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UAC 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fox Till (ranked 3320 p4p, 3476 weight class) and Kona Uluwehi (ranked 438 p4p, 463 weight class). Fox Till had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fox Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kona Uluwehi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Till tries to clinch but Uluwehi moves out of range.
Uluwehi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Uluwehi throws a series of punches but Till avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Till scores with a four punch combination!
Till scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Uluwehi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Till closes the distance but Uluwehi moves to the side
and Uluwehi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uluwehi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Till counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Till gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uluwehi manages to break the clinch.
Till rushes Uluwehi and presses him up against the cage.
Till scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uluwehi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Till misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uluwehi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Till slips a jab and a cross from Uluwehi.
Till has managed to clinch.
Uluwehi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Till misses with a jab, cross combination.
Till throws a combination that misses
and Uluwehi counters with a two punch combo.
Uluwehi takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Till.
Till closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Uluwehi looking to stall.
Till looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Uluwehi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till takes one to the chin there.
Till looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Till tries to clinch there but Uluwehi circles away.
A combination from Uluwehi does no damage.
Till fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Uluwehi to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Uluwehi looks to clinch but Till throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Uluwehi taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fox Till!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaz Moore (ranked 24804 p4p, 5939 weight class) and Andrei Aphelion (ranked 674 p4p, 609 weight class). Andrei Aphelion is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaz Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrei Aphelion!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aphelion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moore backs up against the cage.
Aphelion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aphelion has Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore tries to work over Aphelion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aphelion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aphelion tries to clinch up.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aphelion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moore somewhat.
Aphelion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aphelion throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Aphelion. Those never looked like landing.
Aphelion connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aphelion lands with a nice body kick.
Aphelion clinches up against the cage.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Aphelion.
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aphelion cracks Moore with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moore avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Moore was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aphelion lands with an overhand left.
Aphelion throws a head kick that misses.
Aphelion lands a front kick.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Aphelion looks to move away, Moore throws a big counter combo but Aphelion just gets out of the way.
Aphelion closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aphelion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moore momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aphelion avoids it really well and circles away.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Aphelion.
Aphelion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aphelion takes the fight into the clinch.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Aphelion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aphelion presses Moore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore moves out of range as Aphelion throws a body kick.
Andrei Aphelion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aphelion moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Aphelion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Aphelion lands a damaging elbow.
Moore is pushing Aphelion up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aphelion gets through Moore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aphelion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aphelion!
Moore avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aphelion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aphelion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aphelion is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Aphelion gets a clinch.
Aphelion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aphelion darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
Aphelion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aphelion clinches with his opponent.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Aphelion scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Aphelion dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aphelion throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Moore is looking for a counter combo.
Aphelion forces Moore back against the cage and clinches.
Aphelion lands a body punch.
Aphelion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aphelion putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moore misses with some punches.
Aphelion unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aphelion breaks from the clinch.
Aphelion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aphelion wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aphelion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Aphelion. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Aphelion throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aphelion scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moore closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Moore trying to control the action but Aphelion is working from the bottom.
Aphelion avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Moore.
Moore fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aphelion is avoiding damage well.
Moore throws an elbow but Aphelion slips to the side and avoids it well.
Aphelion tries to bench press Moore off him but Moore keeps the position.
Aphelion is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Moore has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Moore are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore misses with the ground and pound.
Moore 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.
Aphelion struggling a bit here.
I wouldn't like to be where Aphelion is right now.
You can see the frustration on Aphelion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Moore tries to score with some ground and pound. Aphelion controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Aphelion is trying to control Moore's posture but Moore avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Aphelion moves into the clinch.
Moore fails to pull guard.
Aphelion with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aphelion throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aphelion obliges.
Aphelion connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aphelion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aphelion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Aphelion.
Aphelion lands a body punch.
Aphelion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aphelion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moore somewhat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aphelion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick lands for Aphelion.
Aphelion explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aphelion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Moore was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Aphelion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aphelion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aphelion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Aphelion tries to get set, Moore tries to push him back and clinch up but Aphelion manages to avoid the attempt.
Aphelion clinches with his opponent.
Aphelion scores with a hook to the body.
Aphelion will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the cage.
Moore tries to work over Aphelion'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.
Aphelion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Aphelion.
Moore drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aphelion wants to stand but Moore has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Aphelion stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Aphelion tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aphelion cracks Moore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aphelion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab by Aphelion.
Good exchange - Aphelion coming out on top.
Aphelion tries to clinch up.
Andrei Aphelion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aphelion lands a nice shot that snaps Moore's head back.
Aphelion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aphelion lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Aphelion does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aphelion throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aphelion tries to clinch up.
Moore takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aphelion throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moore's head.
Moore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Moore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A low kick lands for Aphelion.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aphelion has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Aphelion lands a body shot.
Aphelion connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aphelion landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aphelion lands a left hand.
Aphelion blocking some punches.
Moore working aggressively here.
Aphelion comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Aphelion.
Aphelion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aphelion lands a head shot.
Aphelion lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aphelion darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aphelion letting Moore take a breather here.
Aphelion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aphelion gets a clinch.
Aphelion breaks the clinch.
Aphelion throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Moore throws a big counter combination but Aphelion scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aphelion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moore takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jaz Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aphelion stuffs the takedown.
Aphelion scores with the left hand. Moore knows he should have avoided that one.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Aphelion really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Moore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Aphelion bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aphelion misses with a series of wild punches.
