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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 2770 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Cole (ranked 24643 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Cole!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
Cole scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silva avoids the attempt from Cole to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cole is defended easily by Silva.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
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