraag has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #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.#SUB2#
Kraag 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.
Kraag not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Kraag looking to control.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Kraag working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Kraag is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva stands and throws Kraag's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1##SUB#
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Kraag is defending well.
Silva working away.
Silva looks up at the clock and then as Kraag takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Silva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kraag is being controlled here.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kraag keeps working.
Silva is working Kraag over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva working away.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kraag keeps working.
Kraag regains half guard.#SUB2#
Kraag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Kraag actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Silva there. #T2##SUB2#
Kraag is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.#SUB2#
Kraag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kraag is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Kraag looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is thwarting Kraag's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura but Kraag is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Kraag trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Kraag is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Kraag looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Kraag is defending well. #T3#
Silva wants to take a breather but Kraag is having none of it. #SUB2#
Kraag is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kraag is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Kraag's hands, connecting with Kraag's forehead.
Silva working over Kraag with some ground and pound. Kraag looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Kraag wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kraag manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Kraag is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Silva is sitting in close to Kraag's body. Kraag has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Silva is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Silva is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kraag.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Desi Kraag!
Our winner, Desi Kraag, 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: WVT 28: West v Hawthorne
Date: Aug 28, 2022

#R1#
Silva punishes Marley's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marley throws out the jab.
Marley connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Marley catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marley wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Marley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#TD#
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marley is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva is pressing down on Marley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marley is holding on for now.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Marley defends it.
Marley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Marley is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Marley is defending the position. #ES2#
Marley has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Silva is on him like a limpet, forcing Marley back against the cage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva taking a breather.#BC2#
Marley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Marley - just one landing.
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Marley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Marley connects with a single shot there.
Marley thumps Silva with a low kick.
Marley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley scores with a hook.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Marley misses with a leg kick.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Marley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Marley ducks down to avoid it.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva is looking to wear down Marley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T3#
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Marley with a nice cross.
Marley slips a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Marley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Marley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Marley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley.
Marley lands a jab to the nose.#TD#
Marley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Marley manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Marley.
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva is breathing heavily.#T4#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.
Still in the clinch, Marley scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Marley.
Marley lands an elbow inside.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marley crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Marley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marley scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
A hook to the body from Marley.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw! #BC2#
Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #KD2#
Marley sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marley is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Marley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Marley lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crunch! Marley slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Marley scores with a jab to the head.
Marley lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Silva up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Marley from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Silva's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Marley!
A victorious Ezekiel Marley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: WVT 25: Ihantala v McDonald
Date: Aug 14, 2022

#R1#
Ferguson blocks a jab.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
Ferguson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Ferguson's ribs.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva misses with a right hand
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab. #KD#
Ferguson cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ferguson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Silva to stand back up!#ROC#Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Silva up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ferguson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Silva's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khabib Ferguson!
Khabib Ferguson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: WVT 18: Halo v Knox
Date: Jul 20, 2022

#R1#
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Silva cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Silva misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes stops a takedown attempt from Silva. #TD#
Silva has hold of one of Barnes's legs. Barnes is fighting the takedown attempt but Silva gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva winds up and cracks Barnes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva content to control rather than advance. #T1#
Barnes is not content to let Silva control the position.
Barnes wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is trying to control. Barnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barnes is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T2#
Barnes is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva working Barnes over with strikes here.
Barnes is looking to get to half guard.
Barnes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Alpha Brasil that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
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 looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
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#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura here. #T3#
Silva lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Barnes is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Barnes trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up. #SUB#
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barnes pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Barnes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barnes is trying is best to control the position here. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Barnes looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working Barnes over with strikes.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard. #ROC#Barnes is rocked!
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnes is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva controlling the pace.
Silva lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Barnes quite badly. Barnes pulls Silva in close trying to recover. Silva postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Barnes on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Barnes doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Silva!
A relieved looking Alex 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: WVT 12: Granger v McDonald
Date: Jun 26, 2022

#R1#
Mountain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD2#
Mountain gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Mountain manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Mountain counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing. #CUT2#It looks like Tauski Mountain has been cut.#KD#
Nice combo by Mountain! Oh, that's hurt him - Silva falls to the canvas and Mountain follows him into side control.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Mountain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva keeps Mountain under control for a moment.#T1#
Silva is trying to control Mountain's posture but Mountain avoids it.
Mountain tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mountain looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva is controlling Mountain's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mountain is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T2#
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 moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mountain has passed into side control.
Mountain working away.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T3#
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mountain is working away from the top position though.
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing Mountain from advancing position.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Mountain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mountain tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mountain is one step ahead there.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot #KD#
and Mountain counters with a left hand that sends Silva to the canvas!
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Mountain 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 looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tauski Mountain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tauski Mountain'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#
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tauski Mountain is winning the standup battle so far.
Mountain staying out of range there.
As Silva looks to move away, Mountain throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mountain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mountain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Mountain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mountain moves away from the strike by Silva. #TD2#
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mountain was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Mountain scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a looping right.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.
Silva throws a shot to the body. #T1##TD2#
Mountain gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva pushes down on Mountain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mountain is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mountain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Mountain is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva prevents Mountain from improving his position.#SUB2#
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mountain has managed to free his arm - good work. #T2#
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Mountain is working away.
Mountain wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Mountain is trying to control but can't.
Silva is keen to just control but Mountain is a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mountain doesn't seem bothered though. #TD2#
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Mountain's guard.

Mountain kicks Silva off and gets to his feet. #T3#
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A cross from Silva lands.#TD2#
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mountain's guard.
Mountain trying to control the position here.
Mountain keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Mountain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Mountain wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES#
Mountain has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Mountain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva lands a nice hook to Mountain's body. Mountain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mountain misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Mountain's ribs.
Mountain missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mountain scores with a jab to the head.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Mountain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tauski Mountain's cut.
That's time! Mountain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Mountain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mountain staying out of range there.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Mountain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva misses the body punch
and Mountain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Mountain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mountain was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mountain. Mountain obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva misses with a hook.
Mountain slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mountain fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
Mountain is looking to counter punch.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Mountain.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mountain manages to avoid it.
Tauski Mountain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1##KD#
Mountain catches Silva napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Silva to the canvas! #ROC#Silva is rocked!
Mountain is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Mountain finish him?
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Mountain has moved into half guard.
Mountain prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva trying to hold on to Mountain's head to control him but Mountain postures up.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Tauski Mountain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva wants to improve his position but Mountain is controlling well.
Silva wants to control the action here but instead Mountain manages to pass to full mount!
Silva tries to hold on but Mountain postures up.
Mountain controlling his opponent. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mountain wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Mountain controlling his opponent.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Mountain wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position. #T3#
Silva tries to roll over but Mountain keeps him under control.
Mountain controlling the pace.
Silva trying to hold on to Mountain's head to control him but Mountain postures up.
Silva is looking to improve his position. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva wants to control but Mountain is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely. #KD#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Mountain and Silva goes tumbling to the canvas! Mountain follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #CUT#It looks like Alex Silva has been cut.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Mountain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mountain is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Mountain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mountain trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
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.
Silva managing to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tauski Mountain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mountain 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tauski Mountain!
Tauski Mountain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 7: Hanayama v Tynkkynen
Date: Jun 05, 2022