Aphelion throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Moore throws a big counter combination but Aphelion scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aphelion throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aphelion defends it nicely.
Aphelion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aphelion pushes Moore away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aphelion scores with a jab to the body.
Aphelion closes the distance and clinches.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore working aggressively here.
A short left from Aphelion.
Aphelion breaks the clinch.
Aphelion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aphelion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moore, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aphelion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Aphelion lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Aphelion lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
A short uppercut from Aphelion.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moore misses with the head strike.
Moore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aphelion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aphelion tries to clinch up.
Aphelion catches Moore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moore is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aphelion.
Aphelion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moore is looking for a counter combo.
Aphelion throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Well,Moore is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aphelion throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aphelion closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Aphelion connects with a knee to the head.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aphelion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aphelion.
Moore dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Aphelion.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aphelion smiles and moves away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Aphelion shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moore eats them both and turns towards Aphelion to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aphelion lands a nice looking body shot.
Aphelion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jaz Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Aphelion.
Aphelion blocks the body kick.
Aphelion lands with a kick to the temple. Moore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aphelion rushes Moore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aphelion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aphelion works on Moore's body with a couple of short punches.
Aphelion manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Aphelion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aphelion 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Andrei Aphelion!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Andrei Aphelion!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Andrei Aphelion!
Andrei Aphelion wins by unanimous decision!
Andrei Aphelion 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.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buck Read (ranked 1700 p4p, 2434 weight class) and Ryan Wizard (ranked 101 p4p, 347 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buck Read!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Wizard!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wizard jumps guard and drags Read to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Read wants to pass the guard but Wizard is keeping the position.
Wizard looking for a guillotine here but Read defends easily.
Wizard has his foot on Read's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Read works his way back into a safe position though.
Wizard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wizard working for a triangle but Read defends it easily.
Wizard has a closed guard, preventing Read from standing up.
Read definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Read knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wizard on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read content to stall in guard here.
Read has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wizard has his foot on Read's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Read works his way back into a safe position though.
Wizard is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Read frees his head nicely. Oh but Wizard has switched to an armbar! Read is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ryan Wizard!
Ryan Wizard is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Alcala (ranked 1255 p4p, 967 weight class) and Rock Silva (ranked 29 p4p, 21 weight class). Alcala comes to the cage accompanied by Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows. Rodney Alcala has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rock Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alcala to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva cracks Alcala with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Alcala looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Silva finish him?
Alcala checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva's coach down at EFC Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alcala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcala misses with an uppercut.
Alcala lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Alcala throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Alcala blocks a jab.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Alcala moved out of range nicely.
Alcala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws out a counter right but Alcala avoids it with no problem.
Alcala lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alcala throws a nice head kick!
Alcala's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alcala duly obliges.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alcala throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A head kick by Alcala misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alcala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alcala lands a right hand.
Alcala jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
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 some punches.
Alcala looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Alcala has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Alcala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Alcala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Alcala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alcala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Alcala tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Alcala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alcala jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Alcala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alcala 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.
Alcala has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Alcala.
Alcala 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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Alcala is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Alcala throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alcala looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Alcala is retaining full guard.
Alcala looking to control.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alcala is looking for a triangle here but Silva uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working away.
Alcala is trying to improve his position.
Silva tries to move to mount but Alcala blocks the move with his legs.
Alcala tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Alcala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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 Rodney Alcala will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva cracks Alcala with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Alcala looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Silva finish him?
 Alcala is rocked!
Rodney Alcala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alcala misses with an uppercut.
Alcala is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alcala tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alcala throws a head kick that misses.
Alcala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rodney Alcala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Silva looks to move away, Alcala throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Silva cracks Alcala with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Silva has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Alcala to stand back up!
Oh Alcala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alcala throws a head kick that half lands.
Alcala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alcala seems to have got his legs back now.
Alcala throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws out a counter right but Alcala avoids it with no problem.
Alcala throws a head kick that misses.
Alcala tries to clinch up.
Alcala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alcala checks it well.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Alcala counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Alcala to acknowledge the strikes.
Alcala misses with a wild combination.
Silva blocks a head kick by Alcala.
Alcala lands with a nice body punch.
Alcala tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alcala really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alcala misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alcala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcala throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Alcala tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcala.
Alcala darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alcala throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Rock Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alcala throws a nice head kick!
Alcala 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Alcala.
Alcala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alcala cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Alcala throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alcala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcala throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Alcala. Alcala maintains the clinch.
Alcala fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alcala struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Alcala connects with a high kick.
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 Rodney Alcala will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alcala clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Alcala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alcala backwards.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alcala is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Alcala goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Alcala.
An attempted straight right counter from Alcala misses the target.
A head kick misses from Alcala.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Alcala moved out of range nicely.
Alcala gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala taking a breather.
Alcala tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Alcala drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Alcala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alcala is looking for a takedown.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva tries to break free but Alcala pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alcala misses with a body punch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alcala throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Alcala lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Alcala tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Alcala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Alcala.
Alcala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alcala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alcala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alcala throws a head kick that misses.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alcala misses with the combination.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alcala fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcala pulls guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
Alcala wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Alcala looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alcala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alcala trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Alcala wants to sweep but Silva has passed to side control!
Rock Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alcala is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
Alcala tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silva has control of an arm but Alcala manages to advance to Silva's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alcala sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Silva taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodney Alcala!
During a confident post fight interview, Rodney Alcala thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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