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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 2159 p4p, 1506 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 308 p4p, 226 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25 - 25 - 2 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alexandrov trying to control but Silva postures up.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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hype
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