#R1#
Maximus Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Maximus Jr gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Maximus Jr manages to retain guard.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maximus Jr keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Maximus Jr keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Maximus Jr keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maximus Jr wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maximus Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Maximus Jr, not yet. #T1#
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Maximus Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Silva is pulling down on Maximus Jr's head to control his posture.
Maximus Jr trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva continues to stall.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Maximus Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maximus Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is controlling Maximus Jr's posture.
Maximus Jr postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Maximus Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maximus Jr manages to avoid it.
A big right from Silva misses.
Maximus Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Maximus Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva stuns Maximus Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Maximus Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3##TD#
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maximus Jr 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 staying calm.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva landing a few strikes. #SUB#
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maximus Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva trying to control the action but Maximus Jr is working from the bottom.
Silva working away.#T4#
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike. #ROC#Maximus Jr is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr has been cut.
Maximus Jr wants to control but Silva postures up.
Maximus Jr is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
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You can see the frustration on Maximus Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maximus Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva is working Maximus Jr over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva throws an elbow but Maximus Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Maximus Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximus Jr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Silva tries to escape the position.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Maximus Jr misses with a head kick.
Maximus Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva is looking to wear down Maximus Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Maximus Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maximus Jr ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva lands a nice hook to Maximus Jr's body. Maximus Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maximus Jr.
Maximus Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva takes a swing at Maximus Jr's ribcage but misses.
As Silva backs off Maximus Jr throws a huge counter combo but Silva manages to avoid it all.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Maximus Jr misses with a body shot.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maximus Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maximus Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maximus Jr throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that Maximus Jr has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Maximus Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maximus Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maximus Jr manages to avoid it.#TD#
Maximus Jr gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Maximus Jr manages to retain guard.#SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva cracks Maximus Jr with a solid left hand.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maximus Jr seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.
Maximus Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Maximus Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Maximus Jr to see if he's OK.
Maximus Jr can't do much from the bottom 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.
Maximus Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maximus Jr preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maximus Jr keeps working.
Maximus Jr is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Silva wants to pass to mount but Maximus Jr is defending the position.
Maximus Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maximus Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Maximus Jr is keeping the position.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Maximus Jr.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva won't allow Maximus Jr to sweep him here.
Maximus Jr 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 controlling Maximus Jr's posture.#T4#
Maximus Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva is pulling down on Maximus Jr's head to control his posture.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maximus Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maximus Jr preventing the sweep.
Maximus Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maximus Jr.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Maximus Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maximus Jr throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Maximus Jr throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Maximus Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Maximus Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus Jr with a jab.
Silva throws a body punch but Maximus Jr moves out of range.
Maximus Jr ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maximus Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
Maximus Jr slips under a jab.
Maximus Jr lands with a right hand.
Maximus Jr 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.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Maximus Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maximus Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maximus Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a body punch but Maximus Jr moves out of range.
Silva throws a body punch but Maximus Jr moves out of range.
Maximus Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maximus Jr.
Despite the aggression on Maximus Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Maximus Jr. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Maximus Jr.
Maximus Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maximus Jr sprawls and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maximus Jr throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a jab when Maximus Jr was well out of range.
Maximus Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maximus Jr throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maximus Jr.#T3#
Maximus Jr walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Maximus Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#TD#
Silva shoots in and bounces Maximus Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control but Maximus Jr is working from the bottom.
Maximus Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Maximus Jr is controlling Silva's posture.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T4#
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maximus Jr keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maximus Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maximus Jr's guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Silva!
Alex Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.

Event: WVT 2: Puto v Svyatogor
Date: May 15, 2022

#R1#
Galute slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Galute at a distance.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galute manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Galute saw that one coming.
Silva leaves Galute with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva throws a hook but Galute blocks it.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Galute under the eye.
Galute closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.#CL2#
Galute clinches.
Galute wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva presses Galute against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Galute blocks with his arms. #TD#
Silva has Galute pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Silva pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Galute tumbling to the mat - Silva dives into Galute's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Silva wants to control from the top but Galute keeps moving.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Galute is keeping the position.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Galute keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2##SUB2#
Galute is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Galute is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Galute manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Galute's guard.
Galute is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Galute wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Alpha Brasil that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Galute keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T3#
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Galute.#SUB2#
Galute 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 lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Galute had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva wants to control from the top but Galute keeps moving.
Silva works over Galute with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T4#
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Galute's head.
Galute tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to control. Galute wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Galute actively working from the bottom here.
Galute has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Silva trying to control the action but Galute is working from the bottom.
Galute has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Galute has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Galute!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex 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#
Galute lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Galute to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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.
Silva has Galute pulled in close to control his posture.
Galute stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Galute cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Galute is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.#SUB2#
Galute is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galute won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva controlling Galute's posture.
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.
Galute stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T1#
Galute trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Galute must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Galute preventing the sweep.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galute can do to turn this around?
Galute postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Galute's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Galute working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva cracks Galute with a solid left hand.
Galute has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Galute's head.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2#
Galute looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Galute is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva pushing down on Galute's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Galute is working away.
Silva working over Galute with some ground and pound. Galute looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva prevents Galute from improving his position.#SUB2#
Galute actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Galute's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Galute.
Galute taking shots to the head.
Galute throwing hammer fists to the chest of Silva. What's that going to do exactly? #SUB#
Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Galute is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Galute wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva looking to control but Galute is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Galute takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Galute is in trouble! #T4#
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Galute hang on?
Silva lands a couple of good shots and Galute has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Alex 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.
Galute trying to control the action but Silva just sinks the hooks in.
Galute is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Silva off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Silva.
Silva has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Galute. #SUB#
Silva is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Silva avoiding Galute 's attempts to control his hands.
Silva has the hooks in. Galute is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Galute is trapped and Silva is scoring with shots to the head and body.
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. #KD#
Silva moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Galute goes down! Can Silva finish him!?#ROC#Galute is rocked!
Silva stands up over Galute, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Galute is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva trying to control but Galute is working from the bottom.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Galute's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Galute gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Silva points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Galute wakes up just in time to hear Silva thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: AWC 2022 - Round 6 B
Date: Apr 28, 2022

#R1##CL#
Bokhchuud closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bokhchuud.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Bokhchuud throws a head punch that misses.
Silva looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Bokhchuud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bokhchuud backwards.
Good body shot from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva prevents a body shot from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Bokhchuud working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT2#It looks like Khuchtei Bokhchuud has been cut.
Bokhchuud blocks a body shot from Silva.
Bokhchuud pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bokhchuud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bokhchuud misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bokhchuud tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bokhchuud missing with knees to the body.
Bokhchuud pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva wants a takedown.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Bokhchuud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva is trying to drag Bokhchuud to the mat but Bokhchuud just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bokhchuud landing knees to the body.
Bokhchuud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bokhchuud lands with a light punch inside.
Bokhchuud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Bokhchuud lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Bokhchuud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bokhchuuds head.
Bokhchuud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bokhchuud fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
Bokhchuud instigates a clinch.
Silva has Bokhchuud pressed against the cage. #T3#
Bokhchuud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bokhchuud lands a left hand.
Bokhchuud swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Bokhchuud avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bokhchuud throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bokhchuud.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bokhchuud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bokhchuud, against the cage.
Bokhchuud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva trying to stall but Bokhchuud improves his position.
Bokhchuud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bokhchuud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bokhchuud. #T4#
Bokhchuud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bokhchuud misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Bokhchuud.#TD2#
Silva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bokhchuud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Bokhchuud wants to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to take a breather but Bokhchuud is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva is trying to control. Bokhchuud wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bokhchuud is looking to escape.
Bokhchuud might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Khuchtei Bokhchuud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Bokhchuud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Bokhchuud saw that one coming.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Bokhchuud manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL#
Bokhchuud gets a clinch.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bokhchuud gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bokhchuud gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bokhchuud utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bokhchuud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to drag Bokhchuud to the mat but Bokhchuud just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bokhchuud looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Bokhchuud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud has scored more points in the clinch so far.#TD2#
Silva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bokhchuud can't fight it off and eventually Silva manages to take the fight to the floor. Bokhchuud looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES#
Bokhchuud uses the cage to get back to his feet. #T1##CL#
Bokhchuud moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Bokhchuud.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bokhchuud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bokhchuud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Bokhchuud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Bokhchuud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bokhchuud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bokhchuud prevents it.
Bokhchuud is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bokhchuud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?#T2#
Silva working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to work over Bokhchuud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Bokhchuud digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bokhchuud crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bokhchuud blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Bokhchuud controls his hands.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Bokhchuud manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bokhchuud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bokhchuud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva tries to work over Bokhchuud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bokhchuud avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bokhchuud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bokhchuud misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bokhchuud avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T3#
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bokhchuud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bokhchuud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to stall but Bokhchuud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bokhchuud trying to land knees to the body.
Bokhchuud blocks a body shot from Silva.
A short uppercut from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bokhchuud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud scores with a hook to the body.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud lands with a short shot to the head.
Bokhchuud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bokhchuud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bokhchuud lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bokhchuud lands a damaging elbow.
Bokhchuud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards. #T4#
Bokhchuud misses with a punch on the inside.
Bokhchuud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bokhchuud prevents it.
Bokhchuud with a knee to the head.
Bokhchuud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud misses with a knee to the head.
Bokhchuud misses with a punch on the inside.
Bokhchuud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Bokhchuud.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bokhchuud is keeping busy.
Bokhchuud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bokhchuud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bokhchuud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bokhchuud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Khuchtei Bokhchuud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Bokhchuud clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bokhchuud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bokhchuud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bokhchuud after a bit of a struggle.
Bokhchuud lands a damaging elbow.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Bokhchuud tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud blocking some punches.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bokhchuud throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bokhchuud is defending well.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bokhchuud is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bokhchuud down to the mat. Bokhchuud avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Bokhchuud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bokhchuud misses with a knee to the head.
Bokhchuud throws a head punch that misses.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bokhchuud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bokhchuud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Bokhchuud.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Bokhchuud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bokhchuuds head.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Bokhchuud controls the action.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Bokhchuud controls his hands.
Bokhchuud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bokhchuud prevents it.
Silva is working for takedown but Bokhchuud is calmly controlling the position for now.#T3#
Bokhchuud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bokhchuud lands a left hand.
Silva blocking some punches. #TD2#
Silva tightens his grip and picks Bokhchuud up, before dumping him to the ground. Bokhchuud manages to land in guard.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva stops Bokhchuud from standing up.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #ES#
Bokhchuud wriggles free and stands up. #T4#
Bokhchuud staying out of range there.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bokhchuud manages to avoid it.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva misses with a hook. Bokhchuud ducked under it nicely.
Bokhchuud seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bokhchuud closes the distance but Silva moves to the side #TD2#
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Bokhchuud fights it but they end up in 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!
Bokhchuud wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES#
Bokhchuud is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silva is working for takedown but Bokhchuud is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bokhchuud pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bokhchuud doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khuchtei Bokhchuud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bokhchuud, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
Khuchtei Bokhchuud made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.

Event: HFC 123 - Joad vs Petrov
Date: Feb 26, 2022

#R1##TD#
Roger closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Roger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Roger from controlling successfully.
Roger throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roger's guard. Nice move by Silva!#REVB#
Roger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Roger wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Roger being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Roger can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Roger is defending well.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Roger denies him.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Roger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Roger down.
Roger is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Punch Out Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Roger gets back to half guard.
Roger regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Roger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.#T2#
Roger looking to control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Roger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Roger 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. Oh but Roger is tightening it up a little... Silva has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Silva reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Silva taps out! Nice BJJ there by Roger!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jolly Roger!
After the big win, Jolly Roger made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: HFC 120 - Todd vs Soares
Date: Feb 05, 2022

#R1#
Silva throws the left hand but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon avoids the punch easily.
Silva misses with a left hand
enabling Jaxon Flaxon Waxon to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands with a shot to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #TD#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva is controlling Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands a couple of elbows.
Silva wants to sweep here but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Silva has his hands on Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's head, controlling the position.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva is trying to keep Jaxon Flaxon Waxon in close.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon preventing the sweep.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#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.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throwing strikes but missing.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves away.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Jaxon Flaxon Waxon to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Jaxon Flaxon Waxon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Silva misses.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
enabling Jaxon Flaxon Waxon to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva moves away from the strike by Jaxon Flaxon Waxon. #T4#
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva punishes Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon circles away easily
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands a jab to the head.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon swinging wildly here.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon scores with a hook.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nice body punch from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaxon Flaxon Waxon has time to react.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Jaxon Flaxon Waxon pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's shoulder, as Jaxon Flaxon Waxon tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely. #T1#
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves away.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva cracks Jaxon Flaxon Waxon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Silva swings for the body but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves out of range.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva cracks Jaxon Flaxon Waxon with a good jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaxon Flaxon Waxon as he connects with a hook.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon counters with a left to the body.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaxon Flaxon Waxon. Jaxon Flaxon Waxon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jaxon Flaxon Waxon rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva throws a body punch but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves out of range.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon slips a straight right by Silva.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is looking to counter punch.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses its target.
A big left from Silva misses.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva with a hook.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T3##TD2#
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon looking to control.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva is in close to Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva stands up over Jaxon Flaxon Waxon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T4#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva is keen to just control but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is a slippery customer.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is controlling Silva's trapped leg to prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
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 Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's ribs.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves away.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T1#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon manages to avoid it.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon manages to avoid it.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva trying to control the position but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is working away. #T2#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon prevents Silva from improving position.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is positioning himself 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 wants to control but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's face as Silva controls the position.
Silva working away.#T3#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon sneaks back into half guard.#SUB2#
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Silva is trying to control. Jaxon Flaxon Waxon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is not content to let Silva control the position.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva thows a huge punch but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon dodges it nicely.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva throwing shots but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is blocking nicely.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon slips a straight right by Silva.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jaxon Flaxon Waxon under the eye.#TD#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva wants to control the position but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Silva 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.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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 Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Well Jaxon Flaxon Waxon 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon!
A very excited looking Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon 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: HFC 114 Washington v Babinski
Date: Dec 18, 2021

#R1#
Rytina throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Rytina's head but Rytina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rytina was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Rytina saw that one coming.
Silva cracks Rytina with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Rytina's head but Rytina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rytina lands a jab to the nose.
Rytina has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.#CL#
Rytina pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rytina tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Rytina slowing the pace effectively.#TD2#
Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rytina regains guard immediately.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rytina trying to control the position here.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rytina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rytina working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva. #T1#
Rytina wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rytina is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rytina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva postures up.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Rytina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rytina looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Rytina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rytina stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rytina connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Rytina clinches.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rytina pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL#
Rytina closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rytina can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Rytina is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rytina has his back to the cage.
Rytina working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Rytina lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Rytina shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries for a takedown but Rytina manages to get underhooks.
Risto Rytina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Rytina lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Rytina trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to stall but Rytina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rytina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva works on Rytina's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rytina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rytina makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rytina stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rytina blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rytina letting Silva take a breather here.#T4#
Rytina misses with a knee strike.
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!
Rytina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rytina misses with a knee strike.
Rytina works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva blocks a body shot from Rytina.
Rytina blocks a body shot from Silva.
Rytina is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rytina down to the mat. Rytina avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Rytina drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage. #TD2#
Silva tightens his grip and picks Rytina up, before dumping him to the ground. Rytina manages to land in guard. #SUB2#
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Rytina slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.#REVR#
Rytina trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Silva throws a body punch but Rytina moves out of range.
Rytina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Rytina.
Rytina lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rytina.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rytina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rytina throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Rytina pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rytina jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Rytina does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rytina moves away.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Rytina.#T1#
Rytina lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Rytina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva swings for the body but Rytina moves out of range.
Silva misses with a hook
and Rytina counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Rytina lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Rytina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva moves away from the strike by Rytina.
Silva cracks Rytina with an open hand slap.
Rytina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rytina ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rytina works the jab nicely.
Rytina throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Rytina didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rytina trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva trying to control but Rytina is working from the bottom. #T2#
Rytina tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rytina is working hard here to advance position.
Rytina controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva wants to control from the top but Rytina keeps moving.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rytina haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Risto Rytina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a looping left.#T3#
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Rytina counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Rytina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws the left hand but Rytina avoids the punch easily.
Rytina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rytina ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Rytina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rytina takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rytina walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rytina. That one must have hurt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rytina as he avoids it easily.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Rytina wants to clinch.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL#
Rytina takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rytina stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva is working for takedown but Rytina is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rytina misses with a knee strike.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Rytina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rytina pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Risto Rytina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Rytina tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rytina prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Rytina.
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 Risto Rytina will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Rytina lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Rytina scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Rytina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rytina tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Rytina takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rytina throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a body punch but Rytina moves out of range.
Rytina thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rytina fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rytina wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Rytina rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Rytina is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rytina down to the mat. Rytina avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rytina throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range 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 scores with a hook.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
Rytina moves into the clinch.#T1##TD2#
Silva tightens his grip and picks Rytina up, before dumping him to the ground. Rytina manages to land in guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rytina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Rytina has wrist control.
Rytina looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rytina is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Rytina pushes a forearm under Silva's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Silva is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Risto Rytina!
Our winner, Risto Rytina, 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: HFC 109 - Bigg vs Washington
Date: Nov 13, 2021

#R1#
Rytina misses with a looping right.#TD#
Rytina gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rytina wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rytina's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rytina wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Rytina keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rytina's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rytina wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Rytina is working away.
Rytina is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T1#
Silva is pressing down on Rytina's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rytina is holding on for now.
Silva wants to control but Rytina is keeping him busy.
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva lands an elbow.
Rytina prevents Silva from moving into mount.
Rytina can't do much from the bottom here.
Rytina stops Silva from passing to mount.
Rytina struggling a bit here.
Rytina is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rytina can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva controlling from side mount. #T2#
Silva trying to control the position but Rytina is working away.
Rytina taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Rytina is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Rytina prevents Silva from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Rytina's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva trying to control the position but Rytina is working away.
Rytina taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Rytina is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rytina 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.#T3#
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rytina keeps working.
Rytina sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva is nestled in close to Rytina, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva wants to control but Rytina is keeping him busy.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Rytina is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rytina trying to control here.
Rytina 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!#SUB2#
Silva is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Rytina gets his way! #SUB2#
Silva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T4##SUB2#
Rytina is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Silva knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Silva for a finish.
Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva covering up well under a series of strikes from Rytina. #SUB2#
Rytina looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Rytina looking for the RNC.
Rytina is hanging on to Silva's back as he tries to escape. #SUB2#
Rytina is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Rytina defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Rytina takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rytina takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rytina throws a nice head kick!
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rytina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Rytina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice sprawl there from Rytina as Silva shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Rytina moves into the clinch.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rytina lands with a left to the head. #TD#
Silva wants the takedown. Rytina is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rytina's guard against the cage.
Silva trying to control but Rytina is working from the bottom. #T1##SUB2#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Rytina keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rytina looking to control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rytina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rytina manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
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.
Rytina being controlled here momentarily. #T2#
Silva looking to control.
Silva pulls Rytina in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Rytina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Silva keeping moving, preventing Rytina from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rytina wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rytina moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rytina feints a counter leg kick.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva jabs Rytina to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Risto Rytina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Rytina defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Rytina swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva takes a swing at Rytina's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rytina counters with a nice uppercut.
Alex Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Rytina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rytina ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Rytina saw that one coming.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Rytina looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Rytina moved out of range.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Rytina counters with a right hand to the body.
Rytina tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva scores with a hook.
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 Alex Silva 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!#R3#
Rytina throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rytina pinned against the cage. Rytina gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It seemed like Rytina was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rytina avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Rytina is just out of range.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Rytina counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva goes for a double leg but Rytina avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rytina continues to drive forward.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rytina after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva prevents a body shot from Rytina.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rytina is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rytina has his back to the cage.
Rytina holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.#T1#
Rytina works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rytina.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rytina stalling in the clinch.
Rytina lands a shoulder strike.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Rytina controls the action.
Rytina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Rytina working Silva over with knees to the body.
Rytina prevents a body shot from Silva.
Rytina using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rytina lands with a left to the head.
Rytina scores with a shoulder strike.
Rytina lands a knee to the body.
Rytina landing knees to the body.
Rytina using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rytina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rytina makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Risto Rytina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rytina crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Rytina pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rytina creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rytina scores with a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Alex Silva has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rytina pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Rytina.
Rytina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Rytina.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rytina - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Rytina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rytina lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rytina scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rytina trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rytina into the cage.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rytina gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T3#
Rytina trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rytina as Silva tries to tie him up.
Rytina landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rytina lands with a right to the head.
Rytina is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rytina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rytina manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Rytina.
Rytina landing knees to the body.
Rytina lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rytina is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rytina works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Rytina stalls.
Rytina landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rytina.
Rytina taking a breather.
Rytina is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rytina taking a breather.
Rytina lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva lands a right hand.
Rytina lands a knee to the body.
Rytina lands with a light punch inside.
Rytina utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rytina slowing the pace effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Risto Rytina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: HFC 104 - Sitsongrit vs Branko
Date: Oct 16, 2021

#R1#
Silva lands a jab to The Gaul's midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Gaul moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Gaul leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Gaul lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Gaul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
The Gaul tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been told by The Gaul's head coaches at OFFSEASON Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva looks to land a right hand but The Gaul moved out of range.#TD2#
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva taking a break here but The Gaul is having none of it and regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Gaul looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but The Gaul defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Silva throwing shots but The Gaul is blocking nicely.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #ES#
The Gaul pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from The Gaul.
The Gaul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Gaul.
The Gaul looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Gaul manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Jab by Silva.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #KD#
The Gaul drops Silva with a left and a right! Oh, Silva is hurt - The Gaul dives into side control looking to finish! #CUT#It looks like Alex Silva has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva is trying to control The Gaul's posture but The Gaul avoids it.
The Gaul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working. #T2#
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but The Gaul has control of the leg.
Silva wants to control but The Gaul is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva trying to hold on to The Gaul's head to control him but The Gaul postures up.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.#T3#
The Gaul is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva is pulling down on The Gaul's head. It's preventing any offense from The Gaul, at least for the moment.
Silva wants to sweep here but The Gaul controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but The Gaul is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Gaul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
The Gaul moves into the clinch.#BC#
The Gaul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Gaul as he jumps to the side.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#T4##CL#
The Gaul closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
The Gaul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Gaul misses with a series of wild punches.
The Gaul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva digs a good body shot into The Gaul's ribs.
The Gaul lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Gaul.
The Gaul leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crixus The Gaul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Silva misses with a hook.
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!
The Gaul 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.
The Gaul throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Gaul throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
The Gaul staying out of range there.
Crixus The Gaul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Gaul walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva throws a body punch but The Gaul moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Crixus The Gaul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A jab from Silva finds it's way through The Gaul's defenses.
The Gaul lands with a right hand.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
The Gaul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Gaul doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva looks to land a right hand but The Gaul moved out of range.
The Gaul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Gaul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target. #KD#
The Gaul lands a left and a right that sends Silva crashing to the canvas! The Gaul dives into mount looking to finish!#ROC#Silva is rocked!
The Gaul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Gaul controlling from mount.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can The Gaul finish him?
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva tries to lock up and control but The Gaul gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T1#
Silva is looking to improve his position but The Gaul isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva tries to hold on but The Gaul postures up.
The Gaul content just to control the position here.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but The Gaul has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
The Gaul tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva wants to hold on but The Gaul pushes him away.#T2#
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
The Gaul controlling his opponent.
Crixus The Gaul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Gaul can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Gaul trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?#T3#
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva wants to hold on but The Gaul pushes him away.
The Gaul controlling from the full mount.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva wants to control but The Gaul is having none of it.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva 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.#T4#
Silva trying to hold on to The Gaul's head to control him but The Gaul postures up.
Silva is looking for a sweep. The Gaul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but The Gaul is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but The Gaul is staying active.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
The Gaul will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Crixus The Gaul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Silva avoids the head kick by The Gaul.
The Gaul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
The Gaul wants to clinch.
The Gaul lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
The Gaul connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva looks to throw the jab but The Gaul is out of range.
The Gaul throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva cracks The Gaul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
The Gaul drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
The Gaul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
The Gaul throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #KD#
Oooh a lovely combination from The Gaul sends Silva down but not out. The Gaul dives into side control looking to finish.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva is trying to control The Gaul's posture but The Gaul avoids it.
The Gaul wants to stand but Silva is controlling his arm.
Silva holding on.#T2#
Silva tries to buck The Gaul off but The Gaul is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Silva is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but The Gaul is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The Gaul tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva tries to hold on but The Gaul pushes him away. #T3#
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva wants to control but The Gaul is having none of it.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
The Gaul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva working to try and regain half guard. #T4#
The Gaul controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but The Gaul is controlling well.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva trying to control the position.
The Gaul trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crixus The Gaul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Gaul 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crixus The Gaul!
After the fight, Crixus The Gaul was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: HFC 94 - Gardner vs Chunks
Date: Aug 29, 2021

#R1#
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it. #TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Young wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Young keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
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 stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Young looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Silva works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Young is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Young is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Young walks straight into a right hand from Silva - that's dropped him! Silva jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Young from any more punishment! Young complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alex Silva!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alex Silva thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: HFC 86 - KVDB vs Jahouli
Date: Jul 24, 2021

#R1#
Silva misses with a hook.
Bessant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bessant.
Bessant walks into a left hand.
Bessant defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva swings for the body but Bessant moves out of range.
Bessant is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Bessant.
Bessant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bessant.
Bessant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Silva catches Bessant right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva with a jab.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bessant was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt. #T1#
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Bessant counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bessant 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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bessant. #TD2#
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Bessant is looking to reverse the position.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bessant's legs.
Bessant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Bessant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bessant 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.
Bessant is not content to let Silva control the position.
Bessant is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bessant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
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!#SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura but Bessant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Bessant is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bessant tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Bessant trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Bessant is not content to let Silva control the position.
Bessant is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Bessant is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bessant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Silva winds up and cracks Bessant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Bessant trying to control here.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2#
Silva 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Bessant is defending the position.
Bessant keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T4#
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bessant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bessant trying to control from the bottom.
Silva is keen to just control but Bessant is a slippery customer.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bessant is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Bessant walks into a left hand.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Bessant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bessant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bessant defends it well.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bessant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bessant doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Bessant saw that one coming.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Bessant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Bessant ducks down to avoid it.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Bessant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Bessant's head.
Bessant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a jab to Bessant's midsection.
Silva digs a good body shot into Bessant's ribs.#T1#
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Bessant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bessant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Bessant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bessant cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Bessant counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Bessant counters with a two punch combo.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD2#
Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Bessant's guard.

Bessant wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Bessant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bessant wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Bessant. #T2#
Silva swings for the body but Bessant moves out of range.
Bessant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bessant counters with a nice body shot.
John Bessant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Bessant misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Bessant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Bessant on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Bessant counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Bessant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bessant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bessant takes one on the button.#T3#
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bessant went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Bessant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Bessant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva throws the left hand but Bessant avoids the punch easily.
Bessant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bessant avoids it really well and circles away.
Bessant is looking to counter punch.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bessant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bessant counters with a stiff right hand.
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 throws a body punch but Bessant moves out of range.
John Bessant is winning the standup battle so far.
Bessant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like John Bessant has been cut.#T4#
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a body punch but Bessant moves out of range.
Bessant went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a hook
and Bessant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bessant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Bessant throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva jabs at Bessant's body.
Silva slips a jab from Bessant.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bessant misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a hook. Bessant ducked under it nicely.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Bessant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bessant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bessant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 John Bessant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Silva takes a swing at Bessant's ribcage but misses.
Bessant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from Bessant. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bessant in his tracks.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bessant is looking to counter punch.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Bessant counters with a leg kick.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bessant tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bessant to the ground. Bessant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bessant counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Silva out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Bessant is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Bessant!
John Bessant was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: HFC 79 - Leifsson vs Mendoza
Date: Jun 19, 2021

#R1#
Silva misses with a left hand
and Randleman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Randleman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Randleman counters with a left to the body.
Randleman throws a body kick that misses.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva moves out of range as Randleman strikes.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva swings for the body but Randleman moves out of range.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Randleman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Randleman has knocked Silva down with a huge combo! Randleman steps away and waves a wobbly Silva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#It looks like Alex Silva has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Randleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Randleman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Randleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Randleman cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva tries to clinch but Randleman moves away
and Randleman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Randleman ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Randleman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva takes a swing at Randleman's ribcage but misses.
Randleman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Randleman looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.#TD#
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Randleman throws Silva to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Randleman swivels and escapes.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Randleman 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.
Randleman misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T2#
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Randleman misses with a low kick.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Randleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Randleman misses with a wild body shot.
Randleman connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws a hook but Randleman avoids it easily.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Randleman counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Randleman throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Randleman has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Silva is on him like a limpet, forcing Randleman back against the cage.#BC2#
Randleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Randleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.#T3#
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randleman moves away.
Randleman loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Randleman moves away and avoids it.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Randleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randleman throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Randleman counters with a big left hand that crumples Silva! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Randleman!
A very excited looking Randy Randleman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: BBFC 12
Date: Apr 24, 2021

#R1#
Silva takes a swing at Roger's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Roger 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.
Roger swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Roger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Roger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Roger is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva's coaches at Alpha Brasil have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Roger seems to be looking for submissions.
Roger prevents Silva from improving his position.
Roger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done. #T1#
Roger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roger pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roger tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full 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.
Roger tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Roger from controlling successfully. #T2#
Roger is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva managing to control the position.
Roger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roger is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard. #REVR#
Roger is trying to keep Silva in close.
Roger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##T3#
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roger is one step ahead there.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Roger from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva pulls Roger in close to prevent any damage.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roger trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva has Roger pulled in close to control his posture.
Roger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roger stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Roger trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roger being controlled here momentarily.
Roger throwing strikes but missing.
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#
Roger is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Roger is trying to get back to full guard.
Roger 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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to escape but Roger has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Silva just trying to survive but Roger is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Roger trying to control.#SUB2#
Roger working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jolly Roger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A lazy left from Roger finds it's target.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva takes a swing at Roger's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Roger saw that one coming.
Silva throws a hook but Roger avoids it easily.
Roger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Roger's head but Roger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Roger.
Roger with a nice cross.
Roger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Roger moves away and avoids it.
Roger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roger.
Roger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Jolly Roger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a jab when Roger was well out of range.
Roger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Roger moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Roger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.#TD#
Silva feints and as Roger raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#T1##SUB2#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Roger's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Roger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva 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.
Roger looking to control.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roger's head.
Roger throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Roger wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Roger tries to strike from the bottom.
Roger keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass. #T2#
Roger tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Roger's legs - danger averted.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Roger.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva won't allow Roger to sweep him here.
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.
Roger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roger keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #T3##SUB2#
Roger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Roger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Roger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Silva trying to control but Roger is working from the bottom.
Silva passes into half guard.
Roger trying to control from the bottom. #T4#
Roger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva working over Roger with some ground and pound. Roger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roger is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva working Roger over with strikes.
Roger is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Roger is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roger avoid being mounted?
Silva trying to control the pace.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva prevents Roger from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Roger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Roger as he connects with a hook.
Roger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva digs a good body shot into Roger's ribs.#TD#
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB#
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T1#
Silva distracts Roger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Roger is retaining full guard.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Roger is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva distracts Roger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Roger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roger working a defensive guard here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Roger keeps moving.
Roger wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment. #T2#
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 working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roger keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva stands up over Roger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roger wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Roger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roger is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Roger has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Roger trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer. #T3#
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roger can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Roger has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Roger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
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 Roger's temple. #ROC#Roger is rocked!
Roger trying to control here.
Roger is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva working over Roger with some ground and pound. Roger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roger is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?#T4#
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Roger seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Roger wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Silva celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Silva!
After the big win, Alex Silva made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: BBFC 8: MINISTER VS. STARDUST
Date: Mar 27, 2021

#R1#
Rico ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRico.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rico.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Jab from Rico.
Silva swings for the body but Rico moves out of range.
Rico looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rico slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Rico gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Rico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Rico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Rico closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rico's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Rico manages to break the clinch.
Rico ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva swings for the body but Rico moves out of range.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rico.
It seemed like Rico was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Rico tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the body from Silva misses #KD2#
and Rico counters with a crisp one two that drops Silva! Rico 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!
Rico loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King Rico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Rico is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Rico slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Rico just misses with a punch to the body.
Rico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rico on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut there from Rico.
Rico stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T2#
Rico takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Rico.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rico at a distance.
Rico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #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 throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rico works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rico pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rico keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Rico has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.#T3#
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Rico is retaining full guard.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva throws a strike but Rico avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rico keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva stays in close to Rico's body and controls the position. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rico being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Rico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rico.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex 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#
A swing and a miss from Silva.
A nice side step and Rico releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva swings for the body but Rico moves out of range.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Rico takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #TD#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half 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 trying to control the action but Rico is working from the bottom.
Rico blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Rico is defending the position. #T1#
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rico is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rico blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva lands a heavy elbow. #T2#
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Rico is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rico is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva trying to control but Rico is having none of it.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #T3##SUB#
Silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rico has worked his arm free - good work by Rico!
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rico prevents Silva from moving into mount.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rico is avoiding damage well.
Rico is looking for a sweep.
Silva trying to control the position but Rico is working away. #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 scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rico to see if he's OK.#SUB#
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rico is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
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. #SUB#
Silva is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Rico looks calm but he's in trouble here. Silva gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Rico is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Silva lets go of the hold and Rico can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: BBFC 3: Torres Vs. Leagatius
Date: Feb 20, 2021

#R1#
The Gaul misses with a body shot.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Gaul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Gaul.
The Gaul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Gaul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling The Gaul to counter with a crisp jab.
The Gaul takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but The Gaul slips the punch.
The Gaul lands with a nice body punch.
The Gaul lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Gaul scores with a punch to the head.
The Gaul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
enabling The Gaul to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva misses with a takedown
and The Gaul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Gaul just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
The Gaul cracks Silva with a good jab.#KD#
The Gaul cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can The Gaul finish him? #ROC#Silva is rocked!
Crixus The Gaul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Gaul scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can The Gaul finish him?
Silva loads up on a big right hand but The Gaul slips the punch.
The Gaul tries to counter by clinching up but Silva breaks away and moves out of range.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
The Gaul is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Gaul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Crixus The Gaul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
The Gaul throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Gaul lands with a nice body punch.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
The Gaul batters Silva with a massive right followed by a huge left! Silva is out on his feet looking like a zombie as The Gaul lands a final crushing right hand to drop Silva to the mat with a gruesome thud! The Gaul is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Crixus The Gaul!
Our winner, Crixus The Gaul, 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: BFC Fight Night 8
Date: Jan 22, 2021

#R1#
McDrippy tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.#TD#
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McDrippy wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
McDrippy is looking to improve his position.
McDrippy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McDrippy has managed to free his arm - good work.
McDrippy wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McDrippy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
McDrippy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McDrippy is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McDrippy is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold. #T1#
Ground and pound from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to control. McDrippy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McDrippy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McDrippy defends it well.
Silva is thwarting McDrippy's attempts to control the position.
Silva working over McDrippy with some ground and pound. McDrippy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva wants to pass the guard but McDrippy is defending well. #T2#
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB#
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but McDrippy is defending well.
Silva working over McDrippy with some ground and pound. McDrippy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.#ROC#McDrippy is rocked!
Silva lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt McDrippy quite badly. McDrippy pulls Silva in close trying to recover. Silva postures up and lands two really hard shots that put McDrippy on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but McDrippy doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Silva!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alex Silva waved his t-shirt featuring EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: BFC NEW YEARS BLOOD CEREMONY
Date: Jan 01, 2021

#R1#
Mataitai looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Mataitai slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Mataitai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mataitai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Mataitai gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mataitai gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Mataitai fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Mataitai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mataitai is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mataitai down to the mat. Mataitai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mataitai defends it nicely.
Mataitai scores with a nice right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Alex Silva has been cut.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries for a takedown but Mataitai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#T1##KD2#
Mataitai lands a big right hand that sends Silva crashing to the mat! Mataitai stays standing though and waves Silva back to his feet!#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Mataitai throws a pinpoint strike between Silva's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Silva crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Mataitai scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willy Mataitai!
Willy Mataitai made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.

Event: BFC SYNDICATE 5
Date: Nov 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman lands a right hook to the body.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Randleman counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Randleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randy Randleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Randleman is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Randleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Randleman as Silva shoots in.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Randleman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silva slips under a jab from Randleman.
Randleman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Randleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva looks winded!
Randleman is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Randleman shows good takedown defense.
Randleman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T1#
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Randleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Randleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Randleman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Randleman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#KD#
Randleman lands a big uppercut and Silva crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Silva looks OK. Randleman waves Silva back to his feet!#ROC#Silva is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Alex Silva has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Randleman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Randleman finish him?
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Randleman.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Randleman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva 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 doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Randleman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Randleman lands a brutal uppercut that launches Silva off his feet! Silva tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Randleman!
Randy Randleman retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble Randy Randleman misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: BFC Bloodbath 4
Date: Oct 02, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tammisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Tammisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Tammisto sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tammisto lands a nice shot to the body.
Tammisto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tammisto was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tammisto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tammisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tammisto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva trying to control but Tammisto is working from the bottom.
Tammisto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tammisto throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Tammisto 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva with a nice head shot there.#T2#
Silva stops Tammisto from standing up.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tammisto's head.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Tammisto.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Tammisto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva 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 postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.#T3#
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tammisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Tammisto has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tammisto 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.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T4#
Silva slips a nice elbow through Tammisto's hands, connecting with Tammisto's forehead.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #ROC#Tammisto is rocked!
Tammisto trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva thows a huge punch but Tammisto dodges it nicely.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tammisto looks a forlorn figure.
Tammisto is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva lands a big elbow - Tammisto is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Tammisto is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: BFC 20: Randleman Vs. Carver
Date: Sep 12, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Veena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Veena lands a jab to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Veena scores with a four punch combination!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Veena pinned against the cage. Veena gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Veena appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Veena circles away.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Veena sprawls well.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Veena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva fails with the takedown
and Veena counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Veena counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt. #T1#
Silva blocks a jab.
Veena lands a two punch combo.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Veena avoids it really well and circles away.
Veena is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD#
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Veena quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Veena can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva thows a huge punch but Veena dodges it nicely.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
Veena wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well. #T2#
Veena is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva thows a huge punch but Veena dodges it nicely.
Silva is taking a breather. Veena says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 Veena's temple.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T3#
Silva thows a huge punch but Veena dodges it nicely.
Veena taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Veena does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva working over Veena with some ground and pound. Veena looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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 working over Veena with some ground and pound. Veena looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Veena is defending the position.
Silva works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Silva.#T4#
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Veena but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Veena hang on?
Silva lands a heavy elbow. #ROC#Veena is rocked!
Veena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Silva! Veena is hurt baaadly! Silva is firing away with more strikes - Veena is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva 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: F&B 34: Izquierdo vs. Boaler 3
Date: Aug 02, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Heights as Silva shoots in.
Heights has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
A jab lands there for Heights.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Heights sprawls well.
Heights is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heights counters with a straight right hand.
Seelow Heights has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heights.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heights counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Heights sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Heights moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Heights counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Heights gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
It looked like Heights was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Heights and Silva are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Heights throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Silva into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Heights knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Seelow Heights!
A less than humble Seelow Heights misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: F&B 30: Lloyd vs. Bad Man 2
Date: Jul 05, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaler looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming. #CL2#
Boaler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Boaler jumps guard. #SUB2#
Boaler is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Boaler is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Boaler keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Boaler working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily. #SUB2#
Boaler 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.#T1#
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boaler's head.
Silva trying to control but Boaler is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Boaler working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Boaler has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Boaler has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Silva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Boaler has tightened it up now! Silva should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jonathan Boaler!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jonathan Boaler waved his t-shirt featuring MKFC 's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: F&B 27: Boaler vs. Izquierdo 2
Date: Jun 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant lands with a shot to the body.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bryant counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Silva forces Bryant back against the cage and clinches.
Bryant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Bryant.
Bryant gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Bryant is controlling him.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bryant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bryant misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bryant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva moves away from the strike by Bryant.
Bryant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bryant takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Bryant has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.#TD#
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bryant's guard.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bryant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.#T2#
Silva is fighting to break Bryant's control of his arms but Bryant is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bryant looking to control.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryant is keeping the position for now.
Bryant being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom. #T3#
Bryant seems keen to control Silva's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bryant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bryant looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryant, not yet.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Bryant's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva pushing down on Bryant's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bryant wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T4#
Bryant is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 Alex Silva will probably get the nod.
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#
A head kick by Silva misses
and Bryant counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva goes for a double leg but Bryant avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bryant continues to drive forward.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.#TD#
Silva drives through with a takedown into Bryant's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva prevents Bryant from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Bryant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Silva preventing the sweep. #T1#
Silva trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryant.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bryant but Bryant pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD#
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bryant was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bryant seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bryant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #T2#
Silva cracks Bryant with a solid left hand.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bryant is looking for a sweep.
Bryant wants to control but Silva postures up.#T3#
Silva wants to control but Bryant is keeping him busy.
Bryant taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva moves into full mount!
Bryant is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.#CUT#It looks like Colby Bryant has been cut.
Bryant taking shots to the head. #ROC#Bryant is rocked!
Silva lands a big shot to the head and Bryant winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alex Silva!
A less than humble Alex Silva misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: F&BE 23- Pandemonium
Date: Apr 18, 2020

#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cormier throws out the jab. #TD#
Cormier gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva advances position into side control!
Silva landing strikes.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cormier!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormier really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome! #ROC#
Cormier is rocked!
Silva connects with a bit shot that sees Cormier covering up! More strikes from Silva and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Jon Cormier spoke after the fight, saying 'My thanks to the promotion. My opponent fought well. I know I lost this one. I know what I have to work on. I'll be back to fight again soon!'.

Event: Madness Clown Chaos 2020
Date: Mar 22, 2020

#R1#
Tarver throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Tarver definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Tarver shows good takedown defense.
Silva slips a jab from Tarver.
Tarver lands an overhand right.
Tarver misses with the combination.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tarver 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 slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Tarver. Beautiful body shot.
Tarver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarver misses the jab.
Tarver scores with a jab to the body.
Tarver moves into range and connects with a jab. #KD#
Tarver sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tarver is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Tarver comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Silva falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Silva was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damocles Tarver!
Damocles Tarver made sure to mention his sponsor, FIGHTSPORT Apparel™ in his post fight interview.

Event: The Island Season 10, 205 lbs, Round 2
Date: Feb 08, 2020

#R1#
Semenov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Semenov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Semenov lands the left hand.
Semenov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Semenov sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva. #TD#
Silva shoots in and bounces Semenov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Semenov is retaining full guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva postures up.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Semenov is retaining full guard.
Silva trying to control but Semenov is working 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.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Semenov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Semenov!#REVB##T1##SUB#
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Semenov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva managing to control the position.
Semenov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Semenov stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.#SUB#
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Semenov defends easily.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Semenov tries to pass.
Semenov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Semenov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Semenov postures up.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Semenov's guard. #REVR#
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Semenov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Semenov being controlled here, momentarily.
Semenov wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Semenov is wriggling around but Silva manages to pass to half guard.
Semenov is trying to stand.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva is nestled in close to Semenov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Semenov's head.
Semenov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Silva thows a huge punch but Semenov dodges it nicely. #T4#
Semenov is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva thows a huge punch but Semenov dodges it nicely.
Semenov tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Semenov is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##TD#
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Semenov was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva stays in close to Semenov's body and controls the position.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Semenov defending well though.
Silva thows a huge punch but Semenov dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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 trying to control the action in half guard but Semenov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Semenov wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #T1#
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Semenov's face.
Semenov tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Semenov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Semenov looks a forlorn figure.
Semenov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Semenov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Semenov blocking the ground and pound.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Semenov is looking to escape. #T2#
Semenov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva punching from mount but Semenov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Semenov manages to avoid easily.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva punching from mount but Semenov doing a good job of avoiding damage. #SUB#
Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Semenov is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Semenov is aware though and is defending well.
Silva is trying to keep Semenov in close.
Semenov preventing the sweep.
Semenov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SU2#
Semenov stands up from Silva's guard - Semenov perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3#
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Semenov had a free shot at his head there.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Semenov slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Semenov connects with a jab.
Semenov clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Semenov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Semenov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Semenov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Semenov connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Semenov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Semenov, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Semenov against the cage but Semenov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Semenov scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T4#
Silva looking to control but instead Semenov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Semenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Semenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva wants to take a breather but Semenov is having none of it.
Semenov wants to get back to full guard but Silva has mounted him!
Semenov is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Semenov can't escape the position.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#ES2#
Semenov somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A cross from Semenov lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kirill Semenov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Silva tries for a takedown but Semenov circles away easily
and Semenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Semenov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
No joy there for Semenov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Semenov connects with a body shot.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Semenov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Semenov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Silva shoots in and bounces Semenov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Semenov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Semenov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Semenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Semenov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #ES2#
Semenov scrambles and gets back to his feet. #CL#
Silva darts in and clinches Semenov up against the cage.
Semenov's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Semenov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Semenov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semenov scores with a jab to the head.
Semenov throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Semenov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Semenov cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Semenov counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva dives in and grabs Semenov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Semenov pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Semenov 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES2#
Semenov pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Semenov lands a body shot.
A jab from Semenov does it's job there.
Kirill Semenov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Semenov leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Semenov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Semenov connects with a nice looking jab.
Semenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Semenov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Semenov connects with a single shot there.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Semenov swivels and escapes.
Semenov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Semenov connects with a jab.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Kirill Semenov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Semenov to score with a decent uppercut.#TD#
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Semenov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Semenov's guard.
Semenov 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.
Semenov keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Semenov has wrist control.
Silva preventing the sweep. #ES2#
Semenov 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.#BC2#
Semenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Semenov scores with a hook.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Semenov.
Semenov clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Semenov lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Semenov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Semenov's waist but Semenov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Semenov defends well and Silva ends up having to push Semenov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Semenov tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Semenov to the ground. Semenov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Semenov feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Semenov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Semenov. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirill Semenov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Semenov 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Kirill Semenov!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kirill Semenov!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Kirill Semenov!

Kirill Semenov wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Kirill Semenov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: The Island Season 10, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: Feb 07, 2020

#R1#
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Bear sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bear wants to counter with a clinch but Silva pushes him away.
Bear stuffs the takedown.
Bear slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Bear wants to clinch.#TD#
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T1#
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Bear looking to control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Bear is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bear keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bear is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.
Silva works his way into side control. #SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura but Bear is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Bear's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bear dodges the ground and pound from Silva.#SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3#
Bear is letting Silva control him for a moment.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bear is trying to buck Silva off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bear is avoiding damage well.
Bear trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bear can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bear's legs.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T4#
Bear is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bear parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bear to escape.
Silva trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bear can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bear knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bear keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva works to advance to full mount. Bear defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bear holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Silva fails with the takedown.#CL2#
Bear pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Bear lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD#
Silva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bear is trying to keep an underhook but Silva manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bear trying to control here.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bear is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Bear bucks and avoids them well. #T1#
Silva looking to finish Bear with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bear!
Silva punching from mount but Bear doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bear wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Bear working to try and regain half guard.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bear is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage. #T2#
Bear wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Bear is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva punching from mount but Bear doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bear wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Bear really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bear blocking the ground and pound.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bear because Silva loaded up on that one. #T3#
Silva throwing strikes here but Bear is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva tries to push Bear's head away but Bear is holding on tight.#SUB#
Silva has hold of Bear's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bear manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva looking to control but Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva punching from mount but Bear doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva avoids the attempt from Bear to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#SUB#
Silva has hold of Bear's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bear manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bear wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Bear keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bear tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Bear manages to avoid easily.
Bear is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Bear is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt. #TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva tries to advance to mount but Bear denies him.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Bear defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Silva throwing strikes here but Bear is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bear 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 sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva punching from mount but Bear doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Bear is blocking nicely.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Bear is blocking nicely. #T1#
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bear because Silva loaded up on that one.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Bear bucks and avoids them well.
Bear holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Bear manages to avoid easily.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Bear blocking the ground and pound.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Bear bucks and avoids them well. #T2#
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Bear tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Bear holds on for dear life.
Bear is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Bear tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Bear bucks and avoids them well.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3##SUB#
Silva has hold of Bear's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bear manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bear is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Bear is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bear tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Bear is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva. #T4#
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Bear 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 here but Bear is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Bear is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bear tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bear is looking to escape.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Alex Silva!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Alex Silva!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Alex Silva!

Alex Silva wins by unanimous decision!
Alex Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 18, 2019

#R1#
Gonzales misses with a kick to the body.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Gonzales avoids it.
Gonzales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva leaves Gonzales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alex Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Gonzales .
Silva throws the left hand but Gonzales avoids the punch easily.
Gonzales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance. #TD2#
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gonzales thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gonzales prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Gonzales stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Gonzales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva managing to control the position.
Silva trying to control the position.
Gonzales 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 looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard. #REVR#
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gonzales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Gonzales is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gonzales is trying to keep Silva in close. #T3##SUB#
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gonzales manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Gonzales in his guard.#REVB#
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Gonzales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzales controlling from the top position.
Silva looking to control.
Gonzales trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonzales 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 keep a closed guard but Gonzales is proving a slippery customer.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzales 's guard. #REVR#
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzales .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is looking to stand up but Gonzales won't let him.
Gonzales looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzales , not yet.
Gonzales looking to control. #SUB2#
Gonzales working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.
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 Alex 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#
Silva tries for a takedown but Gonzales sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzales leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Gonzales shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Gonzales avoids it well and moves away.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales .
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Gonzales is quick to defend against it.#CL2#
Gonzales drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Gonzales manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Silva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gonzales can't fight it off and eventually Silva manages to take the fight to the floor. Gonzales looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Gonzales 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.
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 prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gonzales can't get the takedown. #TD#
Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silva tries to move to mount but Gonzales blocks the move with his legs. #T1##SUB#
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzales , who protects the arm well.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva wants to control but Gonzales is keeping him busy.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Gonzales 's head but Gonzales avoids it well.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva wants to stand but Gonzales is controlling his arm.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Gonzales is trying to improve his position.#T2#
Silva wants to control but Gonzales is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gonzales tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.#SUB#
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gonzales sees it coming and defends easily.
Gonzales trying to control from the bottom.
Gonzales is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzales is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonzales avoid being mounted?
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonzales does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gonzales trying to control here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva dives in and grabs Gonzales 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzales pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Gonzales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzales pulls out of a head kick attempt. #TD2#
Gonzales closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva trying to control but Gonzales postures up.
Gonzales is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva trying to control but Gonzales postures up.
Gonzales 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. #T4#
Silva is pressing down on Gonzales 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gonzales trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jese Gonzales has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Gonzales trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Gonzales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Silva trying to control but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
Gonzales trying to control the position here.
Gonzales looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jese Gonzales will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Gonzales tries to clinch up.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gonzales avoids it really well and circles away.#TD#
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Gonzales dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Gonzales is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva moves into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzales is looking to escape.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonzales 's face. #T1#
Gonzales tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva throws a sloppy strike and Gonzales uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Gonzales has ended up in Silva's guard.
Gonzales tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva controlling Gonzales 's posture.
Gonzales passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzales trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Gonzales is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Gonzales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gonzales trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to control the position but Gonzales postures up.
Gonzales wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Gonzales content to stall in guard here.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzales trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is pulling down on Gonzales 's head to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3#
Gonzales works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Gonzales 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzales is one step ahead there.
Gonzales trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Gonzales looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzales , not yet.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Gonzales is blocking nicely. #T4#
Silva prevents Gonzales from improving his position.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzales 's head.
Gonzales is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva wants to control but Gonzales is keeping him busy.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva stops Gonzales from getting back to his feet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 14, 2019

#R1#
Shepkin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shepkin throws a head kick that misses.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD#
Shepkin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shepkin lands in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to control but Shepkin is working from the bottom.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva wants to control from the top but Shepkin keeps moving.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva trying to control but Shepkin is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shepkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #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 passes Shepkin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shepkin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva thows a huge punch but Shepkin dodges it nicely.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva is looking to advance position but Shepkin won't allow it.
Shepkin is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Shepkin defends it.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Shepkin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Shepkin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Shepkin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva trying to control the action but Shepkin is working from the bottom.
Shepkin wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shepkin trying to control here.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shepkin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 trying to control the action in half guard but Shepkin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shepkin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shepkin!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Shepkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shepkin as he avoids it easily. #TD2#
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shepkin was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shepkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Shepkin keeps moving.
Shepkin wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva pushing down on Shepkin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Silva throwing shots but Shepkin is blocking nicely.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shepkin's head.
Silva stops Shepkin from getting back to his feet. #SUB2#
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Shepkin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva wants to control but Shepkin is keeping him busy.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva wants to control but Shepkin is keeping him busy.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Alex Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva prevents Shepkin from getting the reversal.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shepkin is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #CUT2#
It looks like Lavrentiy Shepkin has been cut.
Shepkin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Shepkin bucks and avoids them well.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Shepkin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help! #T3#
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Shepkin manages to avoid easily.
Shepkin can't escape the position.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shepkin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shepkin is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shepkin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip. #T4##SUB2#
Silva has control of Shepkin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Shepkin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Shepkin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shepkin because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shepkin because Silva loaded up on that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shepkin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lavrentiy Shepkin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice sprawl there from Shepkin as Silva shoots in.
Shepkin dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shepkin misses with a head kick.
Shepkin shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries for a takedown but Shepkin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lavrentiy Shepkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Shepkin throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range. #TD2#
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB2#
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Shepkin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T1#
Silva moves into full mount!
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Shepkin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shepkin tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Shepkin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva. #T2#
Silva wants to control the pace but Shepkin is squirming around nicely.
Shepkin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva throwing strikes here but Shepkin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shepkin is looking to escape.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shepkin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch! #T3#
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shepkin is looking to escape.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Shepkin is blocking nicely.
Shepkin really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Shepkin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shepkin blocking the ground and pound.
Silva punching from mount but Shepkin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Shepkin bucks and avoids them well.
Silva throwing strikes here but Shepkin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shepkin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#T4#
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva trying to control but Shepkin is having none of it. #SUB2#
Shepkin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shepkin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lavrentiy Shepkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 08, 2019

#R1##TD#
Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Cole's guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Cole is retaining full guard.
Cole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva stops Cole from standing up. #ES2#
Cole scrambles and gets back to his feet. #TD#
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cole is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cole flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Cole is working away.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Cole really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cole knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Cole defends.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Cole controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cole gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Cole bucks and avoids them well.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva throwing strikes here but Cole is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage. #T2#
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cole working to try and regain half guard.
Cole wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva punching from mount but Cole doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier. #T3#
Cole holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Cole is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage. #T4#
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cole really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cole is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Cole avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Cole is blocking nicely.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva throwing strikes here but Cole is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cole hang on?
Silva tries to control but Cole wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex 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##TD#
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva is nestled in close to Cole, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silva avoids the attempt from Cole to control.#T1#
Silva misses with a head shot.
Cole is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cole is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cole is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva working Cole over with strikes here.
Cole holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cole avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva. #T2#
Silva lands a couple of good shots and Cole has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva controls the position.
Silva keeps control of the position as Cole tries to break free.
Silva trying to control momentarily. #SUB#
Silva is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Silva 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.
Cole trying to get back to his feet but Silva is in full control for now.
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target. #T3#
Even with his hooks in, Silva manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Silva throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Cole covering up well and avoiding damage. #SUB#
Silva working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Even with his hooks in, Silva manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Cole has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Silva.
Cole covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Silva somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Silva thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. #T4#
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
What can Cole do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva misses with a punch to the head.
Silva misses with punches from the back.
Silva scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots. #SUB#
Silva looking for the RNC.
Silva is landing with strikes from the back.
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!#SUB#
Silva is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cole knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cole for a finish.
Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cole is defended easily by Silva.#TD#
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cole to the mat! Cole manages to get full guard.
Silva postures up.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Cole defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Cole manages to avoid easily. #T1#
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Cole is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cole keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cole wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cole is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva punching from mount but Cole doing a good job of avoiding damage. #T2#
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva lands a big shot to the head and Cole winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alex Silva!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 30, 2019

#R1#
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Locke.
Locke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Locke tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Silva clinches.
Locke could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#TD2#
Silva pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard. #REVB#
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Locke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva prevents Locke from getting back to his feet.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva advances to full mount.
Locke wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva. #T1#
Locke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Locke is trying desperately to improve position.
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 has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Locke is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Locke is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Locke is breathing heavily.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing. #T2#
Silva breaks from Locke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Locke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Locke blocking the ground and pound.
Locke is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Locke because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Locke wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T3#
Silva throws some wild stikes that Locke manages to avoid easily.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Locke manages to avoid easily.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Locke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
My spies in Island Hammers Fight Camp inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB2#
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Locke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Locke tries to get out of the position.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Locke because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here! #T4#
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva punching from mount but Locke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Locke bucks and avoids them well.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Locke manages to avoid easily.
Locke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Locke blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Silva dives in and grabs Locke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Locke pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Locke cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Locke sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edward Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Locke throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Locke only half commits.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD#
Locke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Locke tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has his hands on Locke's head, controlling the position. #T1#
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Locke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is pushing down on Locke's leg trying to pass to half guard. Locke is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Locke defending well though.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Locke keeps working.
Silva is taking a breather. Locke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T2#
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB2#
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Locke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva stalling.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alex Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Locke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva. #T3#
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Locke is working away.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Locke defending well though.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Locke defending well though.
Locke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Locke's head but Locke avoids it well.#T4#
Silva working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Locke!
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Locke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The referee warns Locke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva shoots and misses
and Locke counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Locke counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a head kick but Locke moves out of range.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #TD2#
Silva drives through with a takedown into Locke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva trying to control but Locke is working from the bottom.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke looks to move to half guard but instead Silva has passed into mount! Damn!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throwing strikes here but Locke is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage. #T1#
Silva controlling from mount.
Locke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Locke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Locke?
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Locke manages to avoid easily.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T2#
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Locke because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Locke bucks and avoids them well.
Locke blocking the ground and pound.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #SUB2#
Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Locke has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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 throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there. #T3#
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Locke bucks and avoids them well.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Locke is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva cracks Locke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Locke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #SUB2#
Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Locke is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns Locke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Locke?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva punching from mount but Locke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Locke avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2019

#R1#
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vukcic's waist but Vukcic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Vukcic.
Vukcic throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Vukcic wants to get back to his feet but Silva is dominant here and he's now got Vukcic's back!
Silva trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Vukcic doesn't escape.
Silva misses with an elbow to the head.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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 controlling the position well here. Vukcic rolled but Silva kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Vukcic wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes. #T1#
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#CUT#
It looks like Hrvoje Vukcic has been cut.
Silva trying to control but Vukcic is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vukcic because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Vukcic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva punching from mount but Vukcic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva punching from mount but Vukcic doing a good job of avoiding damage. #T2#
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #CUT#
That has opened up Hrvoje Vukcic's cut even more.
Vukcic looks winded!
Silva lands a heavy elbow. #CUT#
The cut above Hrvoje Vukcic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#SUB#
Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Vukcic is having none of it.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vukcic because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent. #CUT#
Hrvoje Vukcic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Silva!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 20, 2019

#R1#
Ibrahimovic lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ibrahimovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a body punch but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibrahimovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ibrahimovic to the mat! Ibrahimovic manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibrahimovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibrahimovic trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Ibrahimovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ibrahimovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva distracts Ibrahimovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Ibrahimovic has wrist control.#T1#
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva postures up in Ibrahimovic's guard and throws a big left but Ibrahimovic blocks it.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Ibrahimovic blocks nicely.
Silva cracks Ibrahimovic with a solid left hand.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ibrahimovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Ibrahimovic is breathing heavily.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ROC2#
Ibrahimovic is rocked!
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva lands a big elbow - Ibrahimovic is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Silva!

